Kernel: net: mac80211: crash dues to AP powersave TX vs. wakeup race
Published Apr 14, 2014
7.1
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.35%
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 products
No data.
Configuration 1
- < 3.2.56
- ≥ 3.3 · < 3.4.84
- ≥ 3.5 · < 3.10.34
- ≥ 3.11 · < 3.12.15
- ≥ 3.13 · < 3.13.7
Configuration 3
- 11
- 11
- 11
- 11
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel-0:2.6.32-431.23.3.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0981
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 Extended Update Support
kernel-0:2.6.32-358.48.1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1101
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-0:3.10.0-123.6.3.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1023
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
kernel-rt-0:3.10.33-rt32.34.el6rt
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0557
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel-0:2.6.32-431.23.3.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0981 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 Extended Update Support | kernel-0:2.6.32-358.48.1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1101 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-0:3.10.0-123.6.3.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1023 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | kernel-rt-0:3.10.33-rt32.34.el6rt | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0557 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue does not affect the version of the kernel package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.35% (0.04354) | 90.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.32% (0.04319) | 89.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 27, 2025 | 3.94% (0.03939) | 87.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.42% (0.05422) | 89.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.81% (0.02809) | 91.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 25, 2023 | 2.81% (0.02809) | 89.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 4.42% (0.04423) | 91.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 9, 2023 | 3.08% (0.03082) | 89.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.56% (0.03560) | 90.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 84.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 67.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (16)
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1d147bfa64293b2723c4fec50922168658e613ba x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3052.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60613 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.7 x_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/01/8 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66591 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2706 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=70551#c18 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1083512 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1d147bfa64293b2723c4fec50922168658e613ba x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2706
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2706
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