CVE-2021-20269
Published: 10 March 2022
A flaw was found in the permissions of a log file created by kexec-tools. This flaw allows a local unprivileged user to read this file and leak kernel internal information from a previous panic. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality. This flaw affects kexec-tools shipped by Fedora versions prior to 2.0.21-8 and RHEL versions prior to 2.0.20-47.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| sbeattie | on ubuntu/debian, makedumpfile from src:makedumpfile is used to create the dmesg file, and correctly limits the permissions on it. On Fedora/RedHat, the kdump-lib-initramfs.sh is used and is where the vulnerability lies. This script is not included in ubuntu/debian packaging. |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
kexec-tools Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
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| focal |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
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| groovy |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
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| hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
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| impish |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
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| jammy |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
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| trusty |
Does not exist
|
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| upstream |
Needs triage
|
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| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.5 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |