What is CVE-2020-13143?

CVE-2020-13143 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 out of 10, classified as a Out-of-bounds Read flaw (CWE-125). CVE-2020-13143 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-13143?

CVE-2020-13143 has a CVSS score of 6.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-13143?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2020-13143. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2020-13143 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-13143 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)?

The product reads data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/125.html

CVE-2020-13143

Medium

gadget_dev_desc_UDC_store in drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c in the Linux kernel 3.16 through 5.6.13 relies on kstrdup without considering the possibility of an internal '\0' value, which allows attackers to trigger an out-of-bounds read, aka CID-15753588bcd4.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2020-05-18

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

6.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-125

CVE-2020-13143 is a Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability

What is Out-of-bounds Read?

The product reads data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2020-13143 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00022.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00008.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00012.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00013.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Security
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200608-0001/

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4411-1/

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4412-1/

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4413-1/

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4414-1/

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4419-1/

Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4698

Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4699

Third Party Advisory
Spinics
https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-usb/msg194331.html

Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/?id=d126cf46f829d146dde3e6a8963e095ac6cfcd1c
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=15753588bcd4bbffae1cca33c8ced5722477fe1f
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2020-13143

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2020-05-18

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-13143?

CVE-2020-13143 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 out of 10 , classified as an Out-of-bounds Read flaw (CWE-125) . CVE-2020-13143 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-13143?

CVE-2020-13143 has a CVSS score of 6.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-13143?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2020-13143. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2020-13143 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2020-13143 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)?

The product reads data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. View CWE-125 on MITRE CWE →