Bug 1919889 (CVE-2020-0431) - CVE-2020-0431 kernel: possible out of bounds write in kbd_keycode of keyboard.c
Summary: CVE-2020-0431 kernel: possible out of bounds write in kbd_keycode of keyboard.c
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: CVE-2020-0431
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: 1885560 1919890 1921124 1921125 1925128
Blocks: 1919793
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2021-01-25 11:26 UTC by Dhananjay Arunesh
Modified: 2022-04-17 21:06 UTC (History)
46 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2021-05-18 20:38:12 UTC
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2021:2538 0 None None None 2021-06-23 18:06:24 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2021:2541 0 None None None 2021-06-24 11:51:42 UTC

Description Dhananjay Arunesh 2021-01-25 11:26:48 UTC 
In kbd_keycode of keyboard.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a
missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no
additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for
exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-144161459

References:
https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/common/+/cb0a3edf8d00
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2020-09-01
Comment 1 Dhananjay Arunesh 2021-01-25 11:29:12 UTC 
Created kernel tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1919890]
Comment 2 Justin M. Forbes 2021-01-25 17:26:52 UTC 
This was fixed for Fedora with the 5.5 kernel rebases.
Comment 3 Alex 2021-01-27 14:43:42 UTC 
Statement:

This flaw is rated as having a Moderate impact because in the default configuration, the issue can only be triggered by a privileged local user.
Comment 5 Alex 2021-01-27 14:44:52 UTC 
External References:

https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-input/patch/20191207210518.GA181006@dtor-ws/
Comment 6 Alex 2021-01-27 14:48:35 UTC 
Mitigation:

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
Comment 10 errata-xmlrpc 2021-05-18 13:21:01 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2021:1578 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:1578
Comment 11 errata-xmlrpc 2021-05-18 14:41:12 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2021:1739 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:1739
Comment 12 Product Security DevOps Team 2021-05-18 20:38:12 UTC 
This bug is now closed. Further updates for individual products will be reflected on the CVE page(s):

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2020-0431
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