SB2020122902 - Denial of service in jfs implementation in Linux kernel
Published: December 29, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020122902
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 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-27815)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c. A local user can trigger out-of-bounds read error and crash the kernel.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.