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CVE-2020-14386

Published: 4 September 2020

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel before 5.9-rc4. Memory corruption can be exploited to gain root privileges from unprivileged processes. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

Or Cohen discovered that the AF_PACKET implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly perform bounds checking in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Notes

AuthorNote
sbeattie
requires CAP_NET_RAW
cascardo
Added break as investigated by Solar Designer.
sbeattie
older backports without 8e8e2951e309 will need second
lore.kernel.org variant

Mitigation

If unprivileged user namespaces are not needed, set the
kernel.unprivileged_userns_clone sysctl to 0; e.g.
  $ sudo sysctl kernel.unprivileged_userns_clone=0

Priority

High

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
linux-gke-5.4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
focal Does not exist

bionic Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-1025.25~18.04.1)
groovy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.9~rc4)
xenial Does not exist

linux-gkeop-5.4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-1001.1)
upstream
Released (5.9~rc4)
focal Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

xenial Does not exist

linux-gcp
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
groovy Not vulnerable
(5.8.0-1003.3)
bionic Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
focal
Released (5.4.0-1024.24)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.9~rc4)
xenial
Released (4.15.0-1083.94~16.04.1)
linux-azure-5.3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
groovy Does not exist

bionic Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.9~rc4)
xenial Does not exist

linux-oem
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1096.106)
focal Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

xenial Ignored
(end of standard support, was needs-triage)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.9~rc4)
linux-oem-5.6
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal
Released (5.6.0-1026.26)
groovy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.9~rc4)
xenial Does not exist

linux
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
groovy Not vulnerable
(5.8.0-19.20)
bionic
Released (4.15.0-117.118)
focal
Released (5.4.0-47.51)
trusty Not vulnerable
(3.11.0-12.19)
upstream
Released (5.9~rc4)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.2.0-16.19)
Patches:
Introduced by

58d19b19cd99b438541eea4cdbf5c171900b25e5

Fixed by acf69c946233259ab4d64f8869d4037a198c7f06|local-CVE-2020-14386
linux-aws
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
groovy Not vulnerable
(5.8.0-1006.6)
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1082.86)
focal
Released (5.4.0-1024.24)
trusty Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1002.2)
upstream
Released (5.9~rc4)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1001.10)
linux-azure
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
groovy Not vulnerable
(5.8.0-1005.5)
bionic Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
focal
Released (5.4.0-1025.25)
trusty
Released (4.15.0-1095.105~14.04.1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
upstream
Released (5.9~rc4)
xenial
Released (4.15.0-1095.105~16.04.1)
linux-kvm
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
groovy Not vulnerable
(5.8.0-1002.2)
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1074.75)
focal
Released (5.4.0-1023.23)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.9~rc4)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1004.9)
linux-lts-xenial
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
trusty Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-13.29~14.04.1)
bionic Does not exist

focal Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.9~rc4)
xenial Does not exist

linux-oracle
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
groovy Not vulnerable
(5.8.0-1002.2)
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1053.57)
focal
Released (5.4.0-1024.24)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.9~rc4)
xenial
Released (4.15.0-1053.57~16.04.1)
linux-aws-5.0
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
focal Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.9~rc4)
xenial Does not exist

linux-aws-5.3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (5.3.0-1035.37)
focal Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.9~rc4)
xenial Does not exist

linux-aws-5.4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (5.4.0-1024.24~18.04.1)
focal Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.9~rc4)
xenial Does not exist

linux-aws-hwe
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.9~rc4)
xenial
Released (4.15.0-1082.86~16.04.1)
linux-azure-4.15
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1095.105)
focal Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.9~rc4)
xenial Does not exist

linux-azure-5.4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (5.4.0-1025.25~18.04.1)
focal Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.9~rc4)
xenial Does not exist

linux-azure-edge
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
focal Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.9~rc4)
xenial Does not exist

linux-gcp-4.15
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1083.94)
focal Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.9~rc4)
xenial Does not exist

linux-gcp-5.3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
focal Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.9~rc4)
xenial Does not exist

linux-gcp-5.4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (5.4.0-1024.24~18.04.1)
focal Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.9~rc4)
xenial Does not exist

linux-gcp-edge
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
focal Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.9~rc4)
xenial Does not exist

linux-gke-4.15
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1069.72)
focal Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.9~rc4)
xenial Does not exist

linux-gke-5.0
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (5.0.0-1047.48)
focal Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.9~rc4)
xenial Does not exist

linux-gke-5.3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (5.3.0-1036.38)
focal Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.9~rc4)
xenial Does not exist

linux-hwe
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (5.3.0-67.61)
focal Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.9~rc4)
xenial
Released (4.15.0-117.118~16.04.1)
linux-hwe-5.4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (5.4.0-47.51~18.04.1)
focal Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.9~rc4)
xenial Does not exist

linux-hwe-5.8
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Not vulnerable
(5.8.0-23.24~20.04.1)
groovy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.9~rc4)
xenial Does not exist

linux-hwe-edge
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
focal Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.9~rc4)
xenial Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
linux-lts-trusty
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.9~rc4)
xenial Does not exist

linux-oem-osp1
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (5.0.0-1068.73)
focal Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.9~rc4)
xenial Does not exist

linux-oracle-5.0
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
focal Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.9~rc4)
xenial Does not exist

linux-oracle-5.3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
focal Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.9~rc4)
xenial Does not exist

linux-oracle-5.4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (5.4.0-1024.24~18.04.1)
focal Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.9~rc4)
xenial Does not exist

linux-raspi
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal
Released (5.4.0-1018.20)
groovy Not vulnerable
(5.8.0-1003.6)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.9~rc4)
xenial Does not exist

linux-raspi-5.4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (5.4.0-1018.20~18.04.1)
focal Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.9~rc4)
xenial Does not exist

linux-raspi2
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1070.74)
focal Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
groovy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.9~rc4)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.2.0-1013.19)
linux-raspi2-5.3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (5.3.0-1033.35)
focal Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.9~rc4)
xenial Does not exist

linux-riscv
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal
Released (5.4.0-33.37)
groovy Not vulnerable
(5.8.0-3.3)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.9~rc4)
xenial Does not exist

linux-snapdragon
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1086.94)
focal Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (5.9~rc4)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1013.15)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H