Out-of-bounds write in Linux kernel - CVE-2019-14897

 

Out-of-bounds write in Linux kernel - CVE-2019-14897

Published: November 29, 2019 / Updated: June 1, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU28408
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14897
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

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.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Slackware Linux
Fedora
linux-4.4.217/kernel-generic
linux-4.4.217/kernel-huge
linux-4.4.217/kernel-modules
linux-4.4.217/kernel-headers
kernel

How to mitigate CVE-2019-14897

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 4.4.212, 4.9.212, 4.14.169, 4.19.100, 5.4.16, 5.5
linux-4.4.217/kernel-generic - update to 4.4.217
linux-4.4.217/kernel-huge - update to 4.4.217
linux-4.4.217/kernel-modules - update to 4.4.217
linux-4.4.217/kernel-headers - update to 4.4.217_smp
kernel - addressed in versions 5.3.13-200.fc30, 5.3.13-300.fc31

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