CVE-2020-12826

kernel: possible to send arbitrary signals to a privileged (suidroot) parent process

Published May 12, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A signal access-control issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.6.5, aka CID-7395ea4e65c2. Because exec_id in include/linux/sched.h is only 32 bits, an integer overflow can interfere with a do_notify_parent protection mechanism. A child process can send an arbitrary signal to a parent process in a different security domain. Exploitation limitations include the amount of elapsed time before an integer overflow occurs, and the lack of scenarios where signals to a parent process present a substantial operational threat.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2241-1 linux security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2241-2 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-5109 A signal access-control issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.6.5, aka CID-7395ea4e65c2. Because exec_id in include/linux/sched.h is only 32 bits, an integer overflow can interfere with a do_notify_parent protection mechanism. A child process can send an arbitrary signal to a parent process in a different security domain. Exploitation limitations include the amount of elapsed time before an integer overflow occurs, and the lack of scenarios where signals to a parent process present a substantial operational threat.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4367-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4369-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4391-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 12:04 PM
Reserved
May 12, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 12, 2020, 7:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:52 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
May 12, 2020, 5:40 AM