CVE-2014-2672
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.1
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux-kernel | affected | 3.2.56 | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 3.13.7-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 3.13.7-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 3.13.7-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 3.13.7-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 3.13.7-1 |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=21f8aaee0c62708654988ce092838aa7df4d25d8
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57468
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/30/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66492
- 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
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-2672
CWEs
CWE-362
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