Medium severity · published Jan 5, 2021
CVE-2020-36158
mwifiex_cmd_802_11_ad_hoc_start in drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/join.c in the Linux kernel through 5.10.4 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long…
6.7
CVSS
2.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
mwifiex_cmd_802_11_ad_hoc_start in drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/join.c in the Linux kernel through 5.10.4 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long SSID value, aka CID-5c455c5ab332.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.3% · higher than 83% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
3.0 before 4.4.250; 4.5 before 4.9.250; 4.10 before 4.14.214; 4.15 before 4.19.166; 4.20 before 5.4.88; 5.5 before 5.10.6 · source: NVD
CB
Cloud Backup · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
9.0; 10.0 · source: NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
33 · source: NVD
SB
Solidfire Baseboard Management Controller Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36158
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36158
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5c455c5ab332773464d02ba17015acdca198f03d
Patch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5c455c5ab332773464d02ba17015acdca198f03d
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00018.html
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00010.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HCHBIRS27VMOGMBHPWP2R7SZRFXT6O6U/
lore.kernel.org
https://lore.kernel.org/r/20201206084801.26479-1-ruc_zhangxiaohui%40163.com
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