ubuntu · CVE-2005-4835

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Priority: medium Published: 2005-12-31 05:00:00 UTC Updated: 2025-07-17 16:37:21 UTC

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Freshness: upstream tracker timestamp is available; use API updated time as primary recency signal.

Tracker summary

CVE-2005-4835 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (linux-restricted-modules-2.6.15, linux-restricted-modules-2.6.17), 8 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): DNE 4, needs-triage 2, not-affected 2.

Description:

The ath_rate_sample function in the ath_rate/sample/sample.c sample code in MadWifi before 0.9.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (failed KASSERT and system crash) by moving a connected system to a location with low signal strength, and possibly other vectors related to a race condition between interface enabling and packet transmission.

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