VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-14897

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability2.91%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-11-29
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 stack-based buffer overflow was found in the Linux kernel, version kernel-2.6.32, in Marvell WiFi chip driver. An attacker is able to cause a denial of service (system crash) or, possibly execute arbitrary code, when a STA works in IBSS mode (allows connecting stations together without the use of an AP) and connects to another STA.

Weakness classification

  • secalert@redhat.com: CWE-121
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-787

Primary references