Vulnerabilities > CVE-2018-20961 - Double Free vulnerability in Linux Kernel

047910
CVSS 9.8 - CRITICAL
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
network
low complexity
linux
CWE-415
critical
nessus
NVD
Published: 2019-08-07
Updated: 2024-11-21

Summary

In the Linux kernel before 4.16.4, a double free vulnerability in the f_midi_set_alt function of drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_midi.c in the f_midi driver may allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Linux
539

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Nessus

  • NASL familySlackware Local Security Checks
    NASL idSLACKWARE_SSA_2019-238-01.NASL
    descriptionNew kernel packages are available for Slackware 14.2 to fix a security issue.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id128274
    published2019-08-27
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/128274
    titleSlackware 14.2 : Slackware 14.2 kernel (SSA:2019-238-01)
    code
    #
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Slackware Security Advisory 2019-238-01. The text 
# itself is copyright (C) Slackware Linux, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(128274);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/12/31");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2018-20961");
  script_xref(name:"SSA", value:"2019-238-01");

  script_name(english:"Slackware 14.2 : Slackware 14.2 kernel (SSA:2019-238-01)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks for updated packages in /var/log/packages");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Slackware host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"New kernel packages are available for Slackware 14.2 to fix a
security issue."
  );
  # http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2019&m=slackware-security.687785
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?4e711dc4"
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:kernel-firmware");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:kernel-generic");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:kernel-generic-smp");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:kernel-headers");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:kernel-huge");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:kernel-huge-smp");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:kernel-modules");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:kernel-modules-smp");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:kernel-source");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:14.2");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2019/08/07");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2019/08/26");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2019/08/27");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Slackware Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Slackware/release", "Host/Slackware/packages");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("slackware.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Slackware/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Slackware");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Slackware/packages")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Slackware", cpu);


flag = 0;
if (slackware_check(osver:"14.2", pkgname:"kernel-firmware", pkgver:"20190821_c0fb3d9", pkgarch:"noarch", pkgnum:"1")) flag++;
if (slackware_check(osver:"14.2", pkgname:"kernel-generic", pkgver:"4.4.190", pkgarch:"i586", pkgnum:"1")) flag++;
if (slackware_check(osver:"14.2", pkgname:"kernel-generic-smp", pkgver:"4.4.190_smp", pkgarch:"i686", pkgnum:"1")) flag++;
if (slackware_check(osver:"14.2", pkgname:"kernel-headers", pkgver:"4.4.190_smp", pkgarch:"x86", pkgnum:"1")) flag++;
if (slackware_check(osver:"14.2", pkgname:"kernel-huge", pkgver:"4.4.190", pkgarch:"i586", pkgnum:"1")) flag++;
if (slackware_check(osver:"14.2", pkgname:"kernel-huge-smp", pkgver:"4.4.190_smp", pkgarch:"i686", pkgnum:"1")) flag++;
if (slackware_check(osver:"14.2", pkgname:"kernel-modules", pkgver:"4.4.190", pkgarch:"i586", pkgnum:"1")) flag++;
if (slackware_check(osver:"14.2", pkgname:"kernel-modules-smp", pkgver:"4.4.190_smp", pkgarch:"i686", pkgnum:"1")) flag++;
if (slackware_check(osver:"14.2", pkgname:"kernel-source", pkgver:"4.4.190_smp", pkgarch:"noarch", pkgnum:"1")) flag++;
if (slackware_check(osver:"14.2", arch:"x86_64", pkgname:"kernel-firmware", pkgver:"20190821_c0fb3d9", pkgarch:"noarch", pkgnum:"1")) flag++;
if (slackware_check(osver:"14.2", arch:"x86_64", pkgname:"kernel-generic", pkgver:"4.4.190", pkgarch:"x86_64", pkgnum:"1")) flag++;
if (slackware_check(osver:"14.2", arch:"x86_64", pkgname:"kernel-headers", pkgver:"4.4.190", pkgarch:"x86", pkgnum:"1")) flag++;
if (slackware_check(osver:"14.2", arch:"x86_64", pkgname:"kernel-huge", pkgver:"4.4.190", pkgarch:"x86_64", pkgnum:"1")) flag++;
if (slackware_check(osver:"14.2", arch:"x86_64", pkgname:"kernel-modules", pkgver:"4.4.190", pkgarch:"x86_64", pkgnum:"1")) flag++;
if (slackware_check(osver:"14.2", arch:"x86_64", pkgname:"kernel-source", pkgver:"4.4.190", pkgarch:"noarch", pkgnum:"1")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:slackware_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
  • NASL familyUbuntu Local Security Checks
    NASL idUBUNTU_USN-4145-1.NASL
    descriptionIt was discovered that a race condition existed in the GFS2 file system in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2016-10905) It was discovered that the IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate socket options in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-18509) It was discovered that the USB gadget Midi driver in the Linux kernel contained a double-free vulnerability when handling certain error conditions. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2018-20961) It was discovered that the XFS file system in the Linux kernel did not properly handle mount failures in some situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-20976) It was discovered that the Intel Wi-Fi device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly validate certain Tunneled Direct Link Setup (TDLS). A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (Wi-Fi disconnect). (CVE-2019-0136) It was discovered that the Bluetooth UART implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly check for missing tty operations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2019-10207) It was discovered that an integer overflow existed in the Linux kernel when reference counting pages, leading to potential use-after-free issues. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-11487) It was discovered that the GTCO tablet input driver in the Linux kernel did not properly bounds check the initial HID report sent by the device. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-13631) It was discovered that the Raremono AM/FM/SW radio device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly allocate memory, leading to a use-after-free. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-15211) It was discovered that a race condition existed in the CPiA2 video4linux device driver for the Linux kernel, leading to a use-after-free. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-15215) It was discovered that the Atheros mobile chipset driver in the Linux kernel did not properly validate data in some situations. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2019-15926). Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id129491
    published2019-10-01
    reporterUbuntu Security Notice (C) 2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/129491
    titleUbuntu 16.04 LTS : linux, linux-aws, linux-kvm, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities (USN-4145-1)
    code
    #
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4145-1. The text 
# itself is copyright (C) Canonical, Inc. See 
# <http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/>. Ubuntu(R) is a registered 
# trademark of Canonical, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(129491);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/12/23");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-10905", "CVE-2017-18509", "CVE-2018-20961", "CVE-2018-20976", "CVE-2019-0136", "CVE-2019-10207", "CVE-2019-11487", "CVE-2019-13631", "CVE-2019-15211", "CVE-2019-15215", "CVE-2019-15926");
  script_xref(name:"USN", value:"4145-1");

  script_name(english:"Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : linux, linux-aws, linux-kvm, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities (USN-4145-1)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for updated packages.");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related
patches."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"It was discovered that a race condition existed in the GFS2 file
system in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could possibly use this
to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2016-10905)

It was discovered that the IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel did
not properly validate socket options in some situations. A local
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-18509)

It was discovered that the USB gadget Midi driver in the Linux kernel
contained a double-free vulnerability when handling certain error
conditions. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of
service (system crash). (CVE-2018-20961)

It was discovered that the XFS file system in the Linux kernel did not
properly handle mount failures in some situations. A local attacker
could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-20976)

It was discovered that the Intel Wi-Fi device driver in the Linux
kernel did not properly validate certain Tunneled Direct Link Setup
(TDLS). A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a
denial of service (Wi-Fi disconnect). (CVE-2019-0136)

It was discovered that the Bluetooth UART implementation in the Linux
kernel did not properly check for missing tty operations. A local
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2019-10207)

It was discovered that an integer overflow existed in the Linux kernel
when reference counting pages, leading to potential use-after-free
issues. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service
(system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-11487)

It was discovered that the GTCO tablet input driver in the Linux
kernel did not properly bounds check the initial HID report sent by
the device. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a
denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2019-13631)

It was discovered that the Raremono AM/FM/SW radio device driver in
the Linux kernel did not properly allocate memory, leading to a
use-after-free. A physically proximate attacker could use this to
cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2019-15211)

It was discovered that a race condition existed in the CPiA2
video4linux device driver for the Linux kernel, leading to a
use-after-free. A physically proximate attacker could use this to
cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2019-15215)

It was discovered that the Atheros mobile chipset driver in the Linux
kernel did not properly validate data in some situations. An attacker
could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
(CVE-2019-15926).

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable
has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
without introducing additional issues."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4145-1/"
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4-aws");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4-generic");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4-generic-lpae");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4-kvm");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4-lowlatency");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4-raspi2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4-snapdragon");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-aws");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-generic");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-generic-lpae");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-kvm");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-lowlatency");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-raspi2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-snapdragon");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-virtual");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2019/04/23");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2019/10/01");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2019/10/01");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Ubuntu Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl", "linux_alt_patch_detect.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/Ubuntu", "Host/Ubuntu/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("ubuntu.inc");
include("ksplice.inc");

if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled") ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/Ubuntu/release");
if ( isnull(release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Ubuntu");
release = chomp(release);
if (! preg(pattern:"^(16\.04)$", string:release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Ubuntu 16.04", "Ubuntu " + release);
if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l") ) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Ubuntu", cpu);

if (get_one_kb_item("Host/ksplice/kernel-cves"))
{
  rm_kb_item(name:"Host/uptrack-uname-r");
  cve_list = make_list("CVE-2016-10905", "CVE-2017-18509", "CVE-2018-20961", "CVE-2018-20976", "CVE-2019-0136", "CVE-2019-10207", "CVE-2019-11487", "CVE-2019-13631", "CVE-2019-15211", "CVE-2019-15215", "CVE-2019-15926");
  if (ksplice_cves_check(cve_list))
  {
    audit(AUDIT_PATCH_INSTALLED, "KSplice hotfix for USN-4145-1");
  }
  else
  {
    _ubuntu_report = ksplice_reporting_text();
  }
}

flag = 0;

if (ubuntu_check(osver:"16.04", pkgname:"linux-image-4.4.0-1059-kvm", pkgver:"4.4.0-1059.66")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"16.04", pkgname:"linux-image-4.4.0-1095-aws", pkgver:"4.4.0-1095.106")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"16.04", pkgname:"linux-image-4.4.0-1123-raspi2", pkgver:"4.4.0-1123.132")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"16.04", pkgname:"linux-image-4.4.0-1127-snapdragon", pkgver:"4.4.0-1127.135")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"16.04", pkgname:"linux-image-4.4.0-165-generic", pkgver:"4.4.0-165.193")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"16.04", pkgname:"linux-image-4.4.0-165-generic-lpae", pkgver:"4.4.0-165.193")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"16.04", pkgname:"linux-image-4.4.0-165-lowlatency", pkgver:"4.4.0-165.193")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"16.04", pkgname:"linux-image-aws", pkgver:"4.4.0.1095.99")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"16.04", pkgname:"linux-image-generic", pkgver:"4.4.0.165.173")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"16.04", pkgname:"linux-image-generic-lpae", pkgver:"4.4.0.165.173")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"16.04", pkgname:"linux-image-kvm", pkgver:"4.4.0.1059.59")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"16.04", pkgname:"linux-image-lowlatency", pkgver:"4.4.0.165.173")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"16.04", pkgname:"linux-image-raspi2", pkgver:"4.4.0.1123.123")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"16.04", pkgname:"linux-image-snapdragon", pkgver:"4.4.0.1127.119")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"16.04", pkgname:"linux-image-virtual", pkgver:"4.4.0.165.173")) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
    extra      : ubuntu_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = ubuntu_pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "linux-image-4.4-aws / linux-image-4.4-generic / etc");
}

References