PT-2019-2952
CVE-2019-3846
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Published
2019-05-30
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Updated
2024-06-15
Description by
CVSS 3.1
8.8
HighMetricsAV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue is caused by a buffer overflow in the mwifiex update bss desc with ie function in the Linux kernel, specifically in the marvell/mwifiex/scan.c file. This can be exploited by a remote attacker to potentially escalate privileges, cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. The vulnerability can be triggered when connecting to a malicious wireless network.
Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploitability
Exploit
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Vendors
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