VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-14896

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability8.67%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-11-27
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow
  • CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

Primary references