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CVE-2019-17133

critical

Description

In the Linux kernel through 5.3.2, cfg80211_mgd_wext_giwessid in net/wireless/wext-sme.c does not reject a long SSID IE, leading to a Buffer Overflow.

References

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4226-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4211-2/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4211-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4210-1/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4208-1/

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191031-0005/

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/11

https://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=157018270915487&w=2

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.html

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0790

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0664

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0661

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0653

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0609

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0592

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0543

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0375

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0374

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0174

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155212/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00010.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00064.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2019-10-04

Updated: 2022-11-03

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.02087