CVE-2020-11669
Published: 10 April 2020
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.2 on the powerpc platform. arch/powerpc/kernel/idle_book3s.S does not have save/restore functionality for PNV_POWERSAVE_AMR, PNV_POWERSAVE_UAMOR, and PNV_POWERSAVE_AMOR, aka CID-53a712bae5dd.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
David Gibson discovered that the Linux kernel on Power9 CPUs did not properly save and restore Authority Mask registers state in some situations. A local attacker in a guest VM could use this to cause a denial of service (host system crash).
Notes
Author | Note |
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cascardo | The announcement on oss-sec mentions 4.10 as the first affected kernel. |
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
---|---|---|
linux-aws Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(4.15.0-1067.71)
|
eoan |
Not vulnerable
(5.3.0-1003.3)
|
|
focal |
Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-1005.5)
|
|
trusty |
Ignored
(was needed ESM criteria)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(5.2~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1001.10)
|
|
linux-aws-5.0 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
eoan |
Does not exist
|
|
focal |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(5.2~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-aws-5.3 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(5.3.0-1016.17~18.04.1)
|
eoan |
Does not exist
|
|
focal |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(5.2~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-azure-4.15 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(4.15.0-1083.93)
|
eoan |
Does not exist
|
|
focal |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(5.2~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
linux Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(4.15.0-101.102)
|
eoan |
Not vulnerable
(5.2.0-8.9)
|
|
focal |
Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-9.12)
|
|
trusty |
Ignored
(was needed ESM criteria)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(5.2~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.2.0-16.19)
|
|
Patches: Introduced by ee97b6b99f42285d29d439f2e5376e03b2760e09 |
||
linux-aws-hwe Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
eoan |
Does not exist
|
|
focal |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(5.2~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Released
(4.15.0-1067.71~16.04.1)
|
|
linux-azure Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
eoan |
Not vulnerable
(5.3.0-1002.2)
|
|
focal |
Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-1006.6)
|
|
trusty |
Ignored
(was needed ESM criteria)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(5.2~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Released
(4.15.0-1083.93~16.04.1)
|
|
linux-azure-5.3 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(5.3.0-1007.8~18.04.1)
|
eoan |
Does not exist
|
|
focal |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(5.2~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-azure-edge Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
eoan |
Does not exist
|
|
focal |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(5.2~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-gcp Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
eoan |
Not vulnerable
(5.3.0-1003.3)
|
|
focal |
Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-1005.5)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(5.2~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(powerpc only)
|
|
linux-gcp-5.3 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(5.3.0-1008.9~18.04.1)
|
eoan |
Does not exist
|
|
focal |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(5.2~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-gcp-edge Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
eoan |
Does not exist
|
|
focal |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(5.2~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-gke-4.15 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(4.15.0-1059.62)
|
eoan |
Does not exist
|
|
focal |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(5.2~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-gke-5.0 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(5.0.0-1037.38)
|
eoan |
Does not exist
|
|
focal |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(5.2~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-gke-5.3 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(5.3.0-1011.12~18.04.1)
|
eoan |
Does not exist
|
|
focal |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(5.2~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-hwe Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(5.3.0-26.28~18.04.1)
|
eoan |
Does not exist
|
|
focal |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(5.2~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Released
(4.15.0-101.102~16.04.1)
|
|
linux-hwe-edge Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
eoan |
Does not exist
|
|
focal |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(5.2~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
|
linux-kvm Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(4.15.0-1060.61)
|
eoan |
Not vulnerable
(5.3.0-1003.3)
|
|
focal |
Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-1004.4)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(5.2~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1004.9)
|
|
linux-lts-trusty Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
eoan |
Does not exist
|
|
focal |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(5.2~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-lts-xenial Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
eoan |
Does not exist
|
|
focal |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Ignored
(was needed ESM criteria)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(5.2~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-oem Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(4.15.0-1081.91)
|
eoan |
Not vulnerable
(powerpc only)
|
|
focal |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(5.2~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Ignored
(end of standard support, was needs-triage)
|
|
linux-oem-5.6 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
eoan |
Does not exist
|
|
focal |
Not vulnerable
(5.6.0-1007.7)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(5.2~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-oem-osp1 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(5.0.0-1052.57)
|
eoan |
Not vulnerable
(powerpc only)
|
|
focal |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(5.2~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-oracle Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(4.15.0-1039.43)
|
eoan |
Not vulnerable
(5.3.0-1002.2)
|
|
focal |
Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-1005.5)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(5.2~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Released
(4.15.0-1039.43~16.04.1)
|
|
linux-oracle-5.0 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
eoan |
Does not exist
|
|
focal |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(5.2~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-oracle-5.3 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(5.3.0-1011.12~18.04.1)
|
eoan |
Does not exist
|
|
focal |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(5.2~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-raspi Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
eoan |
Does not exist
|
|
focal |
Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-1007.7)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(5.2~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-raspi2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(4.15.0-1062.66)
|
eoan |
Not vulnerable
(5.3.0-1005.6)
|
|
focal |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(5.2~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.2.0-1013.19)
|
|
linux-raspi2-5.3 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(5.3.0-1017.19~18.04.1)
|
eoan |
Does not exist
|
|
focal |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(5.2~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-riscv Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
eoan |
Does not exist
|
|
focal |
Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-24.28)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(5.2~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-snapdragon Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(4.15.0-1079.86)
|
eoan |
Does not exist
|
|
focal |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(5.2~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1020.23)
|
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 5.5 |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | Low |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-11669
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/53a712bae5dd919521a58d7bad773b949358add0
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.2
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=53a712bae5dd919521a58d7bad773b949358add0
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/53a712bae5dd919521a58d7bad773b949358add0
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/15/1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4363-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4368-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian