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 |
upstream |
Released
(4.20~rc6)
|
| trusty |
Ignored
(was needed ESM criteria)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(4.4.0-142.168)
|
|
| bionic |
Released
(4.15.0-58.64)
|
|
| cosmic |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| disco |
Not vulnerable
(4.19.0-12.13)
|
|
|
Patches: Introduced by 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 |
||
|
linux-flo Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
upstream |
Released
(4.20~rc6)
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
|
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| disco |
Does not exist
|
|
| xenial |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
|
linux-aws Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
upstream |
Released
(4.20~rc6)
|
| trusty |
Released
(4.4.0-1038.41)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(4.4.0-1075.85)
|
|
| bionic |
Released
(4.15.0-1047.49)
|
|
| cosmic |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| disco |
Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1001.1)
|
|
|
linux-azure Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
upstream |
Released
(4.20~rc6)
|
| trusty |
Ignored
(was needed ESM criteria)
|
|
| bionic |
Released
(5.0.0-1014.14~18.04.1)
|
|
| cosmic |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| disco |
Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1001.1)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(4.15.0-1055.60)
|
|
|
linux-aws-hwe Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
upstream |
Released
(4.20~rc6)
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(4.15.0-1047.49~16.04.1)
|
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| disco |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-azure-edge Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(5.0.0-1014.14~18.04.1)
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| disco |
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
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.20~rc6)
|
|
| xenial |
Ignored
(was needs-triage ESM criteria)
|
|
|
linux-gcp Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(4.15.0-1040.42)
|
| cosmic |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| disco |
Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1001.1)
|
|
| 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
|
|
| 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
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.20~rc6)
|
|
| xenial |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
|
|
linux-gke-4.15 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(4.15.0-1040.42)
|
| disco |
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
|
|
| 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
|
|
| 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
|
|
| 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
|
|
| 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
|
|
| 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
(end of life)
|
|
| disco |
Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1001.1)
|
|
| 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
|
|
| 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
|
|
| trusty |
Ignored
(end of life, was ignored)
|
|
| 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
|
|
| trusty |
Ignored
(end of life, was ignored)
|
|
| 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
|
|
| trusty |
Ignored
(end of life, was ignored)
|
|
| 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
|
|
| 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
|
|
| 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
|
|
| 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
|
|
| 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
(end of life)
|
|
| disco |
Released
(4.15.0-1050.57)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.20~rc6)
|
|
| xenial |
Ignored
(end of standard support, was needs-triage)
|
|
|
linux-oracle Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(4.15.0-1021.23)
|
| cosmic |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| disco |
Released
(5.0.0-1004.8)
|
|
| 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
(end of life)
|
|
| disco |
Not vulnerable
(5.0.0-1004.4)
|
|
| 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)
|
|
| 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