Vigil@nce - Linux kernel: privilege escalation via AF_VSOCK
April 2021 by Vigil@nce
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SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
Impacted products: Linux, Ubuntu.
Severity: 2/4.
Consequences: administrator access/rights, privileged
access/rights.
Provenance: user shell.
Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5).
Creation date: 05/02/2021.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can bypass restrictions via AF_VSOCK of the Linux
kernel, in order to escalate his privileges.
ACCESS TO THE FULL VIGIL@NCE BULLETIN
https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Linux-kernel-privilege-escalation-via-AF-VSOCK-34491