Vigil@nce - Linux kernel: privilege escalation via IORING_OP_SENDMSG
February 2020 by Vigil@nce
This bulletin was written by Vigil@nce : https://vigilance.fr/?langue=2
SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
Impacted products: Linux.
Severity: 2/4.
Consequences: administrator access/rights, privileged
access/rights.
Provenance: user shell.
Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5).
Creation date: 18/12/2019.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can bypass restrictions via IORING_OP_SENDMSG of the
Linux kernel, in order to escalate his privileges.
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https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Linux-kernel-privilege-escalation-via-IORING-OP-SENDMSG-31181