SB2020092422 - Ubuntu update for linux
Published: September 24, 2020 Updated: April 23, 2025
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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.