Linux Kernel up to 5.2.x Marvell Wifi Chip Driver Heap-based memory corruption

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Linux Kernel up to 5.2.x (Operating System). Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Marvell Wifi Chip Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability (Heap-based). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-122. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 09/20/2019. The advisory is shared for download at lists.fedoraproject.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-14814 since 08/10/2019. The attack needs to be approached locally. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 09/21/2019).

Upgrading to version 5.3.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at 142077.

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

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• Kernel

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Class: Memory corruption / Heap-based (CWE-122)
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Upgrade: Kernel 5.3.0

08/10/2019 CVE assigned
09/20/2019 +41 days Advisory disclosed
09/21/2019 +1 days VulDB entry created
09/21/2019 +0 days VulDB last updateVendor: kernel.org

Advisory: lists.fedoraproject.org
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CVE: CVE-2019-14814 (🔒)
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Created: 09/21/2019 08:32 AM
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