#VU28290 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Linux kernel - CVE-2020-10751 

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#VU28290 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Linux kernel - CVE-2020-10751

Published: May 27, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU28290
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10751
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due in the Linux kernels SELinux LSM hook implementation where the kernel incorrectly assumed that an skb would only contain a single netlink message. The hook would incorrectly only validate the first netlink message in the skb and allow or deny the rest of the messages within the skb with the granted permission without further processing.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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