CVE-2014-2672
Description
It was found that a remote attacker could use a race condition flaw in the ath_tx_aggr_sleep() function to crash the system by creating large network traffic on the system's Atheros 9k wireless network adapter.
Statement
This issued does not affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 because we do not provide support for Atheros 9k wireless network adapters.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS scores for open source components depend on vendor-specific factors (e.g. version or build chain). Therefore, Red Hat's score and impact rating can be different from NVD and other vendors. Red Hat remains the authoritative CVE Naming Authority (CNA) source for its products and services (see Red Hat classifications).
CVSS v2 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 5.4 | 7.1 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Network | Network | N/A |
| Access Complexity | High | Medium | N/A |
| Authentication | None | None | N/A |
| Confidentiality Impact | None | None | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | None | None | N/A |
| Availability Impact | Complete | Complete | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
NVD: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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