Buffer overflow in Linux Kernel
CVE-2020-12465
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (32.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 32.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel
- NetApp Active Iq Unified Manager
- NetApp Aff Baseboard Management Controller — versions a700s
- NetApp Cloud Backup
- NetApp Hci Baseboard Management Controller — versions h300s, h410c, h410s
- NetApp Hci Compute Node
- NetApp Solidfire Baseboard Management Controller
- NetApp Solidfire \& Hci Management Node
- NetApp Steelstore Cloud Integrated Storage
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b102f0c522cf668c8382c56a4f771b37d011cda2 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.5.10 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200608-0001/ (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-12465?
- CVE-2020-12465 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2020-04-29.
- How severe is CVE-2020-12465?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.