Incorrect Default Permissions Affecting kexec-tools package, versions <0:2.0.20-57.el8
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-KEXECTOOLS-2147101
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 2 Mar 2021
Introduced: 2 Mar 2021
CVE-2021-20269 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Centos:8
kexec-tools
to version 0:2.0.20-57.el8 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kexec-tools
package and not the kexec-tools
package as distributed by Centos
.
See How to fix?
for Centos:8
relevant fixed versions and status.
A flaw was found in the permissions of a log file created by kexec-tools. This flaw allows a local unprivileged user to read this file and leak kernel internal information from a previous panic. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality. This flaw affects kexec-tools shipped by Fedora versions prior to 2.0.21-8 and RHEL versions prior to 2.0.20-47.