GLSA 201411-08: Aircrack-ng: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Aircrack-ng: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date:	11/23/2014
Bugs:	#528132
ID:	201411-08

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Aircrack-ng, possibly resulting in local privilege escalation, remote code execution, or Denial of Service.

Background

Aircrack-ng is an 802.11 WEP and WPA-PSK keys cracking program that can recover keys once enough data packets have been captured.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-wireless/aircrack-ng	< 1.2_rc1	>= 1.2_rc1	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Aircrack-ng. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A local attacker can use this flaw to execute arbitrary code or gain escalated privileges. A remote attacker execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Aircrack-ng users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
      ">=net-wireless/aircrack-ng-1.2_rc1"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201411-08.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.