CVE Published: 29/11/2019 |
CVE Updated: 05/08/2024 |
CVE Year: 2019 Source: redhat |
Vendor: Red Hat |
Product: kernel Status : PUBLISHED
CVE-2019-14901 Description
A heap overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernel, all versions 3.x.x and 4.x.x before 4.18.0, in Marvell WiFi chip driver. The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a system crash, resulting in a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. The highest threat with this vulnerability is with the availability of the system. If code execution occurs, the code will run with the permissions of root. This will affect both confidentiality and integrity of files on the system.