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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-3846

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.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 5.65%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.65%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

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.

CVSS 3.1
8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
5.65% probability · 93th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-122, CWE-787
Affected
linux/linux kernel · redhat/enterprise linux · canonical/ubuntu linux · netapp/a700s firmware · netapp/cn1610 firmware · netapp/h610s firmware · netapp/active iq unified manager for vmware vsphere · netapp/hci management node · netapp/solidfire · fedoraproject/fedora · debian/debian linux · opensuse/leap
Source
secalert@redhat.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.