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CVE-2014-8709 json

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, w…

published 2014-11-10 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-8541

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.5%
EPSS 4.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.14.2-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8709

  • kernel RHEL 6 2.6.32-573.el6
  • perf RHEL 6 2.6.32-573.el6
  • python-perf RHEL 6 2.6.32-573.el6
  • kernel-kdump RHEL 6 2.6.32-573.el6
  • kernel-firmware RHEL 6 2.6.32-573.el6
  • kernel-bootwrapper RHEL 6 2.6.32-573.el6
  • kernel-abi-whitelists RHEL 6 2.6.32-573.el6
  • kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 RHEL 6 2.6.32-573.el6

red hat advisories RHSA-2015:1272RHSA-2015:0290

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2014-8709 updated cvss 1.8

kernel: net: mac80211: plain text information leak

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) python-perf 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) python-perf 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0290
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-573.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) python-perf 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-573.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-573.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) python-perf 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-573.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-573.el6, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1272
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-kdump 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-bootwrapper 3.10.0-229.el7, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0290
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) python-perf 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-573.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1272
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) python-perf 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0290
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-573.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1272
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0290
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) python-perf 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-573.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-573.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1272
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) python-perf 3.10.0-229.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0290
  • Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 kernel-rt, mrg-rt-release, kernel-rt-trace, kernel-rt-vanilla, kernel-rt-firmware
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

4.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
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References

Sources

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