CVE-2020-12653
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CVE-2020-12653 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was found in Linux kernel before 5.5.4. The mwifiex_cmd_append_vsie_tlv() function in drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service because of an incorrect memcpy and buffer overflow, aka CID-b70261a288ea.. EPSS estimates a 0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An issue was found in Linux kernel before 5.5.4. The mwifiex_cmd_append_vsie_tlv() function in drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service because of an incorrect memcpy and buffer overflow, aka CID-b70261a288ea.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | < 5.5.4 |
| Opensuse | Leap | 15.1 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 |
| Netapp | Active Iq Unified Manager | All versions |
| Netapp | Cloud Backup | All versions |
| Netapp | Element Software | All versions |
| Netapp | Hci Management Node | All versions |
| Netapp | Solidfire | All versions |
| Netapp | Steelstore Cloud Integrated Storage | All versions |
| Netapp | Hci Compute Node Firmware | All versions |
| Netapp | A700s Firmware | All versions |
| Netapp | H300s Firmware | All versions |
| Netapp | H500s Firmware | All versions |
| Netapp | H700s Firmware | All versions |
| Netapp | H300e Firmware | All versions |
| Netapp | H500e Firmware | All versions |
| Netapp | H700e Firmware | All versions |
| Netapp | H410s Firmware | All versions |
| Netapp | H410c Firmware | All versions |
| Netapp | H610c Firmware | All versions |
| Netapp | H610s Firmware | All versions |
| Netapp | H615c Firmware | All versions |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00022.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/08/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.5.4Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b70261a288ea4d2f4ac7cd04be08a9f0f2de4f4dPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00012.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00013.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200608-0001/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4698Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00022.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/08/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.5.4Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b70261a288ea4d2f4ac7cd04be08a9f0f2de4f4dPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00012.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00013.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200608-0001/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4698Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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