CVE-2019-14901

State
Published
Severity
8.8 High
Published
Nov 29, 2019
Updated
Aug 5, 2024
Reserved
Aug 10, 2019

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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.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.08.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hredhat

Weaknesses

Affected Products

ProductVersions
kernelRed Hat
  • all kernel versions 3.x.x and 4.x.x before 4.18.0Affected

References

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