SB2020090877 - OpenSUSE Linux update for the Linux Kernel

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SB2020090877 - OpenSUSE Linux update for the Linux Kernel

Published: September 8, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020090877
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Low 100%
  • Low
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  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-14314)

The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

A memory out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the Linux kernel before 5.9-rc2 with the ext3/ext4 file system, in the way it accesses a directory with broken indexing. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system if the directory exists.


2) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-14386)

The vulnerability allows a local privileged user to execute arbitrary code.

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel before 5.9-rc4. Memory corruption can be exploited to gain root privileges from unprivileged processes. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References