What is CVE-2014-2706?

CVE-2014-2706 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10, classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362). CVE-2014-2706 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-2706?

CVE-2014-2706 has a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-2706?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2014-2706 patch availability.

Is CVE-2014-2706 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-2706 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Race Condition (CWE-362)?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/362.html

CVE-2014-2706

High

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2014-04-14

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

7.1

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weakness type

CWE-362

CVE-2014-2706 is a Race Condition vulnerability

What is Race Condition?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

13 total

GitHub
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1d147bfa64293b2723c4fec50922168658e613ba

Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.7

Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/01/8

Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1083512

Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
Source
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01

Patch Third Party Advisory

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2014-2706

Severity High

CVSS score 7.1 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2014-04-14

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-2706?

CVE-2014-2706 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10 , classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362) . CVE-2014-2706 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-2706?

CVE-2014-2706 has a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-2706?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2014-2706 patch availability.
Is CVE-2014-2706 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2014-2706 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.