SB2021031715 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 update for kernel
Published: March 17, 2021 Updated: August 9, 2024
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-14351)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the perf subsystem. A local user with permission to monitor perf events cam corrupt memory and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
2) Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-24394)
The vulnerability allows a local user to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect assignment of permissions on new filesystem objects when the filesystem lacks ACL support in fs/nfsd/vfs.c (in the NFS server). A local user can read and write arbitrary files on the system.
3) Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-25212)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a TOCTOU mismatch in the NFS client code in the Linux kernel. A local user can run a specially crafted program to trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.4) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-29661)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to locking error in the tty subsystem of the Linux kernel in drivers/tty/tty_jobctrl.c. An local user can exploit this vulnerability to trigger a use-after-free error against TIOCSPGRP and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.