6.7
MEDIUM
CVE-2020-12770
Linux kernel sg_write Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.6.11. sg_write lacks an sg_remove_request call in a certain failure case, aka CID-83c6f2390040.

INFO

Published Date :

May 9, 2020, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:15 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

0.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-12770 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-12770 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 h410c_firmware
3 Netapp a700s_firmware
4 Netapp cloud_backup
5 Netapp hci_management_node
6 Netapp solidfire
7 Netapp element_software
8 Netapp steelstore_cloud_integrated_storage
9 Netapp h300s_firmware
10 Netapp h500s_firmware
11 Netapp h700s_firmware
12 Netapp h410s_firmware
13 Netapp bootstrap_os
14 Netapp h615c_firmware
15 Netapp h610s_firmware
16 Netapp h610c_firmware
17 Netapp h300e_firmware
18 Netapp h500e_firmware
19 Netapp h700e_firmware
1 Linux linux_kernel
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Debian debian_linux
: Total Affected Vendor : 5 | Products : 23
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-2020-12770.

URL Resource
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=83c6f2390040f188cc25b270b4befeb5628c1aee Mailing List Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00012.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00013.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
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/R54VC7B6MDYKP57AWC2HN7AUJYH62RKI/
https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/4/13/870 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200608-0001/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4411-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4412-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4413-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4414-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4419-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4698 Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4699 Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-12770 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-12770 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R54VC7B6MDYKP57AWC2HN7AUJYH62RKI/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ES5C6ZCMALBEBMKNNCTBSLLSYGFZG3FF/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IO5XIQSRI747P4RVVTNX7TUPEOCF4OPU/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/R54VC7B6MDYKP57AWC2HN7AUJYH62RKI/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ES5C6ZCMALBEBMKNNCTBSLLSYGFZG3FF/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IO5XIQSRI747P4RVVTNX7TUPEOCF4OPU/
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 01, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=83c6f2390040f188cc25b270b4befeb5628c1aee Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=83c6f2390040f188cc25b270b4befeb5628c1aee Mailing List, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00012.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00012.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00013.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00013.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ES5C6ZCMALBEBMKNNCTBSLLSYGFZG3FF/ Third Party Advisory https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ES5C6ZCMALBEBMKNNCTBSLLSYGFZG3FF/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IO5XIQSRI747P4RVVTNX7TUPEOCF4OPU/ Third Party Advisory https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IO5XIQSRI747P4RVVTNX7TUPEOCF4OPU/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/R54VC7B6MDYKP57AWC2HN7AUJYH62RKI/ Third Party Advisory https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/R54VC7B6MDYKP57AWC2HN7AUJYH62RKI/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    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/4411-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4411-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4412-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4412-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4413-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4413-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4414-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4414-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4419-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4419-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4698 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4698 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4699 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4699 Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    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:element_software:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:hci_management_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:steelstore_cloud_integrated_storage:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:bootstrap_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:hci_compute_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:a700s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:a700s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h300s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h300s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h500s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h500s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h700s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h700s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h300e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h300e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h500e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h500e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h700e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h700e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h410s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410c_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h410c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h610c_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h610c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h610s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h610s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h615c_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h615c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4414-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 22, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4419-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 15, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4411-1/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4412-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 07, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4413-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 10, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4699 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4698 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 10, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00013.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00012.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 10, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.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]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 26, 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
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ES5C6ZCMALBEBMKNNCTBSLLSYGFZG3FF/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ES5C6ZCMALBEBMKNNCTBSLLSYGFZG3FF/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IO5XIQSRI747P4RVVTNX7TUPEOCF4OPU/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IO5XIQSRI747P4RVVTNX7TUPEOCF4OPU/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/R54VC7B6MDYKP57AWC2HN7AUJYH62RKI/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/R54VC7B6MDYKP57AWC2HN7AUJYH62RKI/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 20, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IO5XIQSRI747P4RVVTNX7TUPEOCF4OPU/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 20, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ES5C6ZCMALBEBMKNNCTBSLLSYGFZG3FF/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 15, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/R54VC7B6MDYKP57AWC2HN7AUJYH62RKI/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 13, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    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://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=83c6f2390040f188cc25b270b4befeb5628c1aee No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=83c6f2390040f188cc25b270b4befeb5628c1aee Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/4/13/870 No Types Assigned https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/4/13/870 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.6.11
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-2020-12770 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-2020-12770 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.05 }} 0.00%

score

0.14157

percentile

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