SB2019092103 - Red Hat update for kernel

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SB2019092103 - Red Hat update for kernel

Published: September 21, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019092103
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5489)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a flaw in the mincore() implementation in mm/mincore.c. A local attacker can observe page cache access patterns of other processes on the same system and sniff secret information.

2) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11810)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error when megasas_create_frame_pool() fails in megasas_alloc_cmds() in drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References