CVE-2020-36158
highpriority · track · 28EPSS 0.023 · 83 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.1–8.8
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affected products (67)
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advisories (1)
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- PUB-A-1771237262021-07-01vendor · osvUS
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references (43)
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- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5c455c5ab332773464d02ba17015acdca198f03dcnnvd
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5c455c5ab332773464d02ba17015acdca198f03dcnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00018.htmlcnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00010.htmlcnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HCHBIRS27VMOGMBHPWP2R7SZRFXT6O6U/cnnvd
- https://lore.kernel.org/r/20201206084801.26479-1-ruc_zhangxiaohui@163.comcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36158cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161810/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-4876-1.htmlcnnvd
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