CVE-2010-4648
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
The orinoco_ioctl_set_auth function in drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/wext.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 does not properly implement a TKIP protection mechanism, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access to a Wi-Fi network by reading Wi-Fi frames.
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Statement
This issue did not affect the version of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 4 and 5 as they did not backport the upstream commit d03032af that introduced this issue. Future kernel updates in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG may address this flaw.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 3.3 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| Access Vector | Adjacent Network |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | None |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (kernel) | RHSA-2011:0421 | 2011-04-08 |
| MRG Grid for RHEL 5 Server (kernel-rt) | RHSA-2011:0330 | 2011-03-10 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1.3 | realtime-kernel | Will not fix |
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