Buffer Overflow Affecting linux-4.19 package, versions <4.19.171-2~deb9u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.24% (65th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-LINUX419-1073743
  • published5 Jan 2021
  • disclosed5 Jan 2021

Introduced: 5 Jan 2021

CVE-2020-36158  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 linux-4.19 to version 4.19.171-2~deb9u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream linux-4.19 package and not the linux-4.19 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 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.

CVSS Base Scores

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