CVE-2019-14901

CVE Details

Release Date:

2019-11-29

Description

A heap overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernel, all versions 3.x.x and 4.x.x before 4.18.0, in Marvell WiFi chip driver. The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a system crash, resulting in a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. The highest threat with this vulnerability is with the availability of the system. If code execution occurs, the code will run with the permissions of root. This will affect both confidentiality and integrity of files on the system.

See more information about CVE-2019-14901 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v3.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	9.8	Base Metrics:	AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Access Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	None	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	High	Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2020-5541	2020-02-22
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)	ELSA-2020-0374	2020-02-05
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2020-5541	2020-02-22
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2020-5569	2020-03-15
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel)	ELSA-2020-0339	2020-02-07
Oracle VM version 3.4 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2020-0008	2020-03-06

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