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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

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…

HIGH 7.1EPSS 4.35%

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

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.