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Gentoo update for madwifi-ng
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA24931
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Release Date:
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2007-04-18
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Popularity:
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4,983 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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Exposure of sensitive information
DoS
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | Gentoo Linux 1.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-7178
CVE-2006-7179
CVE-2006-7180
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Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for madwifi-ng. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to gain knowledge of potentially sensitive information or cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
For more information:
SA24670
Solution:
Update to "net-wireless/madwifi-ng-0.9.3" or later.
Original Advisory:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200704-15.xml
Other References:
SA24670:
http://secunia.com/advisories/24670/
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