CVE-2006-7177

Publication date 30 March 2007

Last updated 17 July 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Description

MadWifi, when Ad-Hoc mode is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via unspecified vectors that lead to a kernel panic in the ieee80211_input function, related to "packets coming from a 'malicious' WinXP system."

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15 7.04 feisty Not in release
6.10 edgy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 2.6.15.12-29.1
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

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-479-1
    • MadWifi vulnerabilities
    • 29 June 2007

Other references