CVE-2006-7179

Publication date 30 March 2007

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

ieee80211_input.c in MadWifi before 0.9.3 does not properly process Channel Switch Announcement Information Elements (CSA IEs), which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loss of communication) via a Channel Switch Count less than or equal to one, triggering a channel change.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.17	7.04 feisty	Not in release
	6.10 edgy	Fixed 2.6.17.8-12.3
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not in release
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.20	7.04 feisty	Fixed 2.6.20.5-16.29
	6.10 edgy	Not in release
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not in release

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References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-479-1
MadWifi vulnerabilities
29 June 2007

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-7179