What is CVE-2020-36158?

CVE-2020-36158 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.7 out of 10. CVE-2020-36158 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-36158?

CVE-2020-36158 has a CVSS score of 6.7 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-36158?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2020-36158. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2020-36158 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-36158 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2020-36158

Medium

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2021-01-05

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

6.7

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-120

CVE-2020-36158 is classified as CWE-120

See CWE-120 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2020-36158 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00018.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00010.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HCHBIRS27VMOGMBHPWP2R7SZRFXT6O6U/
Kernel.org
https://lore.kernel.org/r/20201206084801.26479-1-ruc_zhangxiaohui%40163.com
Kernel.org
https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/20201206084801.26479-1-ruc_zhangxiaohui%40163.com/
Security
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210212-0002/

Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4843

Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5c455c5ab332773464d02ba17015acdca198f03d
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5c455c5ab332773464d02ba17015acdca198f03d
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2020-36158

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.7 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2021-01-05

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-36158?

CVE-2020-36158 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.7 out of 10 . CVE-2020-36158 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-36158?

CVE-2020-36158 has a CVSS score of 6.7 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-36158?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2020-36158. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2020-36158 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2020-36158 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.