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CVE-2014-2706

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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-2706 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 5 products from linux, from oracle, from suse and 2 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2014-04-14T23:55:07.700

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.1 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-362

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 3.2.56	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 3.4.84	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 3.10.34	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 3.12.15	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 3.13.7	Yes
Operating System	oracle	linux	6	Yes
Operating System	oracle	linux	7	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_high_availability_extension	11	Yes
Operating System	suse	suse_linux_enterprise_desktop	11	Yes
Operating System	suse	suse_linux_enterprise_server	11	Yes
Operating System	suse	suse_linux_enterprise_server	11	Yes

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1d147bfa64293b2723c4fec50922168658e613ba ([email protected])
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3052.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/60613 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.7 Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/01/8 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66591 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=70551#c18 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1083512 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1d147bfa64293b2723c4fec50922168658e613ba Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01 Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1d147bfa64293b2723c4fec50922168658e613ba (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3052.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/60613 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.7 Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/01/8 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66591 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=70551#c18 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1083512 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1d147bfa64293b2723c4fec50922168658e613ba Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01 Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For linux's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.