USN-4357-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4357-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4357-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4357-1
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Published
2020-05-13T12:09:30.427777Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:07Z
Summary
iproute2 vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that IPRoute incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / iproute2

Package

Name
iproute2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/iproute2@4.15.0-2ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.15.0-2ubuntu1.1

Affected versions

4.*

4.9.0-1ubuntu2
4.9.0-1ubuntu3
4.14.1-0ubuntu2
4.14.1-0ubuntu3
4.15.0-2ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.15.0-2ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "iproute2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2019-20795"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS"
}