CVE-2014-8709
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
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 4.51% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 91.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2014-11-10 11:00Z11 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 13:26Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2014-11-09
- Assigning CNA
- microfocus
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 10dfa0668de90307142034c9eef30ce24e07eb496fe7873979618744538f75ed
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securitytracker.com1037968http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037968
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2015:0652http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00000.html
- github.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/338f977f4eb441e69bb9a46eaa0ac715c931a67f
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2015:0290http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0290.html
- www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.5
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2015:0481http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2015:0566http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20141109 Re: CVE Request: Linux kernel mac80211 plain text leakhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/09/1
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comlinux-kernel-cve20148709-info-disclsoure(98922)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98922
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2015:1272http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1272.html
- www.securityfocus.com70965http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70965
- source.android.comhttps://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.html
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=338f977f4eb441e69bb9a46eaa0ac715c931a67f
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- linux Fixed in 3.14.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- linux Fixed in 3.14.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- linux Fixed in 3.14.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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