CVE-2019-16746

CRITICAL

Linux kernel <5.2.17 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2019-16746. PoCs published by uthrasri.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The repository contains functional exploit code for CVE-2019-16746, targeting a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's nl80211 wireless configuration interface. The code includes modifications to handle netlink-based wireless configurations, potentially allowing privilege escalation or denial of service.

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC

by uthrasri · poc

https://github.com/uthrasri/CVE-2019-16746

View Code ZIP pw:eip

The repository contains functional exploit code for CVE-2019-16746, targeting a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's nl80211 wireless configuration interface. The code includes modifications to handle netlink-based wireless configurations, potentially allowing privilege escalation or denial of service.

Classification

Working Poc 90%

Attack Type

Lpe

Complexity

Moderate

Reliability

Reliable

Target: Linux kernel (specific versions affected by CVE-2019-16746)

No auth needed

Prerequisites: Access to a vulnerable Linux system with wireless capabilities

MITRE ATT&CK

T1068 - Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (14)

Core 14

Core References

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TASE2ESEZAER6DTZH3DJ4K2JNO46TVL7/

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/11

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4183-1/

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4186-1/

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4209-1/

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4210-1/

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.html

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00021.html

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00009.html

Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155212/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html

Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc

https://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=156901391225058&w=2

Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191031-0005/

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8

EPSS 0.1265

EPSS Percentile 95.7%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-120

Status published

Products (8)

canonical/ubuntu_linux 16.04

canonical/ubuntu_linux 18.04

canonical/ubuntu_linux 19.04

canonical/ubuntu_linux 19.10

debian/debian_linux 8.0

fedoraproject/fedora 30

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.25 - 3.16.79

opensuse/leap 15.1

Published Sep 24, 2019

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026