SB2020112806 - Race condition in Linux kernel mm
Published: November 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020112806
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-29369)
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the unmap_region(), detach_vmas_to_be_unmapped() and __do_munmap() functions in mm/mmap.c. A local user can execute arbitrary code.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=246c320a8cfe0b11d81a4af38fa9985ef0cc9a4c
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.7.11
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=2056
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210115-0001/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/10/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/19/8