CVE-2019-17666

Summary

CVECVE-2019-17666
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-10-17 02:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:06:00 UTC
Descriptionrtl_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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-120

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 19.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 19.10 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Nico Waisman na Twitterze: "Found this bug on Monday. An overflow on the linux rtlwifi driver on P2P (Wifi-Direct), while parsing Notice of Absence frames. The bug has been around for at least 4 years https://t.co/rigXOEId29… https://t.co/MibCWP5ju9" MISC twitter.com Third Party Advisory
LKML: Laura Abbott: [PATCH] rtlwifi: Fix potential overflow on P2P code MISC lkml.org Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 31 Update: kernel-5.3.7-301.fc31 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:2392-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
[SECURITY] [DLA 2114-1] linux-4.9 security update MLIST lists.debian.org
USN-4185-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com
Unpatched Linux bug may open devices to serious attacks over Wi-Fi | Ars Technica MISC arstechnica.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
USN-4186-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com
USN-4183-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com
USN-4186-2: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
USN-4184-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com
[SECURITY] [DLA 2068-1] linux security update MLIST lists.debian.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:2444-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
October 2019 Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 31 Update: kernel-5.3.7-301.fc31 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 671064 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2019-2599)
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