Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU59125

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-36386

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the hci_extended_inquiry_result_evt() function in Linux kernel. A local user can tun a specially crafted program to trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system or crash the kernel.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: 5.8 rc1 - 5.8.0

External links

http://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.8.1
http://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=51c19bf3d5cfaa66571e4b88ba2a6f6295311101
http://syzkaller.appspot.com/text?tag=ReproC&x=15ca2f46900000
http://sites.google.com/view/syzscope/kasan-slab-out-of-bounds-read-in-hci_extended_inquiry_result_evt
http://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=4bf11aa05c4ca51ce0df86e500fce486552dc8d2

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.