Incorrect Authorization Affecting kernel-default-base package, versions <4.12.14-197.61.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.31% (23rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES151-KERNELDEFAULTBASE-2701988
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed13 Oct 2020

Introduced: 13 Oct 2020

CVE-2020-25284  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-863  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.1 kernel-default-base to version 4.12.14-197.61.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-default-base package and not the kernel-default-base package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.1 relevant fixed versions and status.

The rbd block device driver in drivers/block/rbd.c in the Linux kernel through 5.8.9 used incomplete permission checking for access to rbd devices, which could be leveraged by local attackers to map or unmap rbd block devices, aka CID-f44d04e696fe.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1