Buffer Overflow Affecting kernel-modules-extra package, versions <0:4.18.0-348.el8
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0.39% (74th
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELMODULESEXTRA-2136575
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 8 Dec 2020
Introduced: 8 Dec 2020
CVE-2020-36158 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Centos:8 kernel-modules-extra to version 0:4.18.0-348.el8 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-modules-extra package and not the kernel-modules-extra package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210212-0002/
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-36158
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4843
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HCHBIRS27VMOGMBHPWP2R7SZRFXT6O6U/
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5c455c5ab332773464d02ba17015acdca198f03d
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5c455c5ab332773464d02ba17015acdca198f03d
- https://lore.kernel.org/r/20201206084801.26479-1-ruc_zhangxiaohui@163.com
- https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/20201206084801.26479-1-ruc_zhangxiaohui@163.com/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00018.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00010.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:4356
- 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/
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