Race Condition Affecting kernel-bootwrapper package, versions <0:3.10.0-123.6.3.el7
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL7-KERNELBOOTWRAPPER-4509940
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 20 Feb 2014
Introduced: 20 Feb 2014
CVE-2014-2672 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:7 kernel-bootwrapper to version 0:3.10.0-123.6.3.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2014:1023.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-bootwrapper package and not the kernel-bootwrapper package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66492
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=21f8aaee0c62708654988ce092838aa7df4d25d8
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=70551
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/21f8aaee0c62708654988ce092838aa7df4d25d8
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.15
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.7
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2672
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/30/5
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1023
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57468
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=21f8aaee0c62708654988ce092838aa7df4d25d8