What is CVE-2020-12654?

CVE-2020-12654 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10, classified as a Out-of-bounds Write flaw (CWE-787). CVE-2020-12654 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-12654?

CVE-2020-12654 has a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-12654?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2020-12654. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2020-12654 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-12654 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)?

The product writes data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/787.html

CVE-2020-12654

High

An issue was found in Linux kernel before 5.5.4. mwifiex_ret_wmm_get_status() in drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/wmm.c allows a remote AP to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow because of an incorrect memcpy, aka CID-3a9b153c5591.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2020-05-05

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.1

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-787

CVE-2020-12654 is a Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability

What is Out-of-bounds Write?

The product writes data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2020-12654 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00022.html
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/08/2

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Kernel.org
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.5.4

Release Notes Vendor Advisory
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.html
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00012.html
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00013.html
Security
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200608-0001/

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4392-1/
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4393-1/
Debian Security
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4698
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3a9b153c5591548612c3955c9600a98150c81875
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3a9b153c5591548612c3955c9600a98150c81875
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2020-12654

Severity High

CVSS score 7.1 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2020-05-05

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-12654?

CVE-2020-12654 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10 , classified as an Out-of-bounds Write flaw (CWE-787) . CVE-2020-12654 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-12654?

CVE-2020-12654 has a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-12654?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2020-12654. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2020-12654 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2020-12654 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)?

The product writes data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. View CWE-787 on MITRE CWE →