CVE-2010-2955

The CVE-2010-2955 issue affects the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc3-next-20100831, specifically the cfg80211_wext_giwessid function in net/wireless/wext-compat.c, which fails to initialize certain structure members. This enables a local attacker to exploit an off-by-one error in ioctl_standard_iw_...

CVE-2010-2955: Off-by-one Error

The cfg80211wextgiwessid function in net/wireless/wext-compat.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc3-next-20100831 does not properly initialize certain structure members, which allows local users to leverage an off-by-one error in the ioctlstandardiwpoint function in net/wireless/wext-core.c, an...