SB2020102055 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for kernel

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SB2020102055 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for kernel

Published: October 20, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020102055
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 5
Exploitation vector Adjecent network
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 5 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) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-14331)

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

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 boundary error within the Linux kernel’s implementation of the invert video code on VGA consoles. A local user with can run a specially crafted program to call VT_RESIZE IOCTL, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system with elevated privileges.


4) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-14385)

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

CVSSv4: 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/E:U/U:Clear


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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the file system metadata validator in XFS. A local user can cause an inode with a valid, user-creatable extended attribute to be flagged as corrupt and shutdown the the filesystem.


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

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

CVSSv4: 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/E:P/U:Clear


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