SB2020040824 - Out-of-bounds write in Linux kernel
Published: April 8, 2020 Updated: July 17, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020040824
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-20636)
CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write
CVSSv4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local privileged user to execute arbitrary code.
In the Linux kernel before 5.4.12, drivers/input/input.c has out-of-bounds writes via a crafted keycode table, as demonstrated by input_set_keycode, aka CID-cb222aed03d7.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.12
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=cb222aed03d798fc074be55e59d9a112338ee784
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/cb222aed03d798fc074be55e59d9a112338ee784
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00013.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200430-0004/