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CVE-2020-12888

Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

Published: May 15, 2020 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
5.3
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
4.7 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
5.3 IMPORTANT
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12888
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/755.html

The VFIO PCI driver in the Linux kernel through 5.6.13 mishandles attempts to access disabled memory space.

Weakness

The product does not handle or incorrectly handles an exceptional condition.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Linux_kernelLinux*5.6.13 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatkernel-rt-0:3.10.0-1127.13.1.rt56.1110.el7*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatkernel-0:3.10.0-1127.13.1.el7*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatkernel-alt-0:4.14.0-115.26.1.el7a*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 Advanced Update SupportRedHatkernel-0:3.10.0-327.89.1.el7*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Advanced Update SupportRedHatkernel-0:3.10.0-514.78.1.el7*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Telco Extended Update SupportRedHatkernel-0:3.10.0-514.78.1.el7*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRedHatkernel-0:3.10.0-514.78.1.el7*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Advanced Update SupportRedHatkernel-0:3.10.0-693.71.2.el7*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Telco Extended Update SupportRedHatkernel-0:3.10.0-693.71.2.el7*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRedHatkernel-0:3.10.0-693.71.2.el7*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 Extended Update SupportRedHatkernel-0:3.10.0-957.56.1.el7*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Extended Update SupportRedHatkernel-0:3.10.0-1062.30.1.el7*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8RedHatkernel-rt-0:4.18.0-193.13.2.rt13.65.el8_2*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8RedHatkernel-0:4.18.0-193.13.2.el8_2*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRedHatkernel-0:4.18.0-80.27.1.el8_0*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Extended Update SupportRedHatkernel-0:4.18.0-147.24.2.el8_1*
Red Hat Virtualization 4.2 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 EUSRedHatkernel-0:3.10.0-957.56.1.el7*
LinuxUbuntubionic*
LinuxUbuntueoan*
LinuxUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
LinuxUbuntuesm-infra/bionic*
LinuxUbuntuesm-infra/focal*
LinuxUbuntuesm-infra/xenial*
LinuxUbuntufocal*
LinuxUbuntuprecise/esm*
LinuxUbuntutrusty*
LinuxUbuntutrusty/esm*
LinuxUbuntuupstream*
LinuxUbuntuxenial*
Linux-allwinnerUbuntuupstream*
Linux-allwinner-5.19Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-awsUbuntubionic*
Linux-awsUbuntueoan*
Linux-awsUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
Linux-awsUbuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Linux-awsUbuntuesm-infra/focal*
Linux-awsUbuntuesm-infra/xenial*
Linux-awsUbuntufocal*
Linux-awsUbuntutrusty*
Linux-awsUbuntutrusty/esm*
Linux-awsUbuntuupstream*
Linux-awsUbuntuxenial*
Linux-aws-5.0Ubuntubionic*
Linux-aws-5.0Ubuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Linux-aws-5.0Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-aws-5.11Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-aws-5.13Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-aws-5.15Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-aws-5.19Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-aws-5.3Ubuntubionic*
Linux-aws-5.3Ubuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Linux-aws-5.3Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-aws-5.4Ubuntubionic*
Linux-aws-5.4Ubuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Linux-aws-5.4Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-aws-5.8Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-aws-6.14Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-aws-6.2Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-aws-6.5Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-aws-6.8Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-aws-fipsUbuntufips-updates/bionic*
Linux-aws-fipsUbuntufips-updates/focal*
Linux-aws-fipsUbuntufips/bionic*
Linux-aws-fipsUbuntufips/focal*
Linux-aws-fipsUbuntutrusty*
Linux-aws-fipsUbuntuupstream*
Linux-aws-fipsUbuntuxenial*
Linux-aws-hweUbuntuesm-infra/xenial*
Linux-aws-hweUbuntuupstream*
Linux-aws-hweUbuntuxenial*
Linux-azureUbuntubionic*
Linux-azureUbuntueoan*
Linux-azureUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
Linux-azureUbuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Linux-azureUbuntuesm-infra/focal*
Linux-azureUbuntuesm-infra/xenial*
Linux-azureUbuntufocal*
Linux-azureUbuntutrusty*
Linux-azureUbuntutrusty/esm*
Linux-azureUbuntuupstream*
Linux-azureUbuntuxenial*
Linux-azure-4.15Ubuntubionic*
Linux-azure-4.15Ubuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Linux-azure-4.15Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-azure-5.11Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-azure-5.13Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-azure-5.15Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-azure-5.19Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-azure-5.3Ubuntubionic*
Linux-azure-5.3Ubuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Linux-azure-5.3Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-azure-5.4Ubuntubionic*
Linux-azure-5.4Ubuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Linux-azure-5.4Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-azure-5.8Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-azure-6.11Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-azure-6.14Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-azure-6.2Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-azure-6.5Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-azure-6.8Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-azure-edgeUbuntubionic*
Linux-azure-edgeUbuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Linux-azure-edgeUbuntuupstream*
Linux-azure-fdeUbuntuesm-infra/focal*
Linux-azure-fdeUbuntufocal*
Linux-azure-fdeUbuntuupstream*
Linux-azure-fde-5.15Ubuntuesm-infra/focal*
Linux-azure-fde-5.15Ubuntufocal*
Linux-azure-fde-5.15Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-azure-fde-5.19Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-azure-fde-6.14Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-azure-fde-6.2Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-azure-fde-6.8Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-azure-fipsUbuntufips-updates/bionic*
Linux-azure-fipsUbuntufips-updates/focal*
Linux-azure-fipsUbuntufips/bionic*
Linux-azure-fipsUbuntufips/focal*
Linux-azure-fipsUbuntutrusty*
Linux-azure-fipsUbuntuupstream*
Linux-azure-fipsUbuntuxenial*
Linux-azure-nvidiaUbuntuupstream*
Linux-azure-nvidia-6.14Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-bluefieldUbuntuupstream*
Linux-dell300xUbuntuupstream*
Linux-fipsUbuntufips-updates/bionic*
Linux-fipsUbuntufips-updates/xenial*
Linux-fipsUbuntufips/bionic*
Linux-fipsUbuntufips/focal*
Linux-fipsUbuntufips/xenial*
Linux-fipsUbuntuupstream*
Linux-gcpUbuntubionic*
Linux-gcpUbuntueoan*
Linux-gcpUbuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Linux-gcpUbuntuesm-infra/focal*
Linux-gcpUbuntuesm-infra/xenial*
Linux-gcpUbuntufocal*
Linux-gcpUbuntuupstream*
Linux-gcpUbuntuxenial*
Linux-gcp-4.15Ubuntubionic*
Linux-gcp-4.15Ubuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Linux-gcp-4.15Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-gcp-5.11Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-gcp-5.13Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-gcp-5.15Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-gcp-5.19Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-gcp-5.3Ubuntubionic*
Linux-gcp-5.3Ubuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Linux-gcp-5.3Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-gcp-5.4Ubuntubionic*
Linux-gcp-5.4Ubuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Linux-gcp-5.4Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-gcp-5.8Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-gcp-6.11Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-gcp-6.14Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-gcp-6.2Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-gcp-6.5Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-gcp-6.8Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-gcp-edgeUbuntubionic*
Linux-gcp-edgeUbuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Linux-gcp-edgeUbuntuupstream*
Linux-gcp-fipsUbuntufips-updates/focal*
Linux-gcp-fipsUbuntufips/bionic*
Linux-gcp-fipsUbuntufips/focal*
Linux-gcp-fipsUbuntutrusty*
Linux-gcp-fipsUbuntuupstream*
Linux-gcp-fipsUbuntuxenial*
Linux-gkeUbuntuupstream*
Linux-gkeUbuntuxenial*
Linux-gke-4.15Ubuntubionic*
Linux-gke-4.15Ubuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Linux-gke-4.15Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-gke-5.0Ubuntubionic*
Linux-gke-5.0Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-gke-5.15Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-gke-5.3Ubuntubionic*
Linux-gke-5.3Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-gke-5.4Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-gkeopUbuntuupstream*
Linux-gkeop-5.15Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-gkeop-5.4Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-hweUbuntubionic*
Linux-hweUbuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Linux-hweUbuntuesm-infra/xenial*
Linux-hweUbuntuupstream*
Linux-hweUbuntuxenial*
Linux-hwe-5.11Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-hwe-5.13Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-hwe-5.15Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-hwe-5.19Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-hwe-5.4Ubuntubionic*
Linux-hwe-5.4Ubuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Linux-hwe-5.4Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-hwe-5.8Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-hwe-6.11Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-hwe-6.14Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-hwe-6.2Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-hwe-6.5Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-hwe-6.8Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-hwe-edgeUbuntubionic*
Linux-hwe-edgeUbuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Linux-hwe-edgeUbuntuesm-infra/xenial*
Linux-hwe-edgeUbuntuupstream*
Linux-hwe-edgeUbuntuxenial*
Linux-ibmUbuntuupstream*
Linux-ibm-5.15Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-ibm-5.4Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-ibm-6.8Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-intelUbuntuupstream*
Linux-intel-5.13Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-intel-iot-realtimeUbuntujammy*
Linux-intel-iot-realtimeUbuntuupstream*
Linux-intel-iotgUbuntuupstream*
Linux-intel-iotg-5.15Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-iotUbuntuupstream*
Linux-kvmUbuntubionic*
Linux-kvmUbuntueoan*
Linux-kvmUbuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Linux-kvmUbuntuesm-infra/focal*
Linux-kvmUbuntuesm-infra/xenial*
Linux-kvmUbuntufocal*
Linux-kvmUbuntuupstream*
Linux-kvmUbuntuxenial*
Linux-laptopUbuntuupstream*
Linux-lowlatencyUbuntuupstream*
Linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-lts-trustyUbuntuprecise/esm*
Linux-lts-trustyUbuntuupstream*
Linux-lts-xenialUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
Linux-lts-xenialUbuntutrusty*
Linux-lts-xenialUbuntutrusty/esm*
Linux-lts-xenialUbuntuupstream*
Linux-nvidiaUbuntuupstream*
Linux-nvidia-6.11Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-nvidia-6.2Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-nvidia-6.5Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-nvidia-6.8Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-nvidia-lowlatencyUbuntuupstream*
Linux-nvidia-tegraUbuntuupstream*
Linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-nvidia-tegra-igxUbuntuupstream*
Linux-oemUbuntubionic*
Linux-oemUbuntueoan*
Linux-oemUbuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Linux-oemUbuntuupstream*
Linux-oemUbuntuxenial*
Linux-oem-5.10Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-oem-5.13Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-oem-5.14Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-oem-5.17Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-oem-5.6Ubuntuesm-infra/focal*
Linux-oem-5.6Ubuntufocal*
Linux-oem-5.6Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-oem-6.0Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-oem-6.1Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-oem-6.11Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-oem-6.14Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-oem-6.17Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-oem-6.5Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-oem-6.8Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-oem-osp1Ubuntubionic*
Linux-oem-osp1Ubuntueoan*
Linux-oem-osp1Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-oracleUbuntubionic*
Linux-oracleUbuntueoan*
Linux-oracleUbuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Linux-oracleUbuntuesm-infra/focal*
Linux-oracleUbuntuesm-infra/xenial*
Linux-oracleUbuntufocal*
Linux-oracleUbuntuupstream*
Linux-oracleUbuntuxenial*
Linux-oracle-5.0Ubuntubionic*
Linux-oracle-5.0Ubuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Linux-oracle-5.0Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-oracle-5.11Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-oracle-5.13Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-oracle-5.15Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-oracle-5.3Ubuntubionic*
Linux-oracle-5.3Ubuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Linux-oracle-5.3Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-oracle-5.4Ubuntubionic*
Linux-oracle-5.4Ubuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Linux-oracle-5.4Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-oracle-5.8Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-oracle-6.14Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-oracle-6.5Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-oracle-6.8Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-raspiUbuntuesm-infra/focal*
Linux-raspiUbuntufocal*
Linux-raspiUbuntuupstream*
Linux-raspi-5.4Ubuntubionic*
Linux-raspi-5.4Ubuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Linux-raspi-5.4Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-raspi-realtimeUbuntunoble*
Linux-raspi-realtimeUbuntuupstream*
Linux-raspi2Ubuntubionic*
Linux-raspi2Ubuntueoan*
Linux-raspi2Ubuntuesm-infra/focal*
Linux-raspi2Ubuntufocal*
Linux-raspi2Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-raspi2Ubuntuxenial*
Linux-raspi2-5.3Ubuntubionic*
Linux-raspi2-5.3Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-realtimeUbuntujammy*
Linux-realtimeUbuntuupstream*
Linux-realtime-6.14Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-realtime-6.8Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-riscvUbuntuesm-infra/focal*
Linux-riscvUbuntufocal*
Linux-riscvUbuntuupstream*
Linux-riscv-5.11Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-riscv-5.15Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-riscv-5.19Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-riscv-5.8Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-riscv-6.14Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-riscv-6.5Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-riscv-6.8Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-snapdragonUbuntubionic*
Linux-snapdragonUbuntuupstream*
Linux-snapdragonUbuntuxenial*
Linux-starfiveUbuntuupstream*
Linux-starfive-5.19Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-starfive-6.2Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-starfive-6.5Ubuntuupstream*
Linux-xilinxUbuntuupstream*
Linux-xilinx-zynqmpUbuntuupstream*

References

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