CVE-2020-13143 (Medium) detected in linuxlinux-4.1.18

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CVE-2020-13143 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - linuxlinux-4.1.18

Apache Software Foundation (ASF)

Library home page: https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/?wsslib=linux

Found in HEAD commit: 9cafd1b39d091c76656512d15c90a6952f088074

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (2)

/drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c /drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c

Vulnerability Details

gadget_dev_desc_UDC_store in drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c in the Linux kernel 3.16 through 5.6.13 relies on kstrdup without considering the possibility of an internal '\0' value, which allows attackers to trigger an out-of-bounds read, aka CID-15753588bcd4.

Publish Date: 2020-05-18

URL: CVE-2020-13143

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.5)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: Required - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: High

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Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-13143

Release Date: 2020-05-18

Fix Resolution: v5.7-rc6

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:heavy_check_mark: This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.