# CVE-2020-16119: DCCP CCID structure use-after-free

- Severity: CVSS 6.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 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 1 more
- Published: 2021-01-14 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Canonical Linux kernel: from 5.4 kernel, fixed in 5.4.0-51.56; from 5.3 kernel, fixed in 5.3.0-68.63; from 4.15 kernel, fixed in 4.15.0-121.123; from 4.4 kernel, fixed in 4.4.0-193.224; from 3.13 kernel, fixed in 3.13.0.182.191; from 3.2 kernel, fixed in 3.2.0-149.196

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Canonical Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (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) per the references below.
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## References

- https://launchpad.net/bugs/1883840
- https://ubuntu.com/USN-4576-1
- https://ubuntu.com/USN-4577-1
- https://ubuntu.com/USN-4578-1
- https://ubuntu.com/USN-4579-1
- https://ubuntu.com/USN-4580-1
- https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20201013171849.236025-1-kleber.souza%40canonical.com/T/
- https://git.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-kernel/ubuntu/+source/linux/+git/focal/commit/?id=01872cb896c76cedeabe93a08456976ab55ad695
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210304-0006/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4978
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00010.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00012.html

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