CVE-2019-3701

Summary

CVECVE-2019-3701
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-01-03 16:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-09-03 00:15:00 UTC
DescriptionAn issue was discovered in can_can_gw_rcv in net/can/gw.c in the Linux kernel through 4.19.13. The CAN frame modification rules allow bitwise logical operations that can be also applied to the can_dlc field. The privileged user "root" with CAP_NET_ADMIN can create a CAN frame modification rule that makes the data length code a higher value than the available CAN frame data size. In combination with a configured checksum calculation where the result is stored relatively to the end of the data (e.g. cgw_csum_xor_rel) the tail of the skb (e.g. frag_list pointer in skb_shared_info) can be rewritten which finally can cause a system crash. Because of a missing check, the CAN drivers may write arbitrary content beyond the data registers in the CAN controller's I/O memory when processing can-gw manipulated outgoing frames.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-787

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2020:0543-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
kernel/git/netdev/net.git - Netdev Group's networking tree MISC git.kernel.org Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
support.f5.com/csp/article/K17957133 CONFIRM support.f5.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3932-2: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 1731-2] linux regression update MLIST lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 1771-1] linux-4.9 security update MLIST lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
USN-3932-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-4118-1: Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com
'[PATCH v3] can: gw: ensure DLC boundaries after CAN frame modification' - MARC MISC marc.info Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel 'can_can_gw_rcv in net/can/gw.c' Local Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[SECURITY] [DLA 1731-1] linux security update MLIST lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
'[PATCH] can: gw: ensure DLC boundaries after CAN frame modification' - MARC MISC marc.info Patch, Third Party Advisory
USN-4115-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com
Bug 1120386 – VUL-0: CVE-2019-3701: kernel: crash in CAN driver MISC bugzilla.suse.com Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 750691 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2020:1141-1)
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