#VU50427 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2020-10769

Vulnerability identifier: #VU50427

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10769

CWE-ID: CWE-125

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the crypto_authenc_extractkeys() function in crypto/authenc.c in the IPsec Cryptographic algorithm's module "authenc". A local low-privileged user can run a specially crafted program to trigger an out-of-bounds read error and crash the system.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: before 5.0.0, 5.0.0

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External links
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00009.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1708775;
https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/1/21/675

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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.