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Vulnerability · Published Mar 17, 2021 · Assigned by mitre

CVE-2021-28660

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in the linux package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.3% (higher than 71% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.3%top 29.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

rtw_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.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux5.10.24-1DEBIAN-CVE-2021-28660
Debian:13linux5.10.24-1DEBIAN-CVE-2021-28660
Debian:14linux5.10.24-1DEBIAN-CVE-2021-28660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-28660
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-28660
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-28660

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a n/a n/a

References