CVE-2019-14897
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…
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- redhat
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 4 months later
· 4 months later
Published
- 5 years later
· 5 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhatCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | Medium6.6 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.9% · top 13% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.6.
Weakness
Affected products
References (15)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14897 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- FEDORA-2019-91f6e7bb71 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2019-8846a1a5a2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- USN-4228-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-4227-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-4226-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-4225-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-4228-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-4227-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155879/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0061-1.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200118 [SECURITY] [DLA 2068-1] linux security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- USN-4225-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156185/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0062-1.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200302 [SECURITY] [DLA 2114-1] linux-4.9 security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0336 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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