VDB
GHSA-wcxr-pc79-vh4x
GHSA-wcxr-pc79-vh4x
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.800000190734863 HIGH
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 24, 2022
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.
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
8.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Timeline
- May 24, 2022 CVE Published
- Apr 9, 2026 Distribution Patch (5 in total, the first dated here)
- Apr 9, 2026 Security Advisory (6 in total, the first dated here)
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References
- https://twitter.com/nicowaisman/status/1184864519316758535 url
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00064.html url
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00010.html url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17666 advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191031-0005 url
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/10/16/1226 url
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TRBP4O6D2SQ2NHCRHTJONGCZLWOIV5MN url
- https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/10/unpatched-linux-flaw-may-let-attackers-crash-or-compromise-nearby-devices url
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4185-1 advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0661 advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0543 advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0328 advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4186-2 advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4186-1 advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4184-1 advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.html advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0740 advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4183-1 advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0339 advisory