CVE-2018-20169
Published: 17 December 2018
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4.19.9. The USB subsystem mishandles size checks during the reading of an extra descriptor, related to __usb_get_extra_descriptor in drivers/usb/core/usb.c.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
Hui Peng and Mathias Payer discovered that the USB subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle size checks when handling an extra USB descriptor. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| tyhicks | This issue requires physical access and, therefore, is being rated as a low priority issue |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
linux Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(4.15.0-58.64)
|
| cosmic |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| disco |
Not vulnerable
(4.19.0-12.13)
|
|
| precise |
Ignored
(was needs-triage ESM criteria)
|
|
| trusty |
Ignored
(was needed ESM criteria)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.20~rc6)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(4.4.0-142.168)
|
|
|
Patches: Introduced by 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 |
||
|
linux-aws Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(4.15.0-1047.49)
|
| cosmic |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| disco |
Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1001.1)
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Released
(4.4.0-1038.41)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.20~rc6)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(4.4.0-1075.85)
|
|
|
linux-aws-hwe Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| disco |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.20~rc6)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(4.15.0-1047.49~16.04.1)
|
|
|
linux-azure Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(5.0.0-1014.14~18.04.1)
|
| cosmic |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| disco |
Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1001.1)
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Ignored
(was needed ESM criteria)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.20~rc6)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(4.15.0-1055.60)
|
|
|
linux-azure-edge Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(5.0.0-1014.14~18.04.1)
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| disco |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.20~rc6)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(4.15.0-1055.60)
|
|
|
linux-euclid Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| disco |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.20~rc6)
|
|
| xenial |
Ignored
(was needs-triage ESM criteria)
|
|
|
linux-flo Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| disco |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.20~rc6)
|
|
| xenial |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
|
linux-gcp Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(4.15.0-1040.42)
|
| cosmic |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| disco |
Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1001.1)
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.20~rc6)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(4.15.0-1040.42~16.04.1)
|
|
|
linux-gcp-edge Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(4.15.0-1040.42)
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| disco |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.20~rc6)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-gke Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| disco |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.20~rc6)
|
|
| xenial |
Ignored
(end-of-life)
|
|
|
linux-gke-4.15 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(4.15.0-1040.42)
|
| disco |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.20~rc6)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-gke-5.0 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1011.11~18.04.1)
|
| disco |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.20~rc6)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-goldfish Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| disco |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.20~rc6)
|
|
| xenial |
Ignored
(end-of-life)
|
|
|
linux-grouper Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| disco |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.20~rc6)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-hwe Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(5.0.0-23.24~18.04.1)
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| disco |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.20~rc6)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(4.15.0-58.64~16.04.1)
|
|
|
linux-hwe-edge Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-15.16~18.04.1)
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| disco |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.20~rc6)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(4.15.0-58.64~16.04.1)
|
|
|
linux-kvm Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(4.15.0-1042.42)
|
| cosmic |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| disco |
Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1001.1)
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.20~rc6)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(4.4.0-1040.46)
|
|
|
linux-lts-trusty Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| disco |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Ignored
(was needs-triage ESM criteria)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.20~rc6)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-lts-utopic Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| disco |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [end-of-life])
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.20~rc6)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-lts-vivid Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| disco |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [end-of-life])
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.20~rc6)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-lts-wily Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| disco |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [end-of-life])
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.20~rc6)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-lts-xenial Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| disco |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Released
(4.4.0-142.168~14.04.1)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.20~rc6)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-maguro Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| disco |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.20~rc6)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-mako Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| disco |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.20~rc6)
|
|
| xenial |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
|
linux-manta Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| disco |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.20~rc6)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-oem Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(4.15.0-1050.57)
|
| cosmic |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| disco |
Released
(4.15.0-1050.57)
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.20~rc6)
|
|
| xenial |
Ignored
(was needs-triage now end-of-life)
|
|
|
linux-oracle Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(4.15.0-1021.23)
|
| cosmic |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| disco |
Released
(5.0.0-1004.8)
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.20~rc6)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(4.15.0-1021.23~16.04.1)
|
|
|
linux-raspi2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(4.15.0-1043.46)
|
| cosmic |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| disco |
Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1004.4)
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.20~rc6)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(4.4.0-1103.111)
|
|
|
linux-snapdragon Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(4.15.0-1060.66)
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| disco |
Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1010.10)
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.20~rc6)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(4.4.0-1107.112)
|
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 6.8 |
| Attack vector | Physical |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-20169
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/704620afc70cf47abb9d6a1a57f3825d2bca49cf
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3879-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3879-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4094-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4118-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian