CVE-2019-16746
CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 24, 2019 at 05:55 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:22 AM UTC
5 products affected across 5 vendorsLinux KernelDebian LinuxFedora
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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 13%
Description
An issue was discovered in net/wireless/nl80211.c in the Linux kernel through 5.2.17. It does not check the length of variable elements in a beacon head, leading to a buffer overflow.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%95%
2.6.25 ≤ v < 3.16.793.17 ≤ v < 4.4.1974.10 ≤ v < 4.14.1494.15 ≤ v < 4.19.794.20 ≤ v < 5.3.64.5 ≤ v < 4.9.197
Affected range stops below 3.16.79, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.14.149, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.19.79, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.4.197, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.9.197, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.3.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Leap· openSUSEdrupal
95%Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00021.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00009.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TASE2ESEZAER6DTZH3DJ4K2JNO46TVL7/
- https://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=156901391225058&w=2
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4183-1/
References (14)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00021.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00009.htmlx_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155212/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TASE2ESEZAER6DTZH3DJ4K2JNO46TVL7/x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=156901391225058&w=2Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/11CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-120
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