1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-662-2

USN-662-2: Ubuntu kernel modules vulnerability

Publication date

6 November 2008

Overview

Ubuntu kernel modules vulnerability

Releases

Packages

Details

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)

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)

Update instructions

After a standard system upgrade you need to reboot your computer to effect the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
8.04 hardy linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-21-server –  2.6.24-21.33
linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-21-generic –  2.6.24-21.33
linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-21-386 –  2.6.24-21.33
linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-21-rt –  2.6.24-21.33
7.10 gutsy linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-15-generic –  2.6.22-15.40
linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-15-rt –  2.6.22-15.40
linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-15-386 –  2.6.22-15.40
linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-15-server –  2.6.22-15.40

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