CVE-2019-16746
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 12.7%
Description
An issue was discovered in net/wireless/nl80211.c in the Linux kernel through 5.2.17. It does not check the length of variable elements in a beacon head, leading to a buffer overflow.
How to fix CVE-2019-16746
To remediate CVE-2019-16746, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/linux—upgrade to 5.3.7-1 or later
Is CVE-2019-16746 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 12.7%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 5.3.7-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |