CVE-2020-12655
Vulnerability Summary
Timeline
Description
An issue was discovered in xfs_agf_verify in fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_alloc.c in the Linux kernel through 5.6.10. Attackers may trigger a sync of excessive duration via an XFS v5 image with crafted metadata, aka CID-d0c7feaf8767.
CVSS Metrics
- v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- v2.0•LOW•Score: 2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS Trends
Current EPSS score: 0.45%• Percentile: 39%
Techniques & Countermeasures
- CWE-835•Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.
Affected Systems
- debian•linux
< 5.6.14-1 | < 5.6.14-1 | < 5.6.14-1 | < 5.6.14-1
- ubuntu•linux
all | < 4.4.0-222.255 | < 4.15.0-115.116 | < 5.4.0-45.49
- ubuntu•linux-aws
< 4.4.0-1102.107 | < 4.4.0-1138.152 | < 4.15.0-1080.84 | < 5.4.0-1022.22
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.0
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.3
< 5.3.0-1033.35
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.4
< 5.4.0-1022.22~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-aws-fips
< 4.15.0-2025.25 | all | < 5.4.0-1069.73+fips2
- ubuntu•linux-aws-hwe
< 4.15.0-1080.84~16.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure
< 4.15.0-1093.103~14.04.1 | < 4.15.0-1093.103~16.04.1 | all | < 5.4.0-1023.23
- ubuntu•linux-azure-4.15
< 4.15.0-1093.103
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.3
< 5.3.0-1035.36
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.4
< 5.4.0-1023.23~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure-edge
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fde
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-5.15
< 5.15.0-1114.123~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fips
< 4.15.0-2007.8 | all | < 5.4.0-1073.76+fips1
- ubuntu•linux-bluefield
all
- ubuntu•linux-fips
< 4.4.0-1072.78 | all | < 4.15.0-1039.44
- ubuntu•linux-gcp
< 4.15.0-1081.92~16.04.1 | all | < 5.4.0-1022.22
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-4.15
< 4.15.0-1081.92
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.4
< 5.4.0-1022.22~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-edge
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-fips
all | < 5.4.0-1067.71~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-gke
all
- ubuntu•linux-gke-4.15
< 4.15.0-1067.70
- ubuntu•linux-gke-5.3
< 5.3.0-1033.35
- ubuntu•linux-hwe
< 4.15.0-115.116~16.04.1 | < 5.3.0-65.59
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.4
< 5.4.0-45.49~18.04.2
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-edge
all | all
- ubuntu•linux-intel-iot-realtime
all
- ubuntu•linux-kvm
< 4.4.0-1103.112 | < 4.15.0-1072.73 | < 5.4.0-1021.21
- ubuntu•linux-lts-xenial
< 4.4.0-222.255~14.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-oem
< 4.15.0-1094.104
- ubuntu•linux-oem-5.6
< 5.6.0-1031.32
- ubuntu•linux-oracle
< 4.15.0-1051.55~16.04.1 | < 4.15.0-1051.55 | < 5.4.0-1022.22
- ubuntu•linux-oracle-5.0
all
- ubuntu•linux-oracle-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-oracle-5.4
< 5.4.0-1022.22~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-raspi
< 5.4.0-1016.17
- ubuntu•linux-raspi-5.4
< 5.4.0-1016.17~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-raspi-realtime
all
- ubuntu•linux-raspi2
< 4.15.0-1068.72 | all
- ubuntu•linux-raspi2-5.3
< 5.3.0-1032.34
- ubuntu•linux-realtime
all
- ubuntu•linux-riscv
< 5.4.0-31.35 | all
- ubuntu•linux-snapdragon
< 4.15.0-1084.92
- linux•linux_kernel
≤ 5.6.10
References (23)
- https://lore.kernel.org/linux-xfs/20200221153803.GP9506%40magnolia/
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d0c7feaf87678371c2c09b3709400be416b2dc62
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=d0c7feaf87678371c2c09b3709400be416b2dc62
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ES5C6ZCMALBEBMKNNCTBSLLSYGFZG3FF/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IO5XIQSRI747P4RVVTNX7TUPEOCF4OPU/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IZ2X3TM6RGRUS3KZAS26IJO5XGU7TBBR/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200608-0001/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00022.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00019.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4465-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4483-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4485-1/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00032.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00034.html
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-12655
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/d0c7feaf87678371c2c09b3709400be416b2dc62
- https://lore.kernel.org/linux-xfs/20200221153803.GP9506@magnolia/
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4465-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4483-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4485-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5343-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-12655
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-12655