CVE-2020-12653
High
CVE-2020-12653
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.
Exploit probability
0.4%
Published
May 5, 2020
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 2, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2020-12653
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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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00022.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/08/2
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.5.4
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b70261a288ea4d2f4ac7cd04be08a9f0f2de4f4d
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b70261a288ea4d2f4ac7cd04be08a9f0f2de4f4d
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00012.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00013.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200608-0001/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4698