CVE-2014-2672

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.

Category

7.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.74% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory kernel.org Vendor Advisory kernel.org Vendor Advisory kernel.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=70551 issue tracking patch vendor advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/21f8aaee0c62708654988ce092838aa7df4d25d8 third party advisory patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/30/5 mailing list third party advisory patch
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.15 release notes vendor advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.7 release notes vendor advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=21f8aaee0c62708654988ce092838aa7df4d25d8
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66492 vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/57468 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-2672?
CVE-2014-2672 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-2672?
To fix CVE-2014-2672, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-2672 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-2672 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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