CVE-2020-14356
Published: 19 August 2020
A flaw null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel cgroupv2 subsystem in versions before 5.7.10 was found in the way when reboot the system. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
It was discovered that the cgroup v2 subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly perform reference counting in some situations, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly gain administrative privileges.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| sbeattie | commit 1bfba2f4270c64c912 is in the linux-stable tree hash |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
linux Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(4.15.0-118.119)
|
| focal |
Released
(5.4.0-45.49)
|
|
| groovy |
Not vulnerable
(5.8.0-16.17)
|
|
| precise |
Ignored
(was needs-triage ESM criteria)
|
|
| trusty |
Ignored
(was needs-triage ESM criteria)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.8~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.2.0-16.19)
|
|
|
Patches: Introduced by ad0f75e5f57ccbceec13274e1e242f2b5a6397ed Introduced by bd1060a1d67128bb8fbe2e1384c518912cbe54e7 Introduced by 23ec03076333eea8882343af3f82c8ef53350e8c |
||
|
linux-aws Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(4.15.0-1083.87)
|
| focal |
Released
(5.4.0-1022.22)
|
|
| groovy |
Not vulnerable
(5.8.0-1004.4)
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Ignored
(was needs-triage ESM criteria)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.8~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1001.10)
|
|
|
linux-aws-5.0 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Ignored
(was needs-triage now end-of-life)
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.8~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-aws-5.3 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(5.3.0-1034.36)
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.8~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-aws-5.4 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(5.4.0-1022.22~18.04.1)
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.8~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-aws-hwe Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.8~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(4.15.0-1083.87~16.04.1)
|
|
|
linux-azure Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Ignored
(was needs-triage now end-of-life)
|
| focal |
Released
(5.4.0-1023.23)
|
|
| groovy |
Not vulnerable
(5.8.0-1004.4)
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Released
(4.15.0-1096.106~14.04.1)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.8~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(4.15.0-1096.106~16.04.1)
|
|
|
linux-azure-4.15 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(4.15.0-1096.106)
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.8~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-azure-5.3 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Ignored
(was needs-triage now end-of-life)
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.8~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-azure-5.4 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(5.4.0-1023.23~18.04.1)
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.8~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-azure-edge Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Ignored
(was needs-triage now end-of-life)
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.8~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-dell300x Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1005.8)
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.8~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-gcp Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Ignored
(was needs-triage now end-of-life)
|
| focal |
Released
(5.4.0-1022.22)
|
|
| groovy |
Not vulnerable
(5.8.0-1002.2)
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.8~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(4.15.0-1084.95~16.04.1)
|
|
|
linux-gcp-4.15 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(4.15.0-1084.95)
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.8~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-gcp-5.3 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Ignored
(was needs-triage now end-of-life)
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.8~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-gcp-5.4 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(5.4.0-1022.22~18.04.1)
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.8~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-gcp-edge Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Ignored
(was needs-triage now end-of-life)
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.8~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-gke-4.15 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(4.15.0-1070.73)
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.8~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-gke-5.0 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Ignored
(was needed now end-of-life)
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.8~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-gke-5.3 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(5.3.0-1034.36)
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.8~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-gke-5.4 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-1025.25~18.04.1)
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.8~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-gkeop Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| focal |
Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-1008.9)
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.8~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-gkeop-5.4 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-1001.1)
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.8~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-hwe Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(5.3.0-66.60)
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.8~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(4.15.0-118.119~16.04.1)
|
|
|
linux-hwe-5.4 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(5.4.0-45.49~18.04.2)
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.8~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-hwe-5.8 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| focal |
Not vulnerable
(5.8.0-23.24~20.04.1)
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.8~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-hwe-edge Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Ignored
(was needs-triage now end-of-life)
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.8~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Ignored
(was needs-triage now end-of-life)
|
|
|
linux-kvm Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(4.15.0-1075.76)
|
| focal |
Released
(5.4.0-1021.21)
|
|
| groovy |
Not vulnerable
(5.8.0-1001.1)
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.8~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1004.9)
|
|
|
linux-lts-trusty Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Ignored
(was needs-triage ESM criteria)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.8~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-lts-xenial Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Ignored
(was needs-triage ESM criteria)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.8~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-oem Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(4.15.0-1097.107)
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.8~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Ignored
(was needs-triage now end-of-life)
|
|
|
linux-oem-5.10 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| focal |
Not vulnerable
(5.10.0-1008.9)
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.8~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-oem-5.6 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| focal |
Released
(5.6.0-1021.21)
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.8~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-oem-osp1 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Ignored
(was needed now end-of-life)
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.8~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-oracle Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(4.15.0-1054.58)
|
| focal |
Released
(5.4.0-1022.22)
|
|
| groovy |
Not vulnerable
(5.8.0-1001.1)
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.8~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(4.15.0-1054.58~16.04.1)
|
|
|
linux-oracle-5.0 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Ignored
(was needs-triage now end-of-life)
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.8~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-oracle-5.3 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Ignored
(was needs-triage now end-of-life)
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.8~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-oracle-5.4 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(5.4.0-1022.22~18.04.1)
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.8~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-raspi Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| focal |
Released
(5.4.0-1016.17)
|
|
| groovy |
Not vulnerable
(5.4.0-1016.17)
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.8~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-raspi-5.4 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(5.4.0-1016.17~18.04.1)
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.8~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-raspi2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(4.15.0-1071.75)
|
| focal |
Ignored
(was needs-triage now end-of-life)
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.8~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.2.0-1013.19)
|
|
|
linux-raspi2-5.3 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(5.3.0-1032.34)
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.8~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-riscv Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| focal |
Released
(5.4.0-31.35)
|
|
| groovy |
Not vulnerable
(5.8.0-1.1)
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.8~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
linux-snapdragon Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(4.15.0-1087.95)
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(5.8~rc5)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1013.15)
|
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.8 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-14356
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=208003
- https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/CAM_iQpUKQJrj8wE+Qa8NGR3P0L+5Uz=qo-O5+k_P60HzTde6aw%40mail.gmail.com/t/
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4483-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4484-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4526-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian