A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. A use-after-free memory flaw was found in the perf subsystem allowing a local attacker with permission to monitor perf events to corrupt memory and possibly escalate privileges. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-libs-devel | May 4, 2022 | Dec 3, 2020 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade perfUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-livepatch-4.14.209-160.335Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-devel | Dec 10, 2020 | Dec 3, 2020 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade kernel | Dec 19, 2020 | Nov 3, 2020 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel | Feb 17, 2021 | Dec 3, 2020 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Dec 7, 2020 | Dec 3, 2020 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernelUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade perf | Feb 22, 2021 | Dec 3, 2020 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade python-perf | Jan 20, 2021 | Dec 3, 2020 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade perfUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernelUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-devel | Feb 3, 2021 | Dec 3, 2020 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade perf | Nov 3, 2020 | Nov 2, 2020 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernelUpgrade python3-perf | Jan 5, 2021 | Dec 3, 2020 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uekUpgrade kernel | Jan 8, 2021 | Nov 6, 2020 |
| Redhat Openshift | — | Upgrade redhat-coreos | Mar 12, 2021 | Dec 3, 2020 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution existsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-rt | Feb 17, 2021 | Dec 3, 2020 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-default-extra | Nov 14, 2020 | Nov 3, 2020 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1142-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1030-gcpUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1146-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1091-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1028-kvmUpgrade linux-image-gke-4.15Upgrade linux-image-virtual-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-197-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-126-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1008-raspiUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1074-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-126-genericUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-raspi-nolpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-31-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-31-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-197-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1100-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-56-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1012-gcpUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1011-oracleUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-126-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-aws-hweUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-56-genericUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-197-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-31-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-197-genericUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1032-azureUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1084-kvmUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1030-oracleUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-edgeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1011-kvmUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1082-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1013-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1014-awsUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-197-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-oemUpgrade linux-image-5.6.0-1053-oemUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1088-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1030-awsUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1074-gkeUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-197-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1088-gcpUpgrade linux-image-oem-osp1Upgrade linux-image-generic-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1059-oracleUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1079-kvmUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-31-genericUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1103-oemUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-56-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1023-raspiUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1008-raspi-nolpaeUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1118-awsUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-197-powerpc-smp | Dec 2, 2020 | Nov 3, 2020 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Dec 3, 2020 |
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