kernel: avoid cyclic entity chains due to malformed USB descriptors
Published Sep 17, 2020
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.23%
Description
In uvc_scan_chain_forward of uvc_driver.c, there is a possible linked list corruption due to an unusual root cause. This could lead to local escalation of privilege in the kernel with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-111893654References: Upstream kernel
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Android Defaultn/a
- Version Android kernelStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Android | n/a |
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Configuration 2
- 22.1.3
- 22.1.1
- 22.2.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
kernel-0:4.18.0-372.9.1.el8
Fixed · RHSA-2022:1988
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-372.9.1.rt7.166.el8
Fixed · RHSA-2022:1975
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-alt
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-rt
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
kernel
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | kernel-0:4.18.0-372.9.1.el8 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:1988 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-372.9.1.rt7.166.el8 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:1975 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-alt | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat mitigation
To mitigate this issue, prevent the module uvcvideo from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for information on how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.
References (9)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00021.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-0404 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1919791 Issue Tracking
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=68035c80e129c4cfec659aac4180354530b26527
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0404
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2020-09-01 x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-0404
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00001.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00021.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-0404 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1919791 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=68035c80e129c4cfec659aac4180354530b26527 | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0404 | ||
| https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2020-09-01 | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-0404 | ||
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory |
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