SB2020101920 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 update for kernel-alt

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SB2020101920 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 update for kernel-alt

Published: October 19, 2020 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2020101920
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12351)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the BlueZ implementation in Linux kernel. A remote attacker on the local network can pass specially crafted input to the application and execute arbitrary code on the system.


2) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12352)

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions in BlueZ implementation in Linux kernel. A remote attacker on the local network can pass specially crafted input to the application and gain access to sensitive information.


3) Use of insufficiently random values (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-16166)

CWE-ID: CWE-330 - Use of Insufficiently Random Values

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to use of insufficiently random values error within the prandom_state_selftest() function in lib/random32.c, within the update_process_times() function in kernel/time/timer.c, within the add_interrupt_randomness() function in drivers/char/random.c. A remote non-authenticated attacker can gain access to sensitive information.


4) Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-25212)

CWE-ID: CWE-367 - Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


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

The vulnerability exists due to a TOCTOU mismatch in the NFS client code in the Linux kernel. A local user can run a specially crafted program to trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References