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CVE-2020-13143

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-13143 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel (versions 3.16 through 5.6.13) in the gadget_dev_desc_UDC_store function, impacting distributions like Canonical, Debian, and openSUSE. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), it can be triggered remotely with low attack complexity, leading to a denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 3.16, <= 5.6.13CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
15.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
15.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.50%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0450 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 26,236 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 19156-16820Fixed in: 5.4.91-11
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cm1 kernel 5.4.91-11 on CBL Mariner 1.0Fixed in: 5.4.91-11
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 1.0 x64Fixed in: 5.4.91-11
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 1.0 ARMFixed in: 5.4.91-11

Vendor Advisories (4)

microsoft2020-Nov/CVE-2020-13143

CVE-2020-13143

Nov 10, 2020
linuxCVE-2020-13143MEDIUM

gadget_dev_desc_UDC_store in drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c in the Linux kernel 3.16 through 5.6.13 relies on kstrdup without considering the possibility of an internal '\0' value, which allows attackers to trigger an out-of-bounds read, aka CID-15753588bcd4.

May 18, 2020
microsoft2020-May/CVE-2020-13143Moderate

gadget_dev_desc_UDC_store in drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c in the Linux kernel 3.16 through 5.6.13 relies on kstrdup without considering the possibility of an internal '\0' value which allows attackers to trigger an out-of-bounds read aka CID-15753588bcd4.

May 12, 2020
redhatCVE-2020-13143Low

kernel: usb: gadget: illegal array access in binding with UDC

Apr 30, 2020

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00022.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00008.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
git.kernel.org / pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit
Mailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
git.kernel.org / pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
PatchVendor Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00012.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00013.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20200608-0001
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 4411-1
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 4412-1
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 4413-1
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 4414-1
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 4419-1
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2020/dsa-4698
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2020/dsa-4699
Third Party Advisory
spinics.net / lists/linux-usb/msg194331.html
Third Party Advisory