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

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2021-9215	2021-05-06
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2021-9215	2021-05-06
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel)	ELSA-2021-1578	2021-05-25
Oracle VM version 3 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2021-0016	2021-05-06

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