CVE-2020-25284
Public on 2020-09-13
Modified on 2020-10-27
Description
A flaw was found in the capabilities check of the rados block device functionality in the Linux kernel. Incorrect capability checks could alllow a local user with root priviledges (but no capabilities) to add or remove Rados Block Devices from the system.
Severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | kernel | 2020-10-26 | ALAS-2020-1437 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | kernel | 2020-10-22 | ALAS2-2020-1520 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.4 Extra | kernel | 2022-01-20 | ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2022-016 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Livepatch Extra | kernel-livepatch-4.14.192-147.314 | 2020-12-02 | ALAS2LIVEPATCH-2020-028 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Livepatch Extra | kernel-livepatch-4.14.193-149.317 | 2020-12-02 | ALAS2LIVEPATCH-2020-029 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Livepatch Extra | kernel-livepatch-4.14.198-152.320 | 2020-12-02 | ALAS2LIVEPATCH-2020-030 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 4.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 1.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 4.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |