CVE-2014-2706
Race condition in the mac80211 subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.13.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via network traffic that improperly interacts with the WLAN_STA_PS_STA state (aka power-save mode), related to…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.35%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Race condition in the mac80211 subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.13.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via network traffic that improperly interacts with the WLAN_STA_PS_STA state (aka power-save mode), related to sta_info.c and tx.c.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.1 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 4.35% probability · 91th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · oracle/linux · suse/linux enterprise high availability extension · suse/suse linux enterprise desktop · suse/suse linux enterprise server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1d147bfa64293b2723c4fec50922168658e613ba
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3052.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60613Broken Link
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.7Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/01/8Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66591Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=70551#c18Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1083512Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1d147bfa64293b2723c4fec50922168658e613baExploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1d147bfa64293b2723c4fec50922168658e613ba
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3052.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60613Broken Link
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.7Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/01/8Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66591Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=70551#c18Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1083512Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1d147bfa64293b2723c4fec50922168658e613baExploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.