SB2021090327 - openEuler update for kernel



SB2021090327 - openEuler update for kernel

Published: September 3, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021090327
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-38198)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to arch/x86/kvm/mmu/paging_tmpl.h incorrectly computes the access permissions of a shadow page. A local user can trigger an error to perform a denial of service attack.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.