CVE-2009-3280 (GCVE-0-2009-3280)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-09-21 19:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 17:17
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Integer signedness error in the find_ie function in net/wireless/scan.c in the cfg80211 subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31.1-rc1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (soft lockup) via malformed packets.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
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