An issue was found in Linux kernel before 5.5.4.
Priority LOW 34CWE-787Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 41 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01218 68th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 12 advisoriesRed Hat: 41 fixed, 1 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 12 advisories
- RHSA-2020:3432 Released 2020-08-12 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 7.4) kernel-3.10.0-693.72.1.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-693.72.1.el7, kernel-debug-3.10.0-693.72.1.el7 +8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server E4S (v. 7.4) kernel-3.10.0-693.72.1.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-693.72.1.el7, kernel-bootwrapper-3.10.0-693.72.1.el7 +9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 7.4) kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-693.72.1.el7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional E4S (v. 7.4) kernel-debug-devel-3.10.0-693.72.1.el7, kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-693.72.1.el7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional TUS (v. 7.4) kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-693.72.1.el7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server TUS (v. 7.4) kernel-3.10.0-693.72.1.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-693.72.1.el7, kernel-debug-3.10.0-693.72.1.el7 +8
- RHSA-2020:3389 Released 2020-08-11 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel-rt security and bug fix update
- Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 6 Server v.2 kernel-rt-1:3.10.0-693.72.1.rt56.672.el6rt, kernel-rt-debug-1:3.10.0-693.72.1.rt56.672.el6rt, kernel-rt-debug-devel-1:3.10.0-693.72.1.rt56.672.el6rt +7
- RHSA-2020:3232 Released 2020-07-29 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 7.2) kernel-3.10.0-327.90.2.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-327.90.2.el7, kernel-debug-3.10.0-327.90.2.el7 +8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 7.2) kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-327.90.2.el7
Show 9 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2020:3226 Released 2020-07-29 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode EUS (v. 7.6) bpftool-3.10.0-957.58.2.el7, kernel-3.10.0-957.58.2.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-957.58.2.el7 +9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional EUS (v. 7.6) kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-957.58.2.el7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.6) bpftool-3.10.0-957.58.2.el7, kernel-3.10.0-957.58.2.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-957.58.2.el7 +12
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 7.6) kernel-debug-devel-3.10.0-957.58.2.el7, kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-957.58.2.el7
- Red Hat Virtualization 4.2 Hypervisor for RHEL 7.6 EUS kernel-devel-3.10.0-957.58.2.el7, kernel-headers-3.10.0-957.58.2.el7, perf-3.10.0-957.58.2.el7 +1
- RHSA-2020:3224 Released 2020-07-29 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode EUS (v. 7.7) bpftool-3.10.0-1062.31.2.el7, kernel-3.10.0-1062.31.2.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-1062.31.2.el7 +9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional EUS (v. 7.7) kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-1062.31.2.el7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.7) bpftool-3.10.0-1062.31.2.el7, kernel-3.10.0-1062.31.2.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-1062.31.2.el7 +12
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 7.7) kernel-debug-devel-3.10.0-1062.31.2.el7, kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-1062.31.2.el7
- RHSA-2020:3222 Released 2020-07-29 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel security and bug fix update
- Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v. 8.1) kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-147.24.2.el8_1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v. 8.1) bpftool-4.18.0-147.24.2.el8_1, kernel-4.18.0-147.24.2.el8_1, kernel-abi-whitelists-4.18.0-147.24.2.el8_1 +19
- RHSA-2020:3220 Released 2020-07-29 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) bpftool-3.10.0-1127.18.2.el7, kernel-3.10.0-1127.18.2.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-1127.18.2.el7 +8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-1127.18.2.el7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) bpftool-3.10.0-1127.18.2.el7, kernel-3.10.0-1127.18.2.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-1127.18.2.el7 +8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-1127.18.2.el7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) bpftool-3.10.0-1127.18.2.el7, kernel-3.10.0-1127.18.2.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-1127.18.2.el7 +11
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) kernel-debug-devel-3.10.0-1127.18.2.el7, kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-1127.18.2.el7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) bpftool-3.10.0-1127.18.2.el7, kernel-3.10.0-1127.18.2.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-1127.18.2.el7 +8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-1127.18.2.el7
- RHSA-2020:3221 Released 2020-07-29 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel-rt security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Realtime (v. 7) kernel-rt-3.10.0-1127.18.2.rt56.1116.el7, kernel-rt-debug-3.10.0-1127.18.2.rt56.1116.el7, kernel-rt-debug-devel-3.10.0-1127.18.2.rt56.1116.el7 +4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV (v. 7) kernel-rt-3.10.0-1127.18.2.rt56.1116.el7, kernel-rt-debug-3.10.0-1127.18.2.rt56.1116.el7, kernel-rt-debug-devel-3.10.0-1127.18.2.rt56.1116.el7 +7
- RHSA-2020:3041 Released 2020-07-21 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v. 8.0) bpftool-4.18.0-80.27.1.el8_0, kernel-4.18.0-80.27.1.el8_0, kernel-abi-whitelists-4.18.0-80.27.1.el8_0 +14
- RHSA-2020:3016 Released 2020-07-21 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel-rt security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 8) kernel-rt-4.18.0-193.13.2.rt13.65.el8_2, kernel-rt-core-4.18.0-193.13.2.rt13.65.el8_2, kernel-rt-debug-4.18.0-193.13.2.rt13.65.el8_2 +7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 8) kernel-rt-4.18.0-193.13.2.rt13.65.el8_2, kernel-rt-core-4.18.0-193.13.2.rt13.65.el8_2, kernel-rt-debug-4.18.0-193.13.2.rt13.65.el8_2 +9
- RHSA-2020:3010 Released 2020-07-21 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-193.13.2.el8_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) bpftool-4.18.0-193.13.2.el8_2, kernel-4.18.0-193.13.2.el8_2, kernel-abi-whitelists-4.18.0-193.13.2.el8_2 +19
- RHSA-2020:2832 Released 2020-07-07 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 7.3) kernel-3.10.0-514.78.1.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-514.78.1.el7, kernel-debug-3.10.0-514.78.1.el7 +7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server E4S (v. 7.3) kernel-3.10.0-514.78.1.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-514.78.1.el7, kernel-bootwrapper-3.10.0-514.78.1.el7 +8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 7.3) kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-514.78.1.el7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional E4S (v. 7.3) kernel-debug-devel-3.10.0-514.78.1.el7, kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-514.78.1.el7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional TUS (v. 7.3) kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-514.78.1.el7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server TUS (v. 7.3) kernel-3.10.0-514.78.1.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-514.78.1.el7, kernel-debug-3.10.0-514.78.1.el7 +7
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:3010 |
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v. 8.1) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:3222 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:3010 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v. 8.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:3041 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v. 8.1) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:3222 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:3220 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:3220 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:3220 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode EUS (v. 7.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:3226 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode EUS (v. 7.7) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:3224 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:3220 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional EUS (v. 7.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:3226 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional EUS (v. 7.7) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:3224 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:3016 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:3016 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Realtime (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:3221 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:3220 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 7.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:3232 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 7.3) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:2832 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 7.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:3432 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server E4S (v. 7.3) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:2832 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server E4S (v. 7.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:3432 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:3226 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.7) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:3224 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:3220 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 7.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:3232 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 7.3) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:2832 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 7.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:3432 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional E4S (v. 7.3) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:2832 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional E4S (v. 7.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:3432 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 7.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:3226 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 7.7) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:3224 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional TUS (v. 7.3) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:2832 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional TUS (v. 7.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:3432 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server TUS (v. 7.3) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:2832 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server TUS (v. 7.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:3432 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:3220 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:3220 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:3221 |
| Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 6 Server v.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:3389 |
| Red Hat Virtualization 4.2 Hypervisor for RHEL 7.6 EUS | Fixed | RHSA-2020:3226 |
Not affected: 6 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v. 8.0)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 7.3)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server E4S (v. 7.3)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server TUS (v. 7.3)
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-12654
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r2mg-x3w3-w45q
References
Patch 2
Advisory 7
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Sources
- CVE-2020-12654 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-12654 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r2mg-x3w3-w45q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-12654 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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