SB2020092422 - Ubuntu update for linux



SB2020092422 - Ubuntu update for linux

Published: September 24, 2020 Updated: April 23, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2020092422
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 5
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 5 vulnerabilities.


1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-18808)

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the "ccp_run_sha_cmd()" function in drivers/crypto/ccp/ccp-ops.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.9 allows a local user to cause a denial of service (memory consumption).


2) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19054)

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the "cx23888_ir_probe()" function in "drivers/media/pci/cx23885/cx23888-ir.c" file. A local attacker can cause a denial of service condition (memory consumption) by triggering "kfifo_alloc()" failures.


3) Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12888)

CWE-ID: -

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a deinal of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to the VFIO PCI driver mishandles attempts to access disabled memory space. A local user can cause a denial of service condition on the target system.


4) Use of insufficiently random values (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-16166)

CWE-ID: CWE-330 - Use of Insufficiently Random Values

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to use of insufficiently random values error within the prandom_state_selftest() function in lib/random32.c, within the update_process_times() function in kernel/time/timer.c, within the add_interrupt_randomness() function in drivers/char/random.c. A remote non-authenticated attacker can gain access to sensitive information.


5) Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-25212)

CWE-ID: CWE-367 - Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a TOCTOU mismatch in the NFS client code in the Linux kernel. A local user can run a specially crafted program to trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.