CVE-2008-4395

CVE-2008-4395 concerns multiple buffer overflows in the ndiswrapper module for Linux kernel 2.6. The issue allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code by sending WLAN packets with long ESSIDs, effectively exploiting a vulnerability in ESSID handling. Connected advisories confirm affected d...

CVE-2006-7229

The CVE-2006-7229 issue affects the Linux kernel 2.6.15 on Ubuntu with the skge network driver (version 1.5). The root cause is improper use of spin_lock/spin_unlock in the skge driver, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (machine crash) by flooding the network with traffic...