CVE-2019-3846 describes a memory corruption vulnerability in the mwifiex kernel module, affecting various Linux distributions including Canonical, Debian, Fedora, openSUSE, and Red Hat. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.8) allows an unauthenticated attacker on an adjacent network to achieve memory corruption and potentially escalate privileges by connecting to a malicious wireless network. Despite its high severity, there is currently no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) and minimal community discussion or media coverage, indicating it is not actively exploited in the wild.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 3.0, < 3.16.70CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.17, < 4.4.186CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.5, < 4.9.186CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.10, < 4.14.134CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.15, < 4.19.59CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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