SB20200716126 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

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SB20200716126 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

Published: July 16, 2020 Updated: December 28, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB20200716126
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.


1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15393)

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

CVSSv4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a local user to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak in "drivers/usb/misc/usbtest.c" file. A local user can force the application to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.


2) Improper Authorization (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15780)

CWE-ID: CWE-285 - Improper Authorization

CVSSv4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a local user to bypass authorization checks.

The vulnerability exists due to improper authorization in "in drivers/acpi/acpi_configfs.c". A local administrator can inject malicious ACPI tables via configfs to bypass lockdown and secure boot restrictions.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References