CVE-2014-2672
Last modified
CVE-2014-2672 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 2.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 3.2, < 3.2.56 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 3.3, < 3.4.92 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 3.5, < 3.10.42 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 3.11, < 3.12.15 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 3.13, < 3.13.7 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57468Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.7Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/30/5Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66492Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=70551Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/21f8aaee0c62708654988ce092838aa7df4d25d8Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.15Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57468Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.7Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/30/5Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66492Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=70551Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/21f8aaee0c62708654988ce092838aa7df4d25d8Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.15Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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