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CVE-2019-3846

Published: Jun 3, 2019Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-122
NVD MITRE
8.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
5.6%
Top 8.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
6 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:AAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:AAttack Vector
Adjacent
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-122CWE-787

Affected Products

kerneln/a
linux kernellinux
On-premOS
Operating Systems
enterprise linuxredhat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ubuntu linuxcanonical
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
a700s firmwarenetappHardware Firmware
linuxoss-projectOperating Systemsaka the linux kernel
redhatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
canonicalcommercialGBOperating Systemsaka canonical ltd.
netappcommercialUSHardware Firmware
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Exploitability

6 exploit sources identified

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Official Patch Available
Workaround Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2019/q2/133
seclists.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3846
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KLGWJKLMTBBB53D5QLS4HOY2EH246WBE/
lists.fedoraproject.org
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Timeline

Published
Jun 3, 2019
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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