NDISwrapper: Arbitrary remote code execution

1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Package	Vulnerable versions	Unaffected versions	Architecture(s)
net-wireless/ndiswrapper	< 1.53-r1	>= 1.53-r1	All supported architectures

Related bugreports: #239371

Multiple buffer overflows might lead to remote execution of arbitrary code with root privileges.

2. Impact Information

NDISwrapper is a Linux kernel module that enables the use of Microsoft Windows drivers for wireless network devices.

Anders Kaseorg reported multiple buffer overflows related to long ESSIDs.

A physically proximate attacker could send packets over a wireless network that might lead to the execution of arbitrary code with root privileges.

3. Resolution Information

There is no known workaround at this time.

All NDISwrapper users should upgrade to the latest version:

Code Listing 3.1: Resolution

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-wireless/ndiswrapper-1.53-r1"

4. References

Page updated January 11, 2009

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