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Huawei EulerOS: CVE-2021-39656: kernel security update

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Huawei EulerOS: CVE-2021-39656: kernel security update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
12/15/2021
Created
04/21/2022
Added
04/20/2022
Modified
04/20/2022

Description

In __configfs_open_file of file.c, there is a possible use-after-free due to improper locking. This could lead to local escalation of privilege in the kernel with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-174049066References: Upstream kernel

Solution(s)

  • huawei-euleros-2_0_sp10-upgrade-kernel
  • huawei-euleros-2_0_sp10-upgrade-kernel-abi-stablelists
  • huawei-euleros-2_0_sp10-upgrade-kernel-tools
  • huawei-euleros-2_0_sp10-upgrade-kernel-tools-libs
  • huawei-euleros-2_0_sp10-upgrade-python3-perf

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