DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4579

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CVE-2013-4579
Published: 20 Nov 2013, 13:19
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:10

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100
CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

20 Nov 2013, 13:19
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:10
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    < 3.12.8-1 | < 3.12.8-1 | < 3.12.8-1 | < 3.12.8-1

References (1)