What is CVE-2020-12652?

CVE-2020-12652 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.1 out of 10, classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362). CVE-2020-12652 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-12652?

CVE-2020-12652 has a CVSS score of 4.1 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-12652?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2020-12652 patch availability.

Is CVE-2020-12652 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-12652 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Race Condition (CWE-362)?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/362.html

CVE-2020-12652

Medium

The __mptctl_ioctl function in drivers/message/fusion/mptctl.c in the Linux kernel before 5.4.14 allows local users to hold an incorrect lock during the ioctl operation and trigger a race condition, i.e., a "double fetch" vulnerability, aka CID-28d76df18f0a. NOTE: the vendor states "The security impact of this bug is not as bad as it could have been because these operations are all privileged and root already has enormous destructive power."

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2020-05-05

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

4.1

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-362

CVE-2020-12652 is a Race Condition vulnerability

What is Race Condition?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

9 total

Kernel.org
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.14

Release Notes Vendor Advisory
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=28d76df18f0ad5bcf5fa48510b225f0ed262a99b

Patch Vendor Advisory
GitHub
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/28d76df18f0ad5bcf5fa48510b225f0ed262a99b

Patch Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00022.html
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.html

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2020-12652

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.1 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2020-05-05

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-12652?

CVE-2020-12652 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.1 out of 10 , classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362) . CVE-2020-12652 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-12652?

CVE-2020-12652 has a CVSS score of 4.1 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-12652?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2020-12652 patch availability.
Is CVE-2020-12652 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2020-12652 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.