CVE-2020-35508

CVE Details

Release Date:2021-03-26

Description


A flaw possibility of race condition and incorrect initialization of the process id was found in the Linux kernel child/parent process identification handling while filtering signal handlers. A local attacker is able to abuse this flaw to bypass checks to send any signal to a privileged process.

See more information about CVE-2020-35508 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


CVSS v3.0 metrics


NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score: 4.5 Base Metrics: AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Access Vector: Local network Attack Complexity: High
Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality Impact: Low
Integrity Impact: Low Availability Impact: Low

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2021-92152021-05-06
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2021-92152021-05-06
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel)ELSA-2021-15782021-05-25
Oracle VM version 3 (kernel-uek)OVMSA-2021-00162021-05-06



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