SB2021060216 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 update for kpatch-patch

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SB2021060216 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 update for kpatch-patch

Published: June 2, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021060216
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-0466)

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

The vulnerability exists due to unspecified error, related to I/O subsystem in kernel. A local user can elevated privileges on the system.


2) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-28374)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in drivers/target/target_core_xcopy.c in the Linux kernel. A remote user with access to iSCSI LUN can send a specially crafted XCOPY request and read or write arbitrary files on the system.



Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References