CVE-2019-14896

moderate-risk

Published 2019-11-27

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.

Do I need to act?

0.74% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 9.8/10 Critical

NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (9)

Linux Kernel

Fedora

Enterprise Linux

Ubuntu Linux

Debian Linux

Affected Vendors

Debian Redhat Linux Canonical Fedoraproject

References (32)

Mailing List http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00021.html

Third Party Advisory http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155879/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LS...

Third Party Advisory http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156185/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LS...

Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14896

Mailing List https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.html

Mailing List https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro...

Third Party Advisory 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 https://usn.ubuntu.com/4228-2/

Mailing List http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00021.html

Third Party Advisory http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155879/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LS...

Third Party Advisory http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156185/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LS...

Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14896

and 12 more references

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moderate-risk

Severity 32/34 · Critical

Exploitability 2/34 · Minimal

Exposure 15/34 · Moderate