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HIGH

CVE-2019-14816

CVSS v3

7.8

HIGH

EPSS Score

0.9 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

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Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2019-14816 Red Hat Product Security880 products fixed

    kernel: heap overflow in mwifiex_update_vs_ie() function of Marvell WiFi driver

  • RHSA-2020:1347 Red Hat Product Security94 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update

  • RHSA-2020:1353 Red Hat Product Security16 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel-rt security and bug fix update

  • RHSA-2020:1266 Red Hat Product Security111 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update

  • RHSA-2020:0664 Red Hat Product Security111 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

  • RHSA-2020:0661 Red Hat Product Security24 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and enhancement update

7 more advisories

Full record on NVD

Description

There is heap-based buffer overflow in kernel, all versions up to, excluding 5.3, in the marvell wifi chip driver in Linux kernel, that allows local users to cause a denial of service(system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Technical details

Published
2019-09-20

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-14816?

There is heap-based buffer overflow in kernel, all versions up to, excluding 5.3, in the marvell wifi chip driver in Linux kernel, that allows local users to cause a denial of service(system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Is CVE-2019-14816 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2019-14816 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.9% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-14816?

CVE-2019-14816 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity).

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