SB2020121017 - Privilege escalation in IBM VIOS
Published: December 10, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020121017
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-4829)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to unspecified error in the ksu user command. A local user can execute arbitrary code on the system with root privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.