CVE-2014-2672
Race condition in the ath_tx_aggr_sleep function in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a large amount of network traffic that triggers certain…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.74%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Race condition in the ath_tx_aggr_sleep function in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a large amount of network traffic that triggers certain list deletions.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.1 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 2.74% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=21f8aaee0c62708654988ce092838aa7df4d25d8
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57468Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.7Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/30/5Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66492Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=70551Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/21f8aaee0c62708654988ce092838aa7df4d25d8Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.15Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=21f8aaee0c62708654988ce092838aa7df4d25d8
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57468Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.7Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/30/5Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66492Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=70551Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/21f8aaee0c62708654988ce092838aa7df4d25d8Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.15Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.