A flaw was found in the way RTAS handled memory accesses in userspace to kernel communication. On a locked down (usually due to Secure Boot) guest system running on top of PowerVM or KVM hypervisors (pseries platform) a root like local user could use this flaw to further increase their privileges to that of a running kernel.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.7
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | alma-upgrade-kernel-tools-libs-devel | May 4, 2022 | Dec 15, 2020 | |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-kernelamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-kernel-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-kernel-develamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-kernel-headersamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-kernel-livepatch-4-14-209-160-335amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-kernel-toolsamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-kernel-tools-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-kernel-tools-develamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-perfamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-perf-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python-perfamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python-perf-debuginfo | Dec 10, 2020 | Dec 10, 2020 | |
| Amazon_linux | — | amazon-linux-upgrade-kernel | Dec 19, 2020 | Dec 8, 2020 |
| Centos_linux | — | centos-upgrade-kernel | Sep 1, 2021 | Dec 15, 2020 |
| Debian | debian-upgrade-linux | Dec 7, 2020 | Dec 7, 2020 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-kernelhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-kernel-debughuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-kernel-debug-develhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-kernel-debuginfohuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64huawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-kernel-develhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-kernel-headershuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-kernel-toolshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-kernel-tools-libshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-perfhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-python-perf | Feb 22, 2021 | Dec 15, 2020 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-kernelhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-kernel-debuginfohuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64huawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-kernel-develhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-kernel-headershuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-kernel-toolshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-kernel-tools-libshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-perfhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-python-perf | Apr 30, 2021 | Dec 15, 2020 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-kernelhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-kernel-develhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-kernel-headershuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-kernel-toolshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-kernel-tools-libshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-perfhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-python-perf | Mar 24, 2021 | Dec 15, 2020 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-bpftoolhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-kernelhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-kernel-develhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-kernel-headershuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-kernel-sourcehuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-kernel-toolshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-kernel-tools-libshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-perfhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-python-perfhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-python3-perf | Dec 15, 2020 | Dec 14, 2020 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp9-upgrade-kernelhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp9-upgrade-kernel-toolshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp9-upgrade-kernel-tools-libshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp9-upgrade-python3-perf | Jan 5, 2021 | Dec 15, 2020 | |
| Oracle_linux | — | oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel | Sep 1, 2021 | Oct 8, 2020 |
| Redhat_linux | no-fix-redhat-rpm-packageredhat-upgrade-kernel | Sep 1, 2021 | Dec 15, 2020 | |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-kernel-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-default-extrasuse-upgrade-kernel-docssuse-upgrade-kernel-obs-build | Dec 11, 2020 | Dec 8, 2020 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-1062-oracleubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-1077-gkeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-1077-raspi2ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-1082-kvmubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-1091-awsubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-1091-gcpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-1094-snapdragonubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-1103-azureubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-129-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-129-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-15-0-129-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-201-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-201-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-201-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-201-powerpc-e500mcubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-201-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-201-powerpc64-embubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-201-powerpc64-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-4-0-1026-raspiubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-4-0-1031-kvmubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-4-0-1033-gcpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-4-0-1033-gkeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-4-0-1034-awsubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-4-0-1034-oracleubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-4-0-1035-azureubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-4-0-59-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-4-0-59-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-4-0-59-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-8-0-1016-raspiubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-8-0-1016-raspi-nolpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-8-0-1019-kvmubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-8-0-1021-oracleubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-8-0-1023-azureubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-8-0-1023-gcpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-8-0-1024-awsubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-8-0-44-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-8-0-44-generic-64kubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-8-0-44-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-8-0-44-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-awsubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-aws-hweubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-aws-lts-18-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-azureubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-azure-lts-18-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-gcpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-gcp-lts-18-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-64kubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-hwe-16-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-hwe-18-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-hwe-20-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenialubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lts-xenialubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-gkeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-gke-4-15ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-gke-5-4ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-kvmubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oemubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oem-20-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oem-osp1ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oracleubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oracle-lts-18-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-e500mcubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenialubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenialubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-embubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenialubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenialubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-raspiubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-raspi-hwe-18-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-raspi-nolpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-raspi2ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-snapdragonubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-virtualubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-virtual-hwe-16-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-virtual-hwe-18-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-virtual-hwe-20-04ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial | Jan 6, 2021 | Dec 8, 2020 | |
| Vmware Photon_os | vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf | Jan 20, 2025 | Dec 15, 2020 |
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