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CVE-2019-17666rtl_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…
- 8.8HighCVSS base score
- 3.0%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 12% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
Published
- 5 years later
· 5 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.0% · top 12% of all CVEs (12 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References19
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/10/16/1226 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/10/unpatched-linux-flaw-may-let-attackers-crash-or-compromise-nearby-devices/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://twitter.com/nicowaisman/status/1184864519316758535 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- FEDORA-2019-6a67ff8793 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2019:2392 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191031-0005/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2019:2444 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- USN-4185-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-4183-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-4184-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-4186-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-4186-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200118 [SECURITY] [DLA 2068-1] linux security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- RHSA-2020:0328 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2020:0339 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2020:0543 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200302 [SECURITY] [DLA 2114-1] linux-4.9 security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- RHSA-2020:0661 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2020:0740 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2019-7971 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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