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…
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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.
Timeline
Published
- 3 years later
· 3 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.3% · top 29% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=74b6b20df8cfe90ada777d621b54c32e69e27cd7 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- FEDORA-2021-bb755ed5e3 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20210330 [SECURITY] [DLA 2610-1] linux-4.19 security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210507-0008/ (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20210623 [SECURITY] [DLA 2689-1] linux security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20221118 Linux kernel: staging: rtl8712: A Use-after-Free/Double-Free bug in read_bbreg_hdl in drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl8712_cmd.c (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20221121 Re: Linux kernel: staging: rtl8712: A Use-after-Free/Double-Free bug in read_bbreg_hdl in drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl8712_cmd.c (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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