CVE-2020-13696: An issue was discovered in LinuxTV xawtv before 3.107
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CVE-2020-13696 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 4.4) affecting xawtv, debian linux, backports sle. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.
An issue was discovered in LinuxTV xawtv before 3.107. The function dev_open() in v4l-conf.c does not perform sufficient checks to prevent an unprivileged caller of the program from opening unintended filesystem paths. This allows a local attacker with access to the v4l-conf setuid-root program to test for the existence of arbitrary files and to trigger an open on arbitrary files with mode O_RDWR. To achieve this, relative path components need to
Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.
After downgrade
Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.
opensuse leap MITIGATE
Affected: 15.1
Fixed in: no fixed release known
Safe to downgrade to: a release before 15.1
Check your OS release
cat /etc/os-release; uname -r
Debian / Ubuntu
sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade
RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora
sudo dnf upgrade --refresh
Windows
Install the latest cumulative update from Windows Update
If no patch exists yet
OS downgrades are not safe. Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory and restrict exposure.
fedoraproject fedora MITIGATE
Affected: 31 · 32
Fixed in: no fixed release known
Safe to downgrade to: a release before 31
Check your OS release
cat /etc/os-release; uname -r
Debian / Ubuntu
sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade
RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora
sudo dnf upgrade --refresh
Windows
Install the latest cumulative update from Windows Update
If no patch exists yet
OS downgrades are not safe. Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory and restrict exposure.
canonical ubuntu linux MITIGATE
Affected: 16.04
Fixed in: no fixed release known
Safe to downgrade to: a release before 16.04
Check your OS release
cat /etc/os-release; uname -r
Debian / Ubuntu
sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade
RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora
sudo dnf upgrade --refresh
Windows
Install the latest cumulative update from Windows Update
If no patch exists yet
OS downgrades are not safe. Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory and restrict exposure.
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Quick answers
How do I fix CVE-2020-13696?
xawtv: upgrade to 3.107; debian linux: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation; backports sle: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.
Is CVE-2020-13696 being exploited?
CVE-2020-13696 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.
What does CVE-2020-13696 affect?
CVE-2020-13696 affects xawtv, debian linux, backports sle. Severity is medium (CVSS 4.4). An issue was discovered in LinuxTV xawtv before 3.107. The function dev_open() in v4l-conf.c does not perform sufficient checks to prevent an unprivileged caller of the program from opening unintended filesystem paths. This allows a local a
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