Description
The ath9k_htc_set_bssid_mask function in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c in the Linux kernel through 3.12 uses a BSSID masking approach to determine the set of MAC addresses on which a Wi-Fi device is listening, which allows remote attackers to discover the original MAC address after spoofing by sending a series of packets to MAC addresses with certain bit manipulations.
Published: 2013-11-19
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: 15.3% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2113-1 Linux kernel (Saucy HWE) vulnerabilities
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Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2133-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2134-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2135-1 Linux kernel (Quantal HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2136-1 Linux kernel (Raring HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2138-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2139-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2141-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T16:45:15.150Z

Reserved: 2013-06-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-4579

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-11-20T13:19:41.913

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2013-4579

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2013-11-14T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-4579 - Bugzilla

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