CVE-2020-36158
Moderate
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 SSID value, aka CID-5c455c5ab332.
Exploit probability
2.2%
Published
January 5, 2021
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 11, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
1 explicit affected versions
651 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
PUB-A-177123726
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Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2020-36158
View original source
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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/common/+/5c455c5ab332773464d02ba17015acdca198f03d
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2021-07-01
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5c455c5ab332773464d02ba17015acdca198f03d
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5c455c5ab332773464d02ba17015acdca198f03d
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00018.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00010.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HCHBIRS27VMOGMBHPWP2R7SZRFXT6O6U/
- https://lore.kernel.org/r/20201206084801.26479-1-ruc_zhangxiaohui%40163.com
- https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/20201206084801.26479-1-ruc_zhangxiaohui%40163.com/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210212-0002/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4843