SB2020101614 - Memory corruption in Linux kernel
Published: October 16, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020101614
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-27194)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.8.15. scalar32_min_max_or in kernel/bpf/verifier.c mishandles bounds tracking during use of 64-bit values, aka CID-5b9fbeb75b6a.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.