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High
CVE-2019-14896
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability was found in the Linux...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14896
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MN6MLCN7G7VFTSXSZYXKXEFCUMFBUAXQ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/D4ISVNIC44SOGXTUBCIZFSUNQJ5LRKNZ/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200103-0001/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4228-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4227-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4226-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4225-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4228-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4227-2/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155879/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0061-1.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4225-2/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156185/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0062-1.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00021.html
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
kernel
Vulnerable Versions:
kernel-2.6.32
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 27th, 2019
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H