SB2021032319 - Incorrect comparison in Linux kernel
Published: March 23, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021032319
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) Incorrect comparison (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-20219)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
A denial of service vulnerability was found in n_tty_receive_char_special in drivers/tty/n_tty.c of the Linux kernel. In this flaw a local attacker with a normal user privilege could delay the loop (due to a changing ldata->read_head, and a missing sanity check) and cause a threat to the system availability.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.