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.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | linux | 3.13.7-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 3.13.7-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | 3.13.7-1 | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 7 | perf +17 | 3.10.0-123.6.3.el7 | RHSA-2014:1023 |
| RHEL 6 | perf +16 | 2.6.32-431.23.3.el6 | RHSA-2014:0981 |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6.4 EUS | perf +15 | 2.6.32-358.48.1.el6 | RHSA-2014:1101 |
| Red Hat MRG 2 | kernel-rt +10 | 3.10.33-rt32.34.el6rt | RHSA-2014:0557 |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 7 | dtrace-modules-3.8.13-35.3.3.el6uek | 0.4.3-4.el6 | ELSA-2014-3052 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | dtrace-modules-3.8.13-35.3.3.el7uek | 0.4.3-4.el7 | ELSA-2014-3052 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | kernel-uek +5 | 3.8.13-35.3.3.el7uek | ELSA-2014-3052 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | perf +11 | 3.10.0-123.6.3.el7 | ELSA-2014-1023 |
Advisories 6
- RHSA-2014:1023 Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
- RHSA-2014:0557 Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel-rt security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
- RHSA-2014:1101 Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- RHSA-2014:0981 Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- ELSA-2014-1023 Important: kernel security and bug fix update (Oracle Linux 7) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Aug 6, 2014
- ELSA-2014-3052 Important: unbreakable enterprise kernel security update (Oracle Linux 7) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Jul 29, 2014
References
- SUSE-SU-2014:1316 vendor-advisory
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3052.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1083512
- 60613 third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=70551#c18
- SUSE-SU-2014:1319 vendor-advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1d147bfa64293b2723c4fec50922168658e613ba
- [oss-security] 20140401 Re: CVE request: Linux Kernel, two security issues mailing-list
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.7
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1d147bfa64293b2723c4fec50922168658e613ba
- 66591 vdb-entry
- 1038201 vdb-entry