CVE-2019-17133
Critical
CVE-2019-17133
In the Linux kernel through 5.3.2, cfg80211_mgd_wext_giwessid in net/wireless/wext-sme.c does not reject a long SSID IE, leading to a Buffer Overflow.
Exploit probability
6.7%
Published
October 4, 2019
Required by
Not available
Last source change
March 15, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2019-17133
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In the Linux kernel through 5.3.2, cfg80211_mgd_wext_giwessid in net/wireless/wext-sme.c does not reject a long SSID IE, leading to a Buffer Overflow.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00064.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00010.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155212/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0174
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0374
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0375
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0543
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0592
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0609
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0653
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0661
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0664
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0790
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html
- https://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=157018270915487&w=2
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/11
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191031-0005/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4208-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4210-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4211-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4211-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4226-1/
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html