CVE-2020-12652 (Medium) detected in linuxlinux-4.19.237

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CVE-2020-12652 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - linuxlinux-4.19.237

The Linux Kernel

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

Found in HEAD commit: 10c7b674d65d46240997df9855fe104bdf05229c

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (2)

/drivers/message/fusion/mptctl.c /drivers/message/fusion/mptctl.c

Vulnerability Details

The __mptctl_ioctl function in drivers/message/fusion/mptctl.c in the Linux kernel before 5.4.14 allows local users to hold an incorrect lock during the ioctl operation and trigger a race condition, i.e., a "double fetch" vulnerability, aka CID-28d76df18f0a. NOTE: the vendor states "The security impact of this bug is not as bad as it could have been because these operations are all privileged and root already has enormous destructive power."

Publish Date: 2020-05-05

URL: CVE-2020-12652

CVSS 3 Score Details (4.1)

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.14

Release Date: 2020-06-13

Fix Resolution: 5.4.14

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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.

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