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September 8, 2020Rewterz Threat Advisory – Windows 10 themes can be abused to steal Windows passwords
September 8, 2020Rewterz Threat Alert – Emotet Malware September Campaign – IOCs
September 8, 2020Rewterz Threat Advisory – Windows 10 themes can be abused to steal Windows passwords
September 8, 2020
Severity
High
Analysis Summary
Linux Kernel could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by a memory corruption flaw in the tpacket_rcv function in af_packet.c. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges as root.
Impact
Gain Privileges
Affected Vendors
Linux Kernel
Affected Products
Linux Kernel 5.7.0
Remediation
Refer to Linux website for upgraded patch.