Is CVE-2020-16119 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-16119 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-16119?

CVE-2020-16119 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-16119?

CVE-2020-16119 has an EPSS score of 0.42% (34th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-16119?

Upgrade linux on debian 11 to 5.10.46-5 or later. Fixes are available for 137 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-16119

MEDIUM

6.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel exploitable by a local attacker due to reuse of a DCCP socket with an attached dccps_hc_tx_ccid object as a listener after being released. Fixed in Ubuntu Linux kernel 5.4.0-51.56, 5.3.0-68.63, 4.15.0-121.123, 4.4.0-193.224, 3.13.0.182.191 and 3.2.0-149.196.

CWE-416Use After Free

How to fix

Remediation Available

linuxDebian

Fixed in:5.10.46-5CVE-2020-16119

Fixed in:5.14.6-1CVE-2020-16119

awsUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1098LSN-0072-1

Fixed in:4.15.0-1054LSN-0072-1

Fixed in:5.4.0-1009LSN-0072-1

azureUbuntu

Fixed in:5.4.0-1010LSN-0072-1

gcpUbuntu

Fixed in:5.4.0-1009LSN-0072-1

generic-4.15Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-69LSN-0072-1

generic-4.4Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-168LSN-0072-1

generic-5.4Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.4.0-26LSN-0072-1

linuxUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-182.233USN-4580-1

Fixed in:4.4.0-193.224USN-4579-1

Fixed in:4.15.0-121.123USN-4578-1

Fixed in:5.4.0-51.56USN-4576-1

linux-awsUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1081.85USN-4579-1

Fixed in:4.4.0-1117.131USN-4579-1

Fixed in:4.15.0-1086.91USN-4578-1

Fixed in:5.4.0-1028.29USN-4576-1

linux-aws-5.4Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.4.0-1028.29~18.04.1USN-4576-1

linux-aws-hweUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1085.90~16.04.1USN-4578-1

linux-azureUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1098.109~14.04.1USN-4578-1

Fixed in:4.15.0-1098.109~16.04.1USN-4578-1

Fixed in:5.4.0-1031.32USN-4576-1

linux-azure-4.15Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1099.110USN-4578-1

linux-azure-5.4Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.4.0-1031.32~18.04.1USN-4576-1

linux-gcpUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1086.98~16.04.1USN-4578-1

Fixed in:5.4.0-1028.29USN-4576-1

linux-gcp-4.15Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1086.98USN-4578-1

linux-gcp-5.4Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.4.0-1028.29~18.04.1USN-4576-1

linux-gke-4.15Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1072.76USN-4578-1

linux-gke-5.0Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.0.0-1049.50USN-4577-1

linux-gke-5.3Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.3.0-1038.40USN-4577-1

linux-hweUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-120.122~16.04.1USN-4578-1

Fixed in:5.3.0-68.63USN-4577-1

linux-hwe-5.4Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.4.0-51.56~18.04.1USN-4576-1

linux-image-3.13.0-182-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-182.233USN-4580-1

linux-image-3.13.0-182-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-182.233USN-4580-1

linux-image-3.13.0-182-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-182.233USN-4580-1

linux-image-4.15.0-1056-oracleUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1056.61~16.04.1USN-4578-1

linux-image-4.15.0-1057-oracleUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1057.62USN-4578-1

linux-image-4.15.0-1072-gkeUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1072.76USN-4578-1

linux-image-4.15.0-1073-raspi2Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1073.78USN-4578-1

linux-image-4.15.0-1077-kvmUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1077.79USN-4578-1

linux-image-4.15.0-1085-awsUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1085.90~16.04.1USN-4578-1

linux-image-4.15.0-1086-awsUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1086.91USN-4578-1

linux-image-4.15.0-1086-gcpUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1086.98~16.04.1USN-4578-1

Fixed in:4.15.0-1086.98USN-4578-1

linux-image-4.15.0-1089-snapdragonUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1089.98USN-4578-1

linux-image-4.15.0-1098-azureUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1098.109~14.04.1USN-4578-1

Fixed in:4.15.0-1098.109~16.04.1USN-4578-1

linux-image-4.15.0-1099-azureUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1099.110USN-4578-1

linux-image-4.15.0-1099-oemUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1099.109USN-4578-1

linux-image-4.15.0-120-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-120.122~16.04.1USN-4578-1

linux-image-4.15.0-120-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-120.122~16.04.1USN-4578-1

linux-image-4.15.0-120-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-120.122~16.04.1USN-4578-1

linux-image-4.15.0-121-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-121.123USN-4578-1

linux-image-4.15.0-121-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-121.123USN-4578-1

linux-image-4.15.0-121-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-121.123USN-4578-1

linux-image-4.4.0-1081-awsUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1081.85USN-4579-1

linux-image-4.4.0-1082-kvmUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1082.91USN-4579-1

linux-image-4.4.0-1117-awsUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1117.131USN-4579-1

linux-image-4.4.0-1141-raspi2Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1141.151USN-4579-1

linux-image-4.4.0-1145-snapdragonUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1145.155USN-4579-1

linux-image-4.4.0-193-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-193.224~14.04.1USN-4579-1

Fixed in:4.4.0-193.224USN-4579-1

linux-image-4.4.0-193-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-193.224~14.04.1USN-4579-1

Fixed in:4.4.0-193.224USN-4579-1

linux-image-4.4.0-193-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-193.224~14.04.1USN-4579-1

Fixed in:4.4.0-193.224USN-4579-1

linux-image-4.4.0-193-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-193.224USN-4579-1

linux-image-4.4.0-193-powerpc-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-193.224USN-4579-1

linux-image-4.4.0-193-powerpc64-embUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-193.224USN-4579-1

linux-image-4.4.0-193-powerpc64-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-193.224USN-4579-1

linux-image-5.0.0-1049-gkeUbuntu

Fixed in:5.0.0-1049.50USN-4577-1

linux-image-5.0.0-1069-oem-osp1Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.0.0-1069.75USN-4577-1

linux-image-5.3.0-1035-raspi2Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.3.0-1035.37USN-4577-1

linux-image-5.3.0-1038-gkeUbuntu

Fixed in:5.3.0-1038.40USN-4577-1

linux-image-5.3.0-68-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:5.3.0-68.63USN-4577-1

linux-image-5.3.0-68-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:5.3.0-68.63USN-4577-1

linux-image-5.4.0-1021-raspiUbuntu

Fixed in:5.4.0-1021.24~18.04.1USN-4576-1

Fixed in:5.4.0-1021.24USN-4576-1

linux-image-5.4.0-1026-kvmUbuntu

Fixed in:5.4.0-1026.27USN-4576-1

linux-image-5.4.0-1028-awsUbuntu

Fixed in:5.4.0-1028.29~18.04.1USN-4576-1

Fixed in:5.4.0-1028.29USN-4576-1

linux-image-5.4.0-1028-gcpUbuntu

Fixed in:5.4.0-1028.29~18.04.1USN-4576-1

Fixed in:5.4.0-1028.29USN-4576-1

linux-image-5.4.0-1028-oracleUbuntu

Fixed in:5.4.0-1028.29~18.04.1USN-4576-1

Fixed in:5.4.0-1028.29USN-4576-1

linux-image-5.4.0-1031-azureUbuntu

Fixed in:5.4.0-1031.32~18.04.1USN-4576-1

Fixed in:5.4.0-1031.32USN-4576-1

linux-image-5.4.0-51-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:5.4.0-51.56~18.04.1USN-4576-1

Fixed in:5.4.0-51.56USN-4576-1

linux-image-5.4.0-51-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:5.4.0-51.56~18.04.1USN-4576-1

Fixed in:5.4.0-51.56USN-4576-1

linux-image-5.4.0-51-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:5.4.0-51.56~18.04.1USN-4576-1

Fixed in:5.4.0-51.56USN-4576-1

linux-image-awsUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.1081.78USN-4579-1

Fixed in:4.4.0.1117.122USN-4579-1

Fixed in:5.4.0.1028.13USN-4576-1

Fixed in:5.4.0.1028.29USN-4576-1

linux-image-aws-hweUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0.1085.81USN-4578-1

linux-image-aws-lts-18.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0.1086.88USN-4578-1

linux-image-azureUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0.1098.74USN-4578-1

Fixed in:4.15.0.1098.92USN-4578-1

Fixed in:5.4.0.1031.13USN-4576-1

Fixed in:5.4.0.1031.29USN-4576-1

linux-image-azure-lts-18.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0.1099.72USN-4578-1

linux-image-gcpUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0.1086.87USN-4578-1

Fixed in:5.4.0.1028.16USN-4576-1

Fixed in:5.4.0.1028.36USN-4576-1

linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0.1086.104USN-4578-1

linux-image-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0.182.191USN-4580-1

Fixed in:4.4.0.193.199USN-4579-1

Fixed in:4.15.0.121.108USN-4578-1

Fixed in:5.4.0.51.54USN-4576-1

linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0.120.121USN-4578-1

linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.4.0.51.56~18.04.45USN-4576-1

linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.4.0.51.54USN-4576-1

linux-image-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0.182.191USN-4580-1

Fixed in:4.4.0.193.199USN-4579-1

Fixed in:4.15.0.121.108USN-4578-1

Fixed in:5.4.0.51.54USN-4576-1

linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0.120.121USN-4578-1

linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.4.0.51.56~18.04.45USN-4576-1

linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.4.0.51.54USN-4576-1

linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenialUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.193.169USN-4579-1

linux-image-generic-lts-xenialUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.193.169USN-4579-1

linux-image-generic-paeUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0.182.191USN-4580-1

linux-image-gkeUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0.1086.87USN-4578-1

Fixed in:4.15.0.1072.76USN-4578-1

Fixed in:5.4.0.1028.36USN-4576-1

linux-image-gke-4.15Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0.1072.76USN-4578-1

linux-image-gke-5.0Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.0.0.1049.33USN-4577-1

linux-image-gke-5.3Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.3.0.1038.21USN-4577-1

linux-image-gkeop-5.3Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.3.0.68.125USN-4577-1

linux-image-highbankUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0.182.191USN-4580-1

linux-image-kvmUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.1082.80USN-4579-1

Fixed in:4.15.0.1077.73USN-4578-1

Fixed in:5.4.0.1026.24USN-4576-1

linux-image-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0.182.191USN-4580-1

Fixed in:4.4.0.193.199USN-4579-1

Fixed in:4.15.0.121.108USN-4578-1

Fixed in:5.4.0.51.54USN-4576-1

linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0.120.121USN-4578-1

linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.4.0.51.56~18.04.45USN-4576-1

linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.4.0.51.54USN-4576-1

linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.193.169USN-4579-1

linux-image-lowlatency-paeUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0.182.191USN-4580-1

linux-image-oemUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0.120.121USN-4578-1

Fixed in:4.15.0.1099.103USN-4578-1

Fixed in:5.4.0.51.54USN-4576-1

linux-image-oem-osp1Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.0.0.1069.67USN-4577-1

Fixed in:5.4.0.51.54USN-4576-1

linux-image-omapUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0.182.191USN-4580-1

linux-image-oracleUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0.1056.46USN-4578-1

Fixed in:5.4.0.1028.12USN-4576-1

Fixed in:5.4.0.1028.25USN-4576-1

linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0.1057.67USN-4578-1

linux-image-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.193.199USN-4579-1

linux-image-powerpc-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.193.199USN-4579-1

linux-image-powerpc64-embUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.193.199USN-4579-1

linux-image-powerpc64-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.193.199USN-4579-1

linux-image-raspiUbuntu

Fixed in:5.4.0.1021.56USN-4576-1

linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.4.0.1021.25USN-4576-1

linux-image-raspi2Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.1141.141USN-4579-1

Fixed in:4.15.0.1073.70USN-4578-1

Fixed in:5.4.0.1021.56USN-4576-1

linux-image-raspi2-hwe-18.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.3.0.1035.24USN-4577-1

linux-image-serverUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0.182.191USN-4580-1

linux-image-snapdragonUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.1145.137USN-4579-1

Fixed in:4.15.0.1089.92USN-4578-1

linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.4.0.51.56~18.04.45USN-4576-1

linux-image-virtualUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0.182.191USN-4580-1

Fixed in:4.4.0.193.199USN-4579-1

Fixed in:4.15.0.121.108USN-4578-1

Fixed in:5.4.0.51.54USN-4576-1

linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0.120.121USN-4578-1

linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.4.0.51.56~18.04.45USN-4576-1

linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.4.0.51.54USN-4576-1

linux-image-virtual-lts-xenialUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0.193.169USN-4579-1

linux-kvmUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1082.91USN-4579-1

Fixed in:4.15.0-1077.79USN-4578-1

Fixed in:5.4.0-1026.27USN-4576-1

linux-lts-xenialUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-193.224~14.04.1USN-4579-1

linux-oemUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1099.109USN-4578-1

linux-oem-osp1Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.0.0-1069.75USN-4577-1

linux-oracleUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1056.61~16.04.1USN-4578-1

Fixed in:4.15.0-1057.62USN-4578-1

Fixed in:5.4.0-1028.29USN-4576-1

linux-oracle-5.4Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.4.0-1028.29~18.04.1USN-4576-1

linux-raspiUbuntu

Fixed in:5.4.0-1021.24USN-4576-1

linux-raspi-5.4Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.4.0-1021.24~18.04.1USN-4576-1

linux-raspi2Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1141.151USN-4579-1

Fixed in:4.15.0-1073.78USN-4578-1

linux-raspi2-5.3Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.3.0-1035.37USN-4577-1

linux-snapdragonUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1145.155USN-4579-1

Fixed in:4.15.0-1089.98USN-4578-1

lowlatency-4.15Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-69LSN-0072-1

lowlatency-4.4Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-168LSN-0072-1

lowlatency-5.4Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.4.0-26LSN-0072-1

oemUbuntu

Fixed in:4.15.0-1063LSN-0072-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.42%probability of exploitation in 30 days

34thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 34% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Third-Party Advisory9

Other references1

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