CVE-2019-20428

In the Lustre file system before 2.12.3, the ptlrpc module has an out-of-bounds read and panic due to the lack of validation for specific fields of packets sent by a client. The ldl_request_cancel function mishandles a large lock_count parameter.

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-2019-20428 is rated Moderate Risk (57.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.82%). EPSS rose +1.16% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-20428

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 2026-06-15 0.66% 1.82% +1.16%
2 2025-11-21 0.77% 0.66% -0.11%
3 2025-11-18 — 0.77% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-20428

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
7.8 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-20428

OS Trackers for CVE-2019-20428

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2019-20428 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (lustre), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bionic, eoan, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 4, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-20428

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-20428

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

References for CVE-2019-20428

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-12603 Third Party Advisory
https://review.whamcloud.com/#/c/36108/ Third Party Advisory
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