SB2021051723 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel 

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SB2021051723 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel

Published: May 17, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021051723
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-29155)

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists in retrieve_ptr_limit in kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel mechanism. A local, special user privileged (CAP_SYS_ADMIN) BPF program running on affected systems may bypass the protection, and execute speculatively out-of-bounds loads from the kernel memory.


2) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-29650)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the netfilter subsystem in net/netfilter/x_tables.c and include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h. A local user can trigger memory corruption upon the assignment of a new table value and cause denial of service.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References