CVE-2019-17666
High
CVE-2019-17666
rtl_p2p_noa_ie in drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/ps.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.6 lacks a certain upper-bound check, leading to a buffer overflow.
Exploit probability
3.0%
Published
October 17, 2019
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 16, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2019-17666
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rtl_p2p_noa_ie in drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/ps.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.6 lacks a certain upper-bound check, 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
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0328
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0339
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0543
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0661
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0740
- https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/10/unpatched-linux-flaw-may-let-attackers-crash-or-compromise-nearby-devices/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TRBP4O6D2SQ2NHCRHTJONGCZLWOIV5MN/
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/10/16/1226
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191031-0005/
- https://twitter.com/nicowaisman/status/1184864519316758535
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4183-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4184-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4185-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4186-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4186-2/