What is CVE-2014-8709?

CVE-2014-8709 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0 out of 10, classified as a Information Exposure flaw (CWE-200). CVE-2014-8709 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-8709?

CVE-2014-8709 has a CVSS score of 5.0 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-8709?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2014-8709 patch availability.

Is CVE-2014-8709 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-8709 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Information Exposure (CWE-200)?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html

CVE-2014-8709

Medium

The ieee80211_fragment function in net/mac80211/tx.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.5 does not properly maintain a certain tail pointer, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive cleartext information by reading packets.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2014-11-10

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

5.0

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Vector string

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weakness type

CWE-200

CVE-2014-8709 is a Information Exposure vulnerability

What is Information Exposure?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2014-8709

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.0 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2014-11-10

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-8709?

CVE-2014-8709 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0 out of 10 , classified as an Information Exposure flaw (CWE-200) . CVE-2014-8709 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-8709?

CVE-2014-8709 has a CVSS score of 5.0 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-8709?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2014-8709 patch availability.
Is CVE-2014-8709 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2014-8709 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.