What is CVE-2019-14896?

CVE-2019-14896 is a Critical severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10. CVE-2019-14896 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-14896?

CVE-2019-14896 has a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10, rated Critical severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2019-14896?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2019-14896 patch availability.

Is CVE-2019-14896 actively exploited?

CVE-2019-14896 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2019-14896

Critical

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2019-11-27

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

9.8

out of 10

Critical

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-122

CVE-2019-14896 is classified as CWE-122

See CWE-122 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

16 total

Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00021.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Packet Storm
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155879/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0061-1.html

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Packet Storm
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156185/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0062-1.html

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14896

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

Showing 5 of 16 references View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2019-14896

Severity Critical

CVSS score 9.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2019-11-27

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-14896?

CVE-2019-14896 is a Critical severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10 . CVE-2019-14896 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-14896?

CVE-2019-14896 has a CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10, rated Critical severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2019-14896?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2019-14896 patch availability.
Is CVE-2019-14896 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2019-14896 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.