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CVE-2014-2706
Published:April 14, 2014
Updated:May 17, 2026
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.
Related Resources (17)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2014-2706
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=1d147bfa64293b2723c4fec50922168658e613ba
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.7
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66591
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1d147bfa64293b2723c4fec50922168658e613ba
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=70551#c18
http://secunia.com/advisories/60613
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.html
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1d147bfa64293b2723c4fec50922168658e613ba
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-2706
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3052.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2706
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1083512
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/01/8
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
CVSS v2
Base Score:
7.1
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CWE-362
EPSS
Base Score:
3.06