SB2021011922 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for kernel
Published: January 19, 2021
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Use of insufficiently random values (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-16166)
CWE-ID: CWE-330 - Use of Insufficiently Random Values
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to use of insufficiently random values error within the prandom_state_selftest() function in lib/random32.c, within the update_process_times() function in kernel/time/timer.c, within the add_interrupt_randomness() function in drivers/char/random.c. A remote non-authenticated attacker can gain access to sensitive information.
2) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-25211)
CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to crash the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the ctnetlink_parse_tuple_filter() function in net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c. A local user can inject conntrack netlink configuration, trigger buffer overflow and crash the kernel or force usage of incorrect protocol numbers.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.