CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2020-6107

Incorrect Check of Function Return Value

Published: Oct 15, 2020 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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An exploitable information disclosure vulnerability exists in the dev_read functionality of F2fs-Tools F2fs.Fsck 1.13. A specially crafted f2fs filesystem can cause an uninitialized read resulting in an information disclosure. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

Weakness

The product incorrectly checks a return value from a function, which prevents it from detecting errors or exceptional conditions.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
F2fs-toolsF2fs-tools_project*1.14.0 (excluding)
F2fs-toolsUbuntubionic*
F2fs-toolsUbuntufocal*
F2fs-toolsUbuntugroovy*
F2fs-toolsUbuntuhirsute*
F2fs-toolsUbuntuimpish*
F2fs-toolsUbuntukinetic*
F2fs-toolsUbuntulunar*
F2fs-toolsUbuntumantic*
F2fs-toolsUbuntuoracular*
F2fs-toolsUbuntuplucky*
F2fs-toolsUbuntutrusty*
F2fs-toolsUbuntuxenial*

Potential Mitigations

References