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Red Hat: CVE-2019-3846: CVE-2019-3846 kernel: Heap overflow in mwifiex_update_bss_desc_with_ie function in marvell/mwifiex/scan.c (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2019-3846: CVE-2019-3846 kernel: Heap overflow in mwifiex_update_bss_desc_with_ie function in marvell/mwifiex/scan.c (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
06/03/2019
Created
09/12/2019
Added
09/11/2019
Modified
03/13/2024

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.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-kernel
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-rt

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