CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-1749

HIGH
7.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of some networking protocols in IPsec, such as VXLAN and GENEVE tunnels over IPv6. When an encrypted tunnel is created between two hosts, the kernel isn't correctly routing tunneled data over the encrypted link; rather sending the data unencrypted. This would allow anyone in between the two endpoints to read the traffic unencrypted. The main threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.

How to fix

Remediation Available
linuxDebian
Fixed in:5.4.6-1CVE-2020-1749
Fixed in:5.4.6-1CVE-2020-1749
Fixed in:5.4.6-1CVE-2020-1749
Fixed in:5.4.6-1CVE-2020-1749
linuxUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-184.214USN-4391-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-106.107USN-4390-1
linux-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-1073.77USN-4391-1
Fixed in:4.4.0-1109.120USN-4391-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-1073.77USN-4390-1
linux-aws-hweUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1073.77~16.04.1USN-4390-1
linux-azureUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1089.99~14.04.1USN-4390-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-1089.99~16.04.1USN-4390-1
linux-azure-4.15Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1089.99USN-4390-1
linux-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1077.87~16.04.1USN-4390-1
linux-gke-4.15Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1063.66USN-4390-1
linux-gke-5.0Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.0.0-1042.43USN-4388-1
linux-hweUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-106.107~16.04.1USN-4390-1
linux-image-4.15.0-1045-oracleUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1045.49~16.04.1USN-4390-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-1045.49USN-4390-1
linux-image-4.15.0-106-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-106.107~16.04.1USN-4390-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-106.107USN-4390-1
linux-image-4.15.0-106-generic-lpaeUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-106.107~16.04.1USN-4390-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-106.107USN-4390-1
linux-image-4.15.0-106-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-106.107~16.04.1USN-4390-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-106.107USN-4390-1
linux-image-4.15.0-1063-gkeUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1063.66USN-4390-1
linux-image-4.15.0-1063-raspi2Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1063.67USN-4390-1
linux-image-4.15.0-1067-kvmUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1067.68USN-4390-1
linux-image-4.15.0-1073-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1073.77~16.04.1USN-4390-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-1073.77USN-4390-1
linux-image-4.15.0-1077-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1077.87~16.04.1USN-4390-1
linux-image-4.15.0-1080-snapdragonUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1080.87USN-4390-1
linux-image-4.15.0-1087-oemUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1087.97USN-4390-1
linux-image-4.15.0-1089-azureUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1089.99~14.04.1USN-4390-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-1089.99~16.04.1USN-4390-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-1089.99USN-4390-1
linux-image-4.4.0-1073-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-1073.77USN-4391-1
linux-image-4.4.0-1075-kvmUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-1075.82USN-4391-1
linux-image-4.4.0-1109-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-1109.120USN-4391-1
linux-image-4.4.0-1134-raspi2Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-1134.143USN-4391-1
linux-image-4.4.0-1138-snapdragonUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-1138.146USN-4391-1
linux-image-4.4.0-184-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-184.214~14.04.1USN-4391-1
Fixed in:4.4.0-184.214USN-4391-1
linux-image-4.4.0-184-generic-lpaeUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-184.214~14.04.1USN-4391-1
Fixed in:4.4.0-184.214USN-4391-1
linux-image-4.4.0-184-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-184.214~14.04.1USN-4391-1
Fixed in:4.4.0-184.214USN-4391-1
linux-image-4.4.0-184-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-184.214~14.04.1USN-4391-1
Fixed in:4.4.0-184.214USN-4391-1
linux-image-4.4.0-184-powerpc-smpUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-184.214~14.04.1USN-4391-1
Fixed in:4.4.0-184.214USN-4391-1
linux-image-4.4.0-184-powerpc64-embUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-184.214~14.04.1USN-4391-1
Fixed in:4.4.0-184.214USN-4391-1
linux-image-4.4.0-184-powerpc64-smpUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-184.214~14.04.1USN-4391-1
Fixed in:4.4.0-184.214USN-4391-1
linux-image-5.0.0-1042-gkeUbuntu
Fixed in:5.0.0-1042.43USN-4388-1
linux-image-5.0.0-1059-oem-osp1Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.0.0-1059.64USN-4388-1
linux-image-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.1073.70USN-4391-1
Fixed in:4.4.0.1109.113USN-4391-1
linux-image-aws-hweUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.1073.73USN-4390-1
linux-image-aws-lts-18.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.1073.76USN-4390-1
linux-image-azureUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.1089.66USN-4390-1
Fixed in:4.15.0.1089.84USN-4390-1
linux-image-azure-edgeUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.1089.84USN-4390-1
linux-image-azure-lts-18.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.1089.60USN-4390-1
linux-image-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.1077.79USN-4390-1
linux-image-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.184.190USN-4391-1
Fixed in:4.15.0.106.94USN-4390-1
linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.106.111USN-4390-1
linux-image-generic-lpaeUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.184.190USN-4391-1
Fixed in:4.15.0.106.94USN-4390-1
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.106.111USN-4390-1
linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenialUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.184.161USN-4391-1
linux-image-generic-lts-xenialUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.184.161USN-4391-1
linux-image-gkeUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.1077.79USN-4390-1
Fixed in:4.15.0.1063.65USN-4390-1
linux-image-gke-4.15Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.1063.65USN-4390-1
linux-image-gke-5.0Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.0.0.1042.27USN-4388-1
linux-image-kvmUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.1075.73USN-4391-1
Fixed in:4.15.0.1067.63USN-4390-1
linux-image-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.184.190USN-4391-1
Fixed in:4.15.0.106.94USN-4390-1
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.106.111USN-4390-1
linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.184.161USN-4391-1
linux-image-oemUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.106.111USN-4390-1
Fixed in:4.15.0.1087.91USN-4390-1
linux-image-oem-osp1Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.0.0.1059.58USN-4388-1
linux-image-oracleUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.1045.38USN-4390-1
linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.1045.54USN-4390-1
linux-image-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.184.190USN-4391-1
linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenialUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.184.161USN-4391-1
linux-image-powerpc-smpUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.184.190USN-4391-1
linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenialUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.184.161USN-4391-1
linux-image-powerpc64-embUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.184.190USN-4391-1
linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenialUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.184.161USN-4391-1
linux-image-powerpc64-smpUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.184.190USN-4391-1
linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenialUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.184.161USN-4391-1
linux-image-raspi2Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.1134.134USN-4391-1
Fixed in:4.15.0.1063.61USN-4390-1
linux-image-snapdragonUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.1138.130USN-4391-1
Fixed in:4.15.0.1080.83USN-4390-1
linux-image-virtualUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.184.190USN-4391-1
Fixed in:4.15.0.106.94USN-4390-1
linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.106.111USN-4390-1
linux-image-virtual-lts-xenialUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0.184.161USN-4391-1
linux-kvmUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-1075.82USN-4391-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-1067.68USN-4390-1
linux-lts-xenialUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-184.214~14.04.1USN-4391-1
linux-oemUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1087.97USN-4390-1
linux-oem-osp1Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.0.0-1059.64USN-4388-1
linux-oracleUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1045.49~16.04.1USN-4390-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-1045.49USN-4390-1
linux-raspi2Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-1134.143USN-4391-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-1063.67USN-4390-1
linux-snapdragonUbuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-1138.146USN-4391-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-1080.87USN-4390-1

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 VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.23%probability of exploitation in 30 days
65thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 65% of all known CVEs.

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