6.7
MEDIUM
CVE-2020-12659
Linux Kernel XDP UMEM CAP_NET_ADMIN Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.6.7. xdp_umem_reg in net/xdp/xdp_umem.c has an out-of-bounds write (by a user with the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability) because of a lack of headroom validation.

INFO

Published Date :

May 5, 2020, 7:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

0.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-12659 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Netapp active_iq_unified_manager
2 Netapp cloud_backup
3 Netapp solidfire_\&_hci_management_node
4 Netapp steelstore_cloud_integrated_storage
5 Netapp solidfire_baseboard_management_controller
6 Netapp hci_baseboard_management_controller
7 Netapp aff_baseboard_management_controller
1 Linux linux_kernel
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-12659.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00022.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=207225 Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.6.7 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=99e3a236dd43d06c65af0a2ef9cb44306aef6e02 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/99e3a236dd43d06c65af0a2ef9cb44306aef6e02 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200608-0001/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4387-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4388-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4389-1/ Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00022.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=207225 Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.6.7 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=99e3a236dd43d06c65af0a2ef9cb44306aef6e02 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/99e3a236dd43d06c65af0a2ef9cb44306aef6e02 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200608-0001/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4387-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4388-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4389-1/ Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-12659 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-12659 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00022.html
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=207225
    Added Reference https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.6.7
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=99e3a236dd43d06c65af0a2ef9cb44306aef6e02
    Added Reference https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/99e3a236dd43d06c65af0a2ef9cb44306aef6e02
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200608-0001/
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4387-1/
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4388-1/
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4389-1/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 01, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00022.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00022.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200608-0001/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200608-0001/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4387-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4387-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4388-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4388-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4389-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4389-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.6.7 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.18 up to (excluding) 4.19.118 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.20 up to (excluding) 5.4.35 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.5 up to (excluding) 5.6.7
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_backup:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:hci_baseboard_management_controller:h300s:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:hci_baseboard_management_controller:h410c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:hci_baseboard_management_controller:h410s:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:hci_baseboard_management_controller:h500s:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:hci_baseboard_management_controller:h610c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:hci_baseboard_management_controller:h610s:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:hci_baseboard_management_controller:h615c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:hci_baseboard_management_controller:h700s:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire_\&_hci_management_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:steelstore_cloud_integrated_storage:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:netapp:aff_baseboard_management_controller:a700s:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:netapp:solidfire_baseboard_management_controller:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 17, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4387-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 16, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4389-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 15, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4388-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 13, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00022.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 08, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200608-0001/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    May. 21, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 07, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=207225 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=207225 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.6.7 No Types Assigned https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.6.7 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=99e3a236dd43d06c65af0a2ef9cb44306aef6e02 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=99e3a236dd43d06c65af0a2ef9cb44306aef6e02 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/99e3a236dd43d06c65af0a2ef9cb44306aef6e02 No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/99e3a236dd43d06c65af0a2ef9cb44306aef6e02 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.6.7
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-12659 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-12659 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.08 }} 0.01%

score

0.35965

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability