CVE-2014-2706

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.

Category

7.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.42% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory kernel.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01 third party advisory patch
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3052.html third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1083512 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/60613 third party advisory broken link
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=70551#c18 issue tracking third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1d147bfa64293b2723c4fec50922168658e613ba
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/01/8 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.7 mailing list patch vendor advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1d147bfa64293b2723c4fec50922168658e613ba exploit third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66591 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-2706?
CVE-2014-2706 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-2706?
To fix CVE-2014-2706, 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-2014-2706 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-2706 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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