Improper Locking Affecting kernel-zfcpdump-core package, versions <0:4.18.0-193.46.1.el8_2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (23rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-KERNELZFCPDUMPCORE-3888754
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed4 Dec 2020

Introduced: 4 Dec 2020

CVE-2020-29661  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-667  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-zfcpdump-core to version 0:4.18.0-193.46.1.el8_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2021:0765.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-zfcpdump-core package and not the kernel-zfcpdump-core package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A locking issue was discovered in the tty subsystem of the Linux kernel through 5.9.13. drivers/tty/tty_jobctrl.c allows a use-after-free attack against TIOCSPGRP, aka CID-54ffccbf053b.

CVSS Scores

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