HIGH 8.8 Microsoft

CVE-2021-28660

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.

Microsoft Security Update 2021-Mar: 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.

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Published: 2021-03-09 · Source: Microsoft · Feed updated: 2026-08-20
This high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8 was published on 2021-03-09 via Microsoft. Affected: cbl2 kernel 5.10.78.1-1 on CBL Mariner 2.0.
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