CVE-2009-2844

cfg80211 in net/wireless/scan.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.30-rc1 and other versions before 2.6.31-rc6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service crash via a sequence of beacon frames in which one frame omits an SSID Information Element IE and the subsequent frame contains an SSID IE, whic...

CVE-2009-2844

CVE-2009-2844 affects the Linux kernel’s cfg80211 code (net/wireless/scan.c) in 2.6.30-rc1 and earlier than 2.6.31-rc6. The vulnerability allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by sending a crafted sequence of beacon frames: one frame omits the SSID Information Element, and ...