CVE-2020-12465

Name: CVE-2020-12465
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2020-04-29T19:15:12.907+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.7/10EPSS 0.38%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-12465 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.7/10 on the CVSS scale. An array overflow was discovered in mt76_add_fragment in drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/dma.c in the Linux kernel before 5.5.10, aka CID-b102f0c522cf. An oversized packet with too many rx fragments can corrupt memory of adjacent pages.. EPSS estimates a 0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An array overflow was discovered in mt76_add_fragment in drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/dma.c in the Linux kernel before 5.5.10, aka CID-b102f0c522cf. An oversized packet with too many rx fragments can corrupt memory of adjacent pages.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.7/10

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

EPSS Probability

0.38%

30.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-120

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux	Linux Kernel	>= 4.16, < 4.19.111
Linux	Linux Kernel	>= 4.20, < 5.4.26
Linux	Linux Kernel	>= 5.5, < 5.5.10
Netapp	Active Iq Unified Manager	All versions
Netapp	Cloud Backup	All versions
Netapp	Hci Baseboard Management Controller	h300s
Netapp	Hci Baseboard Management Controller	h410c
Netapp	Hci Baseboard Management Controller	h410s
Netapp	Hci Baseboard Management Controller	h500s
Netapp	Hci Baseboard Management Controller	h610c
Netapp	Hci Baseboard Management Controller	h610s
Netapp	Hci Baseboard Management Controller	h615c
Netapp	Hci Baseboard Management Controller	h700s
Netapp	Solidfire \& Hci Management Node	All versions
Netapp	Steelstore Cloud Integrated Storage	All versions
Netapp	Aff Baseboard Management Controller	a700s
Netapp	Hci Compute Node	All versions
Netapp	Solidfire Baseboard Management Controller	All versions

References

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.5.10Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b102f0c522cf668c8382c56a4f771b37d011cda2Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b102f0c522cf668c8382c56a4f771b37d011cda2Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200608-0001/Third Party Advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.5.10Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b102f0c522cf668c8382c56a4f771b37d011cda2Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b102f0c522cf668c8382c56a4f771b37d011cda2Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200608-0001/Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Apr 29, 2020
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2020-12465?

How severe is CVE-2020-12465?

CVE-2020-12465 has a CVSS score of 6.7/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.38% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-12465?

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Source: NVD / NIST