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Red Hat OpenShift: CVE-2020-10774: kernel: possibility of memory disclosure when reading the file /proc/sys/kernel/rh_features

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Red Hat OpenShift: CVE-2020-10774: kernel: possibility of memory disclosure when reading the file /proc/sys/kernel/rh_features

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
03/12/2021
Created
03/13/2021
Added
03/12/2021
Modified
05/10/2023

Description

A memory disclosure flaw was found in the Linux kernel's versions before 4.18.0-193.el8 in the sysctl subsystem when reading the /proc/sys/kernel/rh_features file. This flaw allows a local user to read uninitialized values from the kernel memory. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.

Solution(s)

  • linuxrpm-upgrade-redhat-coreos

References

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