Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-662-2
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
USN-662-1 fixed vulnerabilities in ndiswrapper in Ubuntu 8.10.
This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 8.04 and 7.10.
Original advisory details:
Anders Kaseorg discovered that ndiswrapper did not correctly handle long ESSIDs. For a system using ndiswrapper, a physically near-by attacker could generate specially crafted wireless network traffic and execute arbitrary code with root privileges. (CVE-2008-4395)
Affected
linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22/24 vulnerability on Ubuntu 7.10 , Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2008-4395 -
CVSS Base Score: 8.3
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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