VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-14901

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability16.47%
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 heap overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernel, all versions 3.x.x and 4.x.x before 4.18.0, in Marvell WiFi chip driver. The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a system crash, resulting in a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. The highest threat with this vulnerability is with the availability of the system. If code execution occurs, the code will run with the permissions of root. This will affect both confidentiality and integrity of files on the system.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow
  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
  • CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

Primary references