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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

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.1 EPSS 0.03101
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules8 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
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Affected Products & Versions

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linux kernel< 3.2.56
linux kernel>= 3.3 and < 3.4.84
linux kernel>= 3.5 and < 3.10.34
linux kernel>= 3.11 and < 3.12.15
linux kernel>= 3.13 and < 3.13.7
oracle linuxall versions
suse linux enterprise high availability extensionall versions
suse linux enterprise desktopall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocgithub.com · 1d147bfa64293b2723c4fec50922168658e613bagithub.com
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productcriticalLinux Reverse Shell Indicator
producthighCommunication To LocaltoNet Tunneling Service Initiated - Linux
producthighPotentially Suspicious Malware Callback Communication - Linux
producthighLinux Crypto Mining Pool Connections
producthighCommunication To Ngrok Tunneling Service - Linux
producthighLinux Crypto Mining Indicators
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Scoring & Timeline

7.1
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Published to NVD14 Apr 2014 · 11:55 PM
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Vendor Advisories

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android-securityANDROID-2017-04-01High
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:0736-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:1376-1
suse-csafsuse-ru-2015_0621-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:0581-1
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3052.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/60613Broken Link
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.7Mailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
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