CVE-2019-17666

Description

rtl_p2p_noa_ie in drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/ps.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.6 lacks a certain upper-bound check, leading to a buffer overflow.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.27%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/10/16/1226 mailing list third party advisory patch
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/10/unpatched-linux-flaw-may-let-attackers-crash-or-compromise-nearby-devices/ third party advisory
https://twitter.com/nicowaisman/status/1184864519316758535 third party advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TRBP4O6D2SQ2NHCRHTJONGCZLWOIV5MN/ vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00064.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191031-0005/ third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00010.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4185-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4183-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4184-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4186-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4186-2/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.html third party advisory mailing list
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0328 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0339 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0543 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html third party advisory mailing list
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0661 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0740 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-17666?
CVE-2019-17666 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-17666?
To fix CVE-2019-17666, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-17666 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-17666 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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