SB2020060361 - Input validation error in Linux kernel
Published: June 3, 2020 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020060361
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-20810)
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
go7007_snd_init in drivers/media/usb/go7007/snd-go7007.c in the Linux kernel before 5.6 does not call snd_card_free for a failure path, which causes a memory leak, aka CID-9453264ef586.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00008.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00009.html
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.6
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9453264ef58638ce8976121ac44c07a3ef375983
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4427-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4439-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4440-1/