SB2020112440 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions update for kernel

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SB2020112440 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions update for kernel

Published: November 24, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020112440
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 secuirty vulnerabilities.


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

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.


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