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Rewterz Threat Advisory – CVE-2021-24002 – Mozilla Firefox command execution

April 20, 2021
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Rewterz Threat Advisory – Multiple Mozilla Firefox Vulnerabilities

April 20, 2021

Rewterz Threat Advisory – Multiple Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation

Severity

Medium

Analysis Summary

CVE-2021-29155

By executing a specially-crafted program, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information from the kernel memory, and use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system. Linux Kernel could allow a local authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information.

CVE-2021-23133

By sending a specially-crafted request, an <authenticated> attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges. Linux Kernel could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system.

Impact

  • Unauthorized Access
  • Attain Information

Affected Vendors

Linux

Affected Products

  • Linux Kernel 5.11
  • Linux Kernel

Remediation

Refer to Linux Kernel GIT Repository for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information.

Linux Kernel GIT Repository

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