SB2021041236 - Fedora 32 update for kernel
Published: April 12, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021041236
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) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-30178)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the synic_get() function in arch/x86/kvm/hyperv.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.