CVE-2020-27777 (Medium) detected in linuxlinux-4.19.236

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CVE-2020-27777 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - linuxlinux-4.19.236

The Linux Kernel

Library home page: https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/?wsslib=linux

Found in HEAD commit: 03cb3c6f0e0b62b5cbcd747df63781fbb2a6ef66

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (2)

/arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c /arch/powerpc/kernel/rtas.c

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2020-12-15

URL: CVE-2020-27777

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.7)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Local - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: High - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: High - Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://www.linuxkernelcves.com/cves/CVE-2020-27777

Release Date: 2020-12-15

Fix Resolution: v4.14.204, v4.19.155, v5.4.75, v5.9.5,v5.10-rc1

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:information_source: This issue was automatically re-opened by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) has been detected in the Mend inventory.