CVE-2019-16746
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,...
- Published
- Sep 24, 2019
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Aug 5, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HModerate · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 96.1%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
1- CVE-2019-16746Exploit
Proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2019-16746, a remote code execution vulnerability. Provides a working exploit implementation for security testing and vulnerability verification.
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