CVE-2020-12465

Description

An array overflow was discovered in mt76_add_fragment in drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/dma.c in the Linux kernel before 5.5.10, aka CID-b102f0c522cf. An oversized packet with too many rx fragments can corrupt memory of adjacent pages.

Category

6.7
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.18%
Vendor Advisory kernel.org Vendor Advisory kernel.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b102f0c522cf668c8382c56a4f771b37d011cda2 third party advisory patch
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b102f0c522cf668c8382c56a4f771b37d011cda2 patch vendor advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.5.10 release notes vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200608-0001/ third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-12465?
CVE-2020-12465 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-12465?
To fix CVE-2020-12465, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-12465 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-12465 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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