SB2021122218 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for kernel



SB2021122218 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for kernel

Published: December 22, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021122218
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-20321)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition when accessing file object in the Linux kernel OverlayFS subsystem. A local user can rename files in specific way with OverlayFS and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.