8.8

CVE-2019-17666: canonical ubuntu_linux

Modified
AliasesMGASA-2019-0306RHSA-2020:1473UBUNTU-CVE-2019-17666
Published 17-10-2019Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-17666 is a high (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 3.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 8.8, adjacent network); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.02%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 35 · Related 20
DLA-2068-1DLA-2114-1MGASA-2019-0333OPENSUSE-SU-2019:2392-1OPENSUSE-SU-2019:2444-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10728-1

Timeline

  1. 17-10-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.02%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

87%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 3.02% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: adjacent network, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu28 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.4.0-168.197 | < 4.15.0-69.78
  • linux-aws< 4.4.0-1058.62 | < 4.4.0-1098.109 | < 4.15.0-1054.56
  • linux-aws-fips< 4.15.0-2018.18 | All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-hwe< 4.15.0-1054.56~16.04.1
  • linux-azure< 4.15.0-1063.68~14.04.1 | < 4.15.0-1063.68 | < 5.0.0-1025.27~18.04.1
Redhat19 products
  • kernel< 0:3.10.0-514.74.1.el7
  • kernel-abi-whitelists< 0:3.10.0-514.74.1.el7
  • kernel-bootwrapper< 0:3.10.0-514.74.1.el7
  • kernel-debug< 0:3.10.0-514.74.1.el7
  • kernel-debug-debuginfo< 0:3.10.0-514.74.1.el7
Mageia3 products
  • kernel< 5.3.7-4.mga7
  • kmod-virtualbox< 6.0.14-4.mga7
  • kmod-xtables-addons< 3.5-6.mga7
Debian2 products
Canonical1 product
Linux1 product
  • linux_kernel< 3.16.77 | ≥ 3.17, < 4.4.199 | ≥ 4.5, < 4.9.199 | ≥ 4.10, < 4.14.152 | ≥ 4.15, < 4.19.82 | ≥ 4.20, < 5.2 | ≥ 5.3, < 5.3.9

6 vendors · 54 products

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