CVE-2020-6096: Integer Underflow

Published Apr 1, 2020
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Updated

An exploitable signed comparison vulnerability exists in the ARMv7 memcpy() implementation of GNU glibc 2.30.9000. Calling memcpy() (on ARMv7 targets that utilize the GNU glibc implementation) with a negative value for the 'num' parameter results in a signed comparison vulnerability. If an attacker underflows the 'num' parameter to memcpy(), this vulnerability could lead to undefined behavior such as writing to out-of-bounds memory and potentially remote code execution. Furthermore, this memcpy() implementation allows for program execution to continue in scenarios where a segmentation fault or crash should have occurred. The dangers occur in that subsequent execution and iterations of this code will be executed with this corrupted data.

Affected Software

5 affected componentsFixes available
GNU glibc<=2.31
Fedoraproject Fedora=31
Fedoraproject Fedora=32
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
debian/glibc
2.31-13+deb11u112.31-13+deb11u102.36-9+deb12u102.36-9+deb12u72.41-7

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/glibc to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.31-13+deb11u11Fixed in 2.31-13+deb11u10Fixed in 2.36-9+deb12u10Fixed in 2.36-9+deb12u7Fixed in 2.41-7

Event History

Apr 1, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·10:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
May 6, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·03:08 PM
Description
Sep 15, 2024
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·03:27 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2020-6096.

2

What is the severity level of CVE-2020-6096?

The severity level of CVE-2020-6096 is high with a score of 8.1.

3

Which software is affected by CVE-2020-6096?

The GNU glibc versions up to and including 2.31, Fedora versions 31 and 32, and Debian Linux version 10.0 are affected by CVE-2020-6096.

4

What is the description of CVE-2020-6096?

CVE-2020-6096 is an exploitable signed comparison vulnerability in the ARMv7 memcpy() implementation of GNU glibc 2.30.9000.

5

How can CVE-2020-6096 be exploited?

CVE-2020-6096 can be exploited by calling memcpy() with a negative value for the 'num' parameter in ARMv7 targets that utilize the GNU glibc implementation.

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