A linux kernel security update has been released for Arch Linux to address a privilege escalation issue.

Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-202004-4
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Severity: High
Date : 2020-04-01
CVE-ID : CVE-2020-8835
Package : linux
Type : privilege escalation
Remote : No
Link :   https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1122

Summary
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The package linux before version 5.5.13.arch2-1 is vulnerable to
privilege escalation.

Resolution
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Upgrade to 5.5.13.arch2-1.

# pacman -Syu "linux>=5.5.13.arch2-1"

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 5.5.13.arch2.

Workaround
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BPF access can be restricted to privileged users by setting
kernel.unprivileged_bpf_disabled to 1:

# sysctl -w kernel.unprivileged_bpf_disabled=1

Description
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An out-of-bounds access flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s
implementation of the eBPF code verifier, where an incorrect register
bounds calculation while checking 32-bit instructions in an eBPF
program occurs. This flaw allows an unprivileged user or process to
execute eBPF programs to crash the kernel, resulting in a denial of
service or potentially gaining root privileges on the system.

Impact
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An unprivileged local user or process can crash the kernel, resulting
in a denial of service, or potentially gain root privileges on the
system.

References
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  https://www.thezdi.com/blog/2020/3/19/pwn2own-2020-day-one-results
  https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20200330160324.15259-1-daniel@iogearbox.net/T/
  https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/03/30/3
  https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2020-8835