CVE-2019-16746
kernel: buffer-overflow hardening in WiFi beacon validation code.
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · September 11, 2019
Updated · November 2, 2026
Description
A flaw in the Linux kernel's WiFi beacon validation code was discovered. The code does not check the length of the variable length elements in the beacon head potentially leading to a buffer overflow. System availability, as well as data confidentiality and integrity, can be impacted by this vulnerability.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 8.4CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-120 · Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input