SB2021011921 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support update for kernel
Published: January 19, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021011921
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) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-4508)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S in the Linux kernel through 3.15.1 on 32-bit x86 platforms, when syscall auditing is enabled and the sep CPU feature flag is set, allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS and system crash) via an invalid syscall number, as demonstrated by number 1000.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.