CVE-2019-3846
What it is
A flaw that allowed an attacker to corrupt memory and possibly escalate privileges was found in the mwifiex kernel module while connecting to a malicious wireless network.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited from the same network segment without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 5.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 5.9% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 8.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 5.9% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-122
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 3.16.70
- Linux Kernel < 4.4.186
- Linux Kernel < 4.9.186
- Linux Kernel < 4.14.134
- Linux Kernel < 4.19.59
- Linux Kernel < 5.1.18
- Redhat Enterprise Linux 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 8.8
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3846
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/33
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3846
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/33
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00039.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00040.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00048.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153702/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154245/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0054-1.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154951/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0058-1.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2703
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2741
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3055
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3076
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3089
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0174
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3846
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00010.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00011.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J36BIJTKEPUOZKJNHQBUZA47RQONUKOI/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KLGWJKLMTBBB53D5QLS4HOY2EH246WBE/
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/33
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/26
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2019/q2/133
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190710-0002/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4093-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4094-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4095-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4095-2/