CVE-2014-2706

Summary

CVECVE-2014-2706
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-04-14 23:55:07 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionRace 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.1 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-362 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kernel.org Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
mac80211: fix AP powersave TX vs. wakeup race · torvalds/linux@1d147bf · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Android Security Bulletin—April 2017  |  Android Open Source Project af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 source.android.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2014:1319-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Bug 70551 – kernel crash on ath9k under heavy load af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.kernel.org Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE request: Linux Kernel, two security issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org
Google Android Multiple Flaws Let Users Deny Service, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Gain Elevated Privileges and Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Bug 1083512 – CVE-2014-2706 Kernel: net: mac80211: crash dues to AP powersave TX vs. wakeup race af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Security Advisory SA60613 - Oracle Linux update for kernel-uek - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
linux.oracle.com | ELSA-2014-3052 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 linux.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2014:1316-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel 'mac80211/sta_info.c' NULL Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree MITRE git.kernel.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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