Out-of-bounds Write Affecting kernel-bootwrapper package, versions <0:3.10.0-957.65.1.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL7-KERNELBOOTWRAPPER-4942226
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 3 Sep 2019

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 kernel-bootwrapper to version 0:3.10.0-957.65.1.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:5656.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-bootwrapper package and not the kernel-bootwrapper package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Android kernel in i2c driver there is a possible out of bounds write due to memory corruption. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

6.7 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    High
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High
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Red Hat

6.5 medium