Vulnerability · Published Sep 17, 2020 · Assigned by google_android
CVE-2020-0404
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Android. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 14% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 85.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In uvc_scan_chain_forward of uvc_driver.c, there is a possible linked list corruption due to an unusual root cause. This could lead to local escalation of privilege in the kernel with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-111893654References: Upstream kernel
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | bpftool | 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:1988 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel | 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:1988 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-abi-stablelists | 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:1988 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-core | 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:1988 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-cross-headers | 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:1988 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug | 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:1988 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug-core | 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:1988 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug-devel | 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:1988 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug-modules | 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:1988 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug-modules-extra | 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:1988 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-devel | 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:1988 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-doc | 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:1988 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-headers | 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:1988 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-modules | 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:1988 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-modules-extra | 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:1988 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-tools | 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:1988 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-tools-libs | 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:1988 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-tools-libs-devel | 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:1988 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | perf | 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:1988 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | python3-perf | 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8 | ALSA-2022:1988 |
| Debian:12 | linux | 5.4.19-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-0404 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 5.4.19-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-0404 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 5.4.19-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-0404 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | kernel | 0:4.18.0-372.9.1.el8 | RLSA-2022:1988 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | kernel-rt | 0:4.18.0-372.9.1.rt7.166.el8 | RLSA-2022:1975 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-0404 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-0404 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-0404 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-0404 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2020-09-01 x_refsource_MISC
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1586 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1655 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html x_refsource_MISC