CVE-2010-4648

N/A Unknown
Published: June 21, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

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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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0a54917c3fc295cb61f3fb52373c173fd3b69f48
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/06/18
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=667907
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0a54917c3fc295cb61f3fb52373c173fd3b69f48
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Patch
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0a54917c3fc295cb61f3fb52373c173fd3b69f48
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/06/18
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=667907
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0a54917c3fc295cb61f3fb52373c173fd3b69f48
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.5%
72th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

linux