SB2020112803 - Privilege escalation in Linux kernel on NUMA systems
Published: November 28, 2020 Updated: July 22, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020112803
CSH 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 vulnerability.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-20934)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
CVSSv4: 5.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in Linux fair scheduler within the show_numa_stats() function, caused by improperly freed NUMA fault statistics. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.