CVE-2021-28660

Summary

CVECVE-2021-28660
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-03-17 15:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-09 14:44:00 UTC
Descriptionrtw_wx_set_scan in drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c in the Linux kernel through 5.11.6 allows writing beyond the end of the ->ssid[] array. NOTE: from the perspective of kernel.org releases, CVE IDs are not normally used for drivers/staging/* (unfinished work); however, system integrators may have situations in which a drivers/staging issue is relevant to their own customer base.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-787

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 33 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Hardware Netapp Baseboard Management Controller H300e - All All All
Operating System Netapp Baseboard Management Controller H300e Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp Baseboard Management Controller H300s - All All All
Operating System Netapp Baseboard Management Controller H300s Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp Baseboard Management Controller H410s - All All All
Operating System Netapp Baseboard Management Controller H410s Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp Baseboard Management Controller H500e - All All All
Operating System Netapp Baseboard Management Controller H500e Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp Baseboard Management Controller H500s - All All All
Operating System Netapp Baseboard Management Controller H500s Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp Baseboard Management Controller H700e - All All All
Operating System Netapp Baseboard Management Controller H700e Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp Baseboard Management Controller H700s - All All All
Operating System Netapp Baseboard Management Controller H700s Firmware - All All All
Application Netapp Cloud Backup - All All All
Hardware Netapp H300e - All All All
Operating System Netapp H300e Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H300s - All All All
Operating System Netapp H300s Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H410s - All All All
Operating System Netapp H410s Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H500e - All All All
Operating System Netapp H500e Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H500s - All All All
Operating System Netapp H500s Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H700e - All All All
Operating System Netapp H700e Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H700s - All All All
Operating System Netapp H700s Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp Solidfire Baseboard Management Controller - All All All
Operating System Netapp Solidfire Baseboard Management Controller Firmware - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Linux kernel: staging: rtl8712: A Use-after-Free/Double-Free bug in read_bbreg_hdl in drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl8712_cmd.c MLIST www.openwall.com
[SECURITY] [DLA 2610-1] linux-4.19 security update MLIST lists.debian.org
[SECURITY] [DLA 2689-1] linux security update MLIST lists.debian.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 33 Update: kernel-tools-5.11.7-200.fc33 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
oss-security - Re: Linux kernel: staging: rtl8712: A Use-after-Free/Double-Free bug in read_bbreg_hdl in drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl8712_cmd.c MLIST www.openwall.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 33 Update: kernel-tools-5.11.7-200.fc33 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree MISC git.kernel.org
CVE-2021-28660 Linux Kernel Vulnerability in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 174896 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:1177-1)
  • 174897 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:1175-1)
  • 174916 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:1210-1)
  • 174917 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:1211-1)
  • 174919 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:1238-1)
  • 174953 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 23 for SLE 15 SP1) (SUSE-SU-2021:1395-1)
  • 174955 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 17 for SLE 15 SP1) (SUSE-SU-2021:1365-1)
  • 178507 Debian Security Update for linux-4.19 (DLA 2610-1)
  • 178680 Debian Security Update for linux (DLA 2689-1)
  • 179729 Debian Security Update for linux (CVE-2021-28660)
  • 198363 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-4945-1)
  • 198377 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities (USN-4945-2)
  • 198398 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-4979-1)
  • 198403 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-4984-1)
  • 281457 Fedora Security Update for kernel (FEDORA-2021-bb755ed5e3)
  • 352274 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel: ALAS2-2021-1627
  • 353149 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2022-002
  • 670345 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2021-1879)
  • 670438 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2021-2062)
  • 670449 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2021-2051)
  • 750004 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:1573-1)
  • 750006 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:1596-1)
  • 750014 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:1623-1)
  • 750015 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:1624-1)
  • 750199 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2021:0758-1)
  • 750276 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2021:0532-1)
  • 750650 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:1975-1)
  • 750652 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:1977-1)
  • 750762 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2021:1977-1)
  • 750766 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2021:1975-1)
  • 900100 CBL-Mariner Linux Security Update for kernel 5.10.52.1
  • 900305 CBL-Mariner Linux Security Update for kernel 5.10.57.1
  • 900320 CBL-Mariner Linux Security Update for kernel 5.10.60.1
  • 901382 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (6536-1)
  • 903187 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (3981)
  • 905750 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (3981-1)
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