Is CVE-2019-14896 being actively exploited?

It is not currently in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploitation probability is 9%.

What products does CVE-2019-14896 affect?

Tracked products affected include Fedora. Check the version you run to see whether it is affected.

How do I fix CVE-2019-14896?

Apply the vendor fix promptly. Upgrade affected products to a fixed version.

CVE-2019-14896

Q: What is CVE-2019-14896?

CVE-2019-14896 is a critical-severity software vulnerability (CWE-122) with a CVSS score of 9.8. 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

CRITICAL severity · CVSS 9.8 · CWE-122

9.8CVSS CRITICAL

Summary

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.

Impact & exploitability

Attack vectorNetwork

Attack complexityLow

Privileges requiredNone

User interactionNone

Confidentiality impactHigh

Integrity impactHigh

Availability impactHigh

Exploit probability (EPSS)9%

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

Affected products we track (1)

Fedora

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

Additional information

NVD record
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00021.htmlAdvisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155879/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0061-1.htmlAdvisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156185/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0062-1.htmlAdvisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14896Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.htmlAdvisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.htmlAdvisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/D4ISVNIC44SOGXTUBCIZFSUNQJ5LRKNZ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MN6MLCN7G7VFTSXSZYXKXEFCUMFBUAXQ/