CVE-2020-12653

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An issue was found in Linux kernel before 5.5.4. The mwifiex_cmd_append_vsie_tlv() function in drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service because of an incorrect memcpy and buffer overflow, aka CID-b70261a288ea.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-787

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: May 5, 2020
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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