What is CVE-2019-14895?

CVE-2019-14895 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-11-29.

How severe is CVE-2019-14895?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-14895 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Linux Kernel

CVE-2019-14895

A heap-based buffer overflow was discovered in the Linux kernel, all versions 3.x.x and 4.x.x before 4.18.0, in Marvell WiFi chip driver. The flaw could occur when the station attempts a connection negotiation during the handling of the remote devices country settings. This could allow the remote device to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.078 (94.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux Linux_kernel
Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 18.04
Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0
Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 30, 31
Opensuse Leap — versions 15.1
Red Hat Kernel — versions all kernel versions 3.x.x and 4.x.x before 4.18.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-14895?: CVE-2019-14895 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-11-29.
How severe is CVE-2019-14895?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-14895 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.