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CVE-2019-14896
CRITICAL
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel, version kernel-2.6.32, in Marvell WiFi chip driver. A remote attacker could cause a denial of service (system crash) or, possibly execute arbitrary code, when the lbs_ibss_join_existing function is called after a STA connects to an AP.
Published: Nov 27, 2019
Modified: Jun 17, 2026
CWE-122
CWE-787
CVSS Metrics
CVSSv3
Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products (14)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | * ≥ 2.6.32 < 3.16.83 |
| linux | linux_kernel | * ≥ 3.17 < 4.4.212 |
| linux | linux_kernel | * ≥ 4.5 < 4.9.212 |
| linux | linux_kernel | * ≥ 4.10 < 4.14.169 |
| linux | linux_kernel | * ≥ 4.15 < 4.19.100 |
| linux | linux_kernel | * ≥ 4.20 < 5.4.16 |
| fedoraproject | fedora | 30 |
| fedoraproject | fedora | 31 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 6.0 |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 14.04 |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 16.04 |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 18.04 |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 19.10 |
| debian | debian_linux | 8.0 |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-93c5-v3v3-mpq3
A vulnerability was found in marvell wifi chip driver in Linux kernel. There is a heap-based...
References (32)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00021.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155879/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0061-1.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156185/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0062-1.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14896 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/D4ISVNIC44SOGXTUBCIZFSUNQJ5LRKNZ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MN6MLCN7G7VFTSXSZYXKXEFCUMFBUAXQ/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200103-0001/ Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4225-1/ Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4225-2/ Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4226-1/ Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4227-1/ Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4227-2/ Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4228-1/ Third Party Advisory
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
9.8 / 10
EPSS Score
8.67%
Top 5% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
41.8 / 100
Data Sources
NVD
EPSS
GitHub