CVE-2014-2706
N/A
Published: April 14, 2014 at 11:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:07 AM UTC
5 products affected across 3 vendorsLinux KernelLinuxSUSE Linux Enterprise Server
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 3.2.563.11 ≤ v < 3.12.153.13 ≤ v < 3.13.73.3 ≤ v < 3.4.843.5 ≤ v < 3.10.34
Affected range stops below 3.10.34, 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 3.4.84, 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://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.html
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/01/8
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1083512
References (13)
x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3052.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/60613x_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListPatchVendor 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/2014/04/01/8VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66591Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-362
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