CVE-2006-7177

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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."

Find out more about CVE-2006-7177 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Statement

Not vulnerable. The MadWiFi wireless driver is not shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5.

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