Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2020-12321 |
CWE-ID | CWE-119 |
Exploitation vector | Local network |
Public exploit | N/A |
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Vendor | Red Hat Inc. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU48422
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 8.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12321
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error. A remote attacker on the local network can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system with elevated privileges.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian: 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian: 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems: 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing: 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop: 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation: 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server: 7
linux-firmware (Red Hat package): before 20200421-80.git78c0348.el7_9
External linkshttp://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:0339
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.