CVE-2021-28660

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    CVE-2021-28660

    Published: 17 Mar 2021Last Modified: 15 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TJPVQZPY3DHPV5I3IVNMSMO6D3PKZISX/, https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210507-0008/, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/18/1, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/21/2, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00035.html, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00020.html, https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=74b6b20df8cfe90ada777d621b54c32e69e27cd7

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