CVE-2019-14896 HIGH

CVE-2019-14896

Vendor Red Hat
Product kernel
Weakness CWE-122
Published November 27, 2019
Last update August 5, 2024

CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 27, 2019 CVE published
August 5, 2024 Record updated