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Oracle Linux: CVE-2020-12654: ELSA-2020-5714: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2020-12654: ELSA-2020-5714: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
01/27/2020
Created
07/24/2020
Added
07/22/2020
Modified
12/06/2024

Description

An issue was found in Linux kernel before 5.5.4. mwifiex_ret_wmm_get_status() in drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/wmm.c allows a remote AP to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow because of an incorrect memcpy, aka CID-3a9b153c5591. A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. The Marvell mwifiex driver allows a remote WiFi access point to trigger a heap-based memory buffer overflow due to an incorrect memcpy operation. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data integrity and system availability.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel

References

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