BSD Kernel 'IEEE80211_IOC_CHANINFO' IOCTL Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

BID:48320

Info

BSD Kernel 'IEEE80211_IOC_CHANINFO' IOCTL Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 48320
Class: Design Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Jun 16 2011 12:00AM
Updated: Jun 16 2011 12:00AM
Credit: Dan Rosenberg
Vulnerable: NetBSD NetBSD 5.0.2
NetBSD NetBSD 5.0.1
NetBSD NetBSD 4.0.2
NetBSD NetBSD 4.0.1
NetBSD NetBSD 5.1
NetBSD NetBSD 5.0 RC3
NetBSD NetBSD 5.0
NetBSD NetBSD 4.1
NetBSD NetBSD 4.0 BETA2
NetBSD NetBSD 4.0
NetBSD NetBSD 4,0_Beta
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.0 .x
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.0 -STABLE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.0 -RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.5 -STABLE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.5 -RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.4 -RELENG
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.4 -RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.4 -PRERELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.3 -STABLE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.3 -RELENG
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.3 -RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.3
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.2.1 -RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.2 -RELENG
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.2 -RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.2
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.1 -RELENG
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.1 -RELEASE/Alpha
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.1 -RELEASE-p5
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.1 -RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.1
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.0 .x
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.0 -RELENG
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.0 -RELEASE-p14
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.0 alpha
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.0
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.11 -STABLE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.11 -RELENG
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.11 -RELEASE-p3
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.11 -RELEASE-p20
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.11 -RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.10 -RELENG
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.10 -RELEASE-p8
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.10 -RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.10
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.9 -RELENG
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.9 -PRERELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.9
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.8 -RELENG
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.8 -RELEASE-p7
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.8 -PRERELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.8
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.7 -STABLE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.7 -RELENG
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.7 -RELEASE-p17
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.7 -RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.7
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.6.2
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.6 -STABLE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.6 -RELENG
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.6 -RELEASE-p20
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.6 -RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.6
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.5 -STABLEpre2002-03-07
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.5 -STABLE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.5 -RELENG
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.5 -RELEASE-p32
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.5 -RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.5
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.4 -STABLE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.4 -RELENG
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.4 -RELEASE-p42
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.4
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.3 -STABLE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.3 -RELENG
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.3 -RELEASE-p38
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.3 -RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.3
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.2 -STABLEpre122300
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.2 -STABLEpre050201
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.2 -STABLE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.2 -RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.2
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.1.1 -STABLE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.1.1 -RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.1.1
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.1
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.0 .x
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.0 -RELENG
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.0 alpha
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.0
FreeBSD Freebsd 8.2-STABLE
FreeBSD Freebsd 8.2-RELEASE-p2
FreeBSD Freebsd 8.2-RELEASE-p1
FreeBSD Freebsd 8.1-RELEASE-p4
FreeBSD FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 8.1-PRERELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 8.0-STABLE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE
FreeBSD Freebsd 7.4-STABLE
FreeBSD Freebsd 7.4-RELEASE-p2
FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.3-STABLE
FreeBSD Freebsd 7.3-RELEASE-p6
FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.3-RELEASE-p1
FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.2-STABLE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.2-RELEASE-p4
FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.2-RELEASE-p1
FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.2-RC2
FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.2-PRERELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.1-STABLE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.1-RELEASE-p6
FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.1-RELEASE-p5
FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.1-RELEASE-p4
FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.1 Rc1
FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.1 -RELEASE-p2
FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.1 -RELEASE-p1
FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.1 -PRE-RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.1
FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.0-STABLE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE-p8
FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE-p3
FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE-p12
FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE-p11
FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.0 BETA4
FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.0 -RELENG
FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.0 -RELEASE-p9
FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.0 -PRERELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.0
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.4-RELENG
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.4-RELEASE-p5
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.4-RELEASE-p4
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.4-RELEASE-p2
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.4 -STABLE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.4 -RELEASE-p3
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.4 -RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.4
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.3-RELEASE-p11
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.3-RELEASE-p10
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.3 -RELENG
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.3 -RELEASE-p9
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.3 -RELEASE-p8
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.3 -RELEASE-p6
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.3
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.2 -STABLE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.2 -RELENG
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.2
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.1 -STABLE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.1 -RELEASE-p10
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.1 -RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.1
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.0-RELENG
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.0 -RELEASE-p5
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.0
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.5
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.4-STABLE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.4
FreeBSD FreeBSD 5.2.1
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.11
FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.10-PRERELEASE
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

BSD Kernel 'IEEE80211_IOC_CHANINFO' IOCTL Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

NetBSD and FreeBSD kernels are prone to a local information-disclosure vulnerability.

Local attackers can exploit this issue to obtain sensitive information that may lead to further attacks.

Exploit / POC

BSD Kernel 'IEEE80211_IOC_CHANINFO' IOCTL Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

BSD Kernel 'IEEE80211_IOC_CHANINFO' IOCTL Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Solution:
Vendor updates are available. Please see the references for details.

References

BSD Kernel 'IEEE80211_IOC_CHANINFO' IOCTL Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

References:

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