CentOS 6 update for kernel



Published: 2020-03-12 | Updated: 2020-03-28
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2019-17055
CVE-2019-17133
CWE-ID CWE-264
CWE-119
Exploitation vector Local network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Vendor CentOS Project

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU22746

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17055

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to the base_sock_create in drivers/isdn/mISDN/socket.c in the AF_ISDN network module for the Linux kernel does not enforce CAP_NET_RAW. A local unprivileged user can create a raw socket.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

CentOS: 6

External links

http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2020-March/035659.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU22312

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17133

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the cfg80211_mgd_wext_giwessid function in net/wireless/wext-sme.c in Linux kernel, because the affected component does not reject a long SSID IE. A remote attacker on the local wireless network can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

CentOS: 6

External links

http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2020-March/035659.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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