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UBUNTU-CVE-2020-14386
Vulnerability in linux-azure (UBUNTU-CVE-2020-14386)
Summary
vulnerability in linux-azure (UBUNTU-CVE-2020-14386). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. Mitigation: upgrade to `4.15.0-1095.105~14.04.1` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **UBUNTU-CVE-2020-14386** has been found in linux-azure.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade linux-azure to **4.15.0-1095.105~14.04.1** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "linux-azure UBUNTU-CVE-2020-14386" on the vendor's site.
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-14386 (linux-azure) —
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Patched: `4.15.0-1095.105~14.04.1` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (unclassified) exists in linux-azure.
📍 Affected scope
linux-azure — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover
🔧 How to fix
Update to **4.15.0-1095.105~14.04.1**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'linux-azure' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'linux-azure' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `linux-azure` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade linux-azure to 4.15.0-1095.105~14.04.1ステージング環境で 4.15.0-1095.105~14.04.1 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
linux-azure
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.15.0-1095.105~14.04.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
linux-aws-hwe
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.15.0-1082.86~16.04.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
linux-azure
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.15.0-1095.105~16.04.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
linux-gcp
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.15.0-1083.94~16.04.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
linux-hwe
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.15.0-117.118~16.04.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
linux-oracle
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.15.0-1053.57~16.04.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
linux-hwe-edge
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.15.0-117.118"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-aws
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.15.0-1082.86"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-aws-5.3
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.3.0-1035.37"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-aws-5.4
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.4.0-1024.24~18.04.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-azure-4.15
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.15.0-1095.105"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-azure-5.4
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.4.0-1025.25~18.04.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-gcp-4.15
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.15.0-1083.94"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-gcp-5.4
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.4.0-1024.24~18.04.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-gke-4.15
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.15.0-1069.72"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-gke-5.0
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.0.0-1047.48"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-gke-5.3
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.3.0-1036.38"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-hwe
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.3.0-67.61"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-hwe-5.4
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.4.0-47.51~18.04.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-kvm
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.15.0-1074.75"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-oem
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.15.0-1096.106"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-oem-osp1
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.0.0-1068.73"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-oracle
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.15.0-1053.57"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-oracle-5.4
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.4.0-1024.24~18.04.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-raspi-5.4
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.4.0-1018.20~18.04.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-raspi2
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.15.0-1070.74"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-raspi2-5.3
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.3.0-1033.35"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-snapdragon
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.15.0-1086.94"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-aws-5.0
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-azure
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-azure-5.3
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-azure-edge
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-gcp
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-gcp-5.3
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-gcp-edge
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-hwe-edge
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-oracle-5.0
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-oracle-5.3
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS
linux-aws-fips
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.15.0-2026.26"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS
linux-azure-fips
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.15.0-2008.9"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS
linux-fips
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.15.0-1040.45"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:18.04:LTS
linux-aws-fips
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:18.04:LTS
linux-azure-fips
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:18.04:LTS
linux-fips
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:18.04:LTS
linux-gcp-fips
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
linux
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.4.0-47.51"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
linux-aws
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.4.0-1024.24"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
linux-azure
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.4.0-1025.25"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
linux-gcp
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.4.0-1024.24"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
linux-kvm
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.4.0-1023.23"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
linux-oem-5.6
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.6.0-1026.26"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
linux-oracle
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.4.0-1024.24"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
linux-raspi
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.4.0-1018.20"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
linux-riscv
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.4.0-33.37"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
linux-azure-fde
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
linux-gke
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
linux-raspi2
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS
linux-aws-fips
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.4.0-1069.73+fips2"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS
linux-azure-fips
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.4.0-1073.76+fips1"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS
linux-gcp-fips
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.4.0-1067.71~20.04.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS
linux-aws-fips
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS
linux-azure-fips
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS
linux-gcp-fips
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-intel-iot-realtime
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-realtime
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-riscv
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
linux-raspi-realtime
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:26.04
linux-nvidia
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
References
- advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4489-1
- report https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-14386
- report https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/09/03/3
- report https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/09/04/2
- report https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/[email protected]/T/#u
- report https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/[email protected]/
- report https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-14386