SB2021041235 - Fedora 33 update for kernel

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SB2021041235 - Fedora 33 update for kernel

Published: April 12, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021041235
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-30178)

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

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the synic_get() function in arch/x86/kvm/hyperv.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-29154)

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

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect computation of branch displacements within the BPF JIT compilers in the Linux kernel in arch/x86/net/bpf_jit_comp.c and arch/x86/net/bpf_jit_comp32.c. A local user can inject and execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References