CVE-2014-2706 Race condition in n/a

What is CVE-2014-2706?

CVE-2014-2706 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 14 Apr 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-362

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2706?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Linux kernel, Oracle Linux, Suse Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension, Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop, Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Server.

How do I fix CVE-2014-2706?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2014-2706 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2706 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

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• CVE-2013-6282 Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2022-0185 Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2026-53362 Linux Kernel Unspecified Exploited High 7.8

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2706, GHSA-9f85-cxh7-mffh.