CVE-2020-14390
Vulnerability Summary
Timeline
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel in versions before 5.9-rc6. When changing screen size, an out-of-bounds memory write can occur leading to memory corruption or a denial of service. Due to the nature of the flaw, privilege escalation cannot be fully ruled out.
CVSS Metrics
- v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.6CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
- v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS Trends
Current EPSS score: 0.35%• Percentile: 29%
Techniques & Countermeasures
- CWE-787•Out-of-bounds Write
The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
Affected Systems
- debian•linux
< 5.8.10-1 | < 5.8.10-1 | < 5.8.10-1 | < 5.8.10-1
- ubuntu•linux
all | < 4.4.0-197.229 | < 4.15.0-126.129 | < 5.4.0-56.62
- ubuntu•linux-aws
< 4.4.0-1082.86 | < 4.4.0-1118.132 | < 4.15.0-1088.93 | < 5.4.0-1030.31
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.0
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.4
< 5.4.0-1030.31~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-aws-fips
< 4.15.0-2031.32 | all | < 5.4.0-1069.73+fips2
- ubuntu•linux-aws-hwe
< 4.15.0-1088.93~16.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure
< 4.15.0-1100.111~14.04.1 | < 4.15.0-1100.111~16.04.1 | all | < 5.4.0-1032.33
- ubuntu•linux-azure-4.15
< 4.15.0-1100.111
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.4
< 5.4.0-1032.33~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure-edge
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-5.15
< 5.15.0-1114.123~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fips
< 4.15.0-2013.15 | all | < 5.4.0-1073.76+fips1
- ubuntu•linux-bluefield
all
- ubuntu•linux-dell300x
< 4.15.0-1007.11
- ubuntu•linux-fips
< 4.4.0-1051.57 | all | < 4.15.0-1046.53
- ubuntu•linux-gcp
< 4.15.0-1088.101~16.04.1 | all | < 5.4.0-1030.32
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-4.15
< 4.15.0-1088.101
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.4
< 5.4.0-1030.32~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-edge
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-fips
all | < 5.4.0-1067.71~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-gke-4.15
< 4.15.0-1074.79
- ubuntu•linux-gke-5.4
< 5.4.0-1030.32~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-gkeop-5.4
< 5.4.0-1005.6
- ubuntu•linux-hwe
< 4.15.0-126.129~16.04.1 | all
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.4
< 5.4.0-56.62~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-edge
all | all
- ubuntu•linux-intel-iot-realtime
all
- ubuntu•linux-kvm
< 4.4.0-1084.93 | < 4.15.0-1079.81 | < 5.4.0-1028.29
- ubuntu•linux-lts-xenial
< 4.4.0-197.229~14.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-oem
< 4.15.0-1103.114
- ubuntu•linux-oem-5.6
< 5.6.0-1053.57
- ubuntu•linux-oracle
< 4.15.0-1059.65~16.04.1 | < 4.15.0-1059.65 | < 5.4.0-1030.32
- ubuntu•linux-oracle-5.0
all
- ubuntu•linux-oracle-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-oracle-5.4
< 5.4.0-1030.32~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-raspi
< 5.4.0-1023.26
- ubuntu•linux-raspi-5.4
< 5.4.0-1023.26~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-raspi-realtime
all
- ubuntu•linux-raspi2
< 4.4.0-1142.152 | < 4.15.0-1074.79 | all
- ubuntu•linux-realtime
all
- ubuntu•linux-riscv
< 5.4.0-37.42
- ubuntu•linux-snapdragon
< 4.4.0-1146.156 | < 4.15.0-1091.100
- debian•debian_linux
9.0
- linux•linux_kernel
≥ 2.2.3, < 5.9.0 | 5.9.0 | 5.9.0:rc1 | 5.9.0:rc2 | 5.9.0:rc3 | 5.9.0:rc4 | 5.9.0:rc5
References (16)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1876788
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00021.html
- 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-2020-14390
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/50145474f6ef4a9c19205b173da6264a644c7489
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/09/15/2
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=50145474f6ef4a9c19205b173da6264a644c7489
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2020/q3/174
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4657-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4658-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4660-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4912-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-14390
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-14390