CVE-2014-2672
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Published: April 1, 2014 at 01:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:07 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
3.11 ≤ v < 3.12.153.13 ≤ v < 3.13.73.2 ≤ v < 3.2.563.3 ≤ v < 3.4.923.5 ≤ v < 3.10.42
Affected range stops below 3.10.42, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.12.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.13.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.2.56, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.4.92, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/30/5
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=70551
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/21f8aaee0c62708654988ce092838aa7df4d25d8
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.15
References (8)
x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.7Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/30/5VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66492x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=70551x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/21f8aaee0c62708654988ce092838aa7df4d25d8x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.15Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-362
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