CVE-2020-12771
Publication date 9 May 2020
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.6.11. btree_gc_coalesce in drivers/md/bcache/btree.c has a deadlock if a coalescing operation fails.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
It was discovered that the bcache subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly release a lock in some error conditions. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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linux | ||
20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 5.4.0-45.49
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.15.0-115.116
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.4.0-187.217
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14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored | |
linux-aws | ||
20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 5.4.0-1022.22
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.15.0-1080.84
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.4.0-1112.124
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 4.4.0-1076.80
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linux-aws-5.0 | ||
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-aws-5.3 | ||
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 5.3.0-1033.35
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16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-aws-5.4 | ||
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 5.4.0-1022.22~18.04.1
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16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-aws-hwe | ||
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.15.0-1080.84~16.04.1
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-azure | ||
20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 5.4.0-1023.23
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18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored | |
16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.15.0-1093.103~16.04.1
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 4.15.0-1093.103~14.04.1
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linux-azure-4.15 | ||
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.15.0-1093.103
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16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-azure-5.3 | ||
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 5.3.0-1035.36
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16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-azure-5.4 | ||
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 5.4.0-1023.23~18.04.1
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16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-azure-edge | ||
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-gcp | ||
20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 5.4.0-1022.22
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18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored | |
16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.15.0-1081.92~16.04.1
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-gcp-4.15 | ||
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.15.0-1081.92
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16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-gcp-5.3 | ||
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-gcp-5.4 | ||
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 5.4.0-1022.22~18.04.1
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16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-gcp-edge | ||
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-gke-4.15 | ||
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.15.0-1067.70
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16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-gke-5.0 | ||
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 5.0.0-1046.47
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16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-gke-5.3 | ||
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 5.3.0-1033.35
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16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-gke-5.4 | ||
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-gkeop-5.4 | ||
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-hwe | ||
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 5.3.0-65.59
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.15.0-115.116~16.04.1
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-hwe-5.4 | ||
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 5.4.0-45.49~18.04.2
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16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-hwe-5.8 | ||
20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-hwe-edge | ||
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-kvm | ||
20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 5.4.0-1021.21
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.15.0-1072.73
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.4.0-1078.85
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-lts-trusty | ||
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-lts-xenial | ||
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 4.4.0-187.217~14.04.1
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linux-oem | ||
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.15.0-1094.104
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16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-oem-5.6 | ||
20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 5.6.0-1031.32
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18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-oem-osp1 | ||
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 5.0.0-1067.72
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16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-oracle | ||
20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 5.4.0-1022.22
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.15.0-1051.55
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.15.0-1051.55~16.04.1
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-oracle-5.0 | ||
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-oracle-5.3 | ||
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-oracle-5.4 | ||
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 5.4.0-1022.22~18.04.1
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16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-raspi | ||
20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 5.4.0-1016.17
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18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-raspi-5.4 | ||
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 5.4.0-1016.17~18.04.1
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16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-raspi2 | ||
20.04 LTS focal | Ignored | |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.15.0-1068.72
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.4.0-1137.146
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-raspi2-5.3 | ||
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 5.3.0-1032.34
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16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-riscv | ||
20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 5.4.0-31.35
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18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
linux-snapdragon | ||
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 4.15.0-1084.92
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 4.4.0-1141.149
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
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Get Ubuntu ProSeverity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 5.5 · Medium |
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
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- USN-4485-1
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Other references
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/4/26/87
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/colyli/bcache-patches.git/tree/for-test/0001-bcache-fix-potential-deadlock-problem-in-btree_gc_co.patch
- https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/8a6f5fe3-33f9-48e2-e347-05781c3295fd@huawei.com/
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-12771