CVE-2014-2706

Summary

CVECVE-2014-2706
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-04-14 23:55:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:19:00 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

Problem Types: CWE-362

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Oracle Linux 6 - All All
Operating System Oracle Linux 7 - All All
Operating System Oracle Linux 6 - All All
Operating System Oracle Linux 7 - All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 sp3 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 sp3 All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 sp3 All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 sp3 All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 sp3 All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 sp3 All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 sp3 All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 sp3 All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Bug 70551 – kernel crash on ath9k under heavy load CONFIRM bugzilla.kernel.org Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2014:1319-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
mac80211: fix AP powersave TX vs. wakeup race · torvalds/linux@1d147bf · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Android Security Bulletin—April 2017  |  Android Open Source Project CONFIRM source.android.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree 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 SECTRACK 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 CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
linux.oracle.com | ELSA-2014-3052 CONFIRM linux.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree CONFIRM git.kernel.org Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.7 CONFIRM www.kernel.org Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Security Advisory SA60613 - Oracle Linux update for kernel-uek - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Broken Link
oss-security - Re: CVE request: Linux Kernel, two security issues MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel 'mac80211/sta_info.c' NULL Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2014:1316-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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