# CVE-2019-20423: In the Lustre file system before 2.12.3, the ptlrpc module has a buffer overflow and panic due to the lack of validation for specific fields

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-01-27 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

In the Lustre file system before 2.12.3, the ptlrpc module has a buffer overflow and panic due to the lack of validation for specific fields of packets sent by a client. The function target_handle_connect() mishandles a certain size value when a client connects to a server, because of an integer signedness error.

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## References

- https://jira.whamcloud.com/browse/LU-12605
- https://review.whamcloud.com/#/c/35935/
- http://wiki.lustre.org/Lustre_2.12.3_Changelog
- http://lustre.org/

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