CVE-2020-12769

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 9, 2020 at 08:16 PM UTC
Updated: October 8, 2026 at 09:17 PM UTC
23 products affected across 5 vendorsLinux KernelDebian LinuxUbuntu Linux· also runs on 13 platforms

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.4.17. drivers/spi/spi-dw.c allows attackers to cause a panic via concurrent calls to dw_spi_irq and dw_spi_transfer_one, aka CID-19b61392c5a8.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 5.4.17*
Affected range stops below 5.4.17, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
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netapp-a700s (same device)
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netapp-h300e (same device)
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netapp-h300s (same device)
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netapp-h410c (same device)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

References (9)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00022.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00008.html
x_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.17
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.html
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00013.html
x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitMailing ListPatchTechnical Description
https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/2/3/559

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-662

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