Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:27608Remote Code Execution (RCE)
6.4 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.4 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
linux kernel is vulnerable to remote code execution (RCE). The vulnerability exists through a race condition between hugetlb sysctl handlers in mm/hugetlb.c.
References
cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.8.8
git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=17743798d81238ab13050e8e2833699b54e15467
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00025.html
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00032.html
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00034.html
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201009-0002/
twitter.com/grsecurity/status/1303749848898904067
usn.ubuntu.com/4576-1/
usn.ubuntu.com/4579-1/
Related
6.4 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.4 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P