# CVE-2020-12826: Integer overflow in n/a

> Integer overflow in Linux kernel allows a child process to bypass signal access controls and send arbitrary signals to a parent process in a different security domain.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 12 May 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** CVE-2020-10741, DEBIAN-CVE-2020-12826, GHSA-wxmm-482m-cm8h, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12826

## What is CVE-2020-12826?

CVE-2020-12826 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 12 May 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A signal access-control issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.6.5, aka CID-7395ea4e65c2. Because exec_id in include/linux/sched.h is only 32 bits, an integer overflow can interfere with a do_notify_parent protection mechanism. A child process can send an arbitrary signal to a parent process in a different security domain. Exploitation limitations include the amount of elapsed time before an integer overflow occurs, and the lack of scenarios where signals to a parent process present a substantial operational threat.

Weakness: CWE-190 (Integer Overflow or Wraparound)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-12826?

It affects 4 products.


Products: Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Linux kernel, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Mrg.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-12826?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2020-12826 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-12826 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux

- [CVE-2020-11651](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11651/): SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-7247](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7247/): OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-16928](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16928/): Exim Out-of-bounds Write (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2018-6789](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6789/): Exim Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2015-2590](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2590/): Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-12826 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-12826 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 12 May 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-12826 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Canonical Ubuntu Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-12826/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-12826/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-12826
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12826
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-12826

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-12826/
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