SB2021051325 - Null pointer dereference in Linux kernel
Published: May 13, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021051325
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-2020-27830)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel where in the spk_ttyio_receive_buf2() function, it would dereference spk_ttyio_synth without checking whether it is NULL or not, and may lead to a NULL-ptr deref crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1919900
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/12/08/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/12/08/4
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4843
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00018.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210625-0004/