CVE-2019-20427

Exp

In the Lustre file system before 2.12.3, the ptlrpc module has a buffer overflow and panic, and possibly remote code execution, due to the lack of validation for specific fields of packets sent by a client. Interaction between req_capsule_get_size and tgt_brw_write leads to a tgt_shortio2pages integer signedness error.

Published: 2020-01-27 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2019-20427 is rated High Exploit Risk (85/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.70%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2019-20427

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-20427

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-01-15 3.52% 3.70% +0.18%
2 2025-11-21 7.85% 3.52% -4.33%
3 2025-11-18 — 7.85% —

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-20427

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
9.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 8.5 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-20427

OS Trackers for CVE-2019-20427

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu low CVE-2019-20427 low priority: Ubuntu including 26 source packages (linux, linux-aws, …), 130 status rows across 5 suites (bionic, eoan, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 64, DNE 56, ignored 10. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-20427

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-20427

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
lustre lustre < 2.12.3 cpe:2.3:a:lustre:lustre:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-20427

URL Tags
http://lustre.org/ Product Vendor Advisory
http://wiki.lustre.org/Lustre_2.12.3_Changelog Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://jira.whamcloud.com/browse/LU-12600 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://review.whamcloud.com/#/c/35867/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
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