Vulnerability · Published Aug 11, 2020 · Assigned by google_android
CVE-2020-0256
Medium 6.8
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 12% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 88.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In LoadPartitionTable of gpt.cc, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege when inserting a malicious USB device, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10 Android-8.0Android ID: A-152874864
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | gdisk | 1.0.3-11.el8 | ALSA-2022:7700 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | gptfdisk | 1.0.6-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-0256 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | gptfdisk | 1.0.6-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-0256 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | gptfdisk | 1.0.6-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-0256 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | gptfdisk | 1.0.6-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-0256 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | gptfdisk | 1.0.6-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-0256 |
| Debian:12 | gdisk | 1.0.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-0256 |
| Debian:13 | gdisk | 1.0.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-0256 |
| Debian:14 | gdisk | 1.0.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-0256 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | gdisk | 0:1.0.3-11.el8 | RLSA-2022:7700 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | gdisk | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-0256 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2020-08-01 x_refsource_MISC
- [debian-lts-announce] 20210208 [SECURITY] [DLA 2549-1] gdisk security update mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST