This update fixes a several security issues and various bugs in the SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP 2 kernel.

The following security issues were fixed: CVE-2009-3547: A race condition during pipe open could be used by local attackers to elevate privileges.

  - On x86_64 systems a information leak of high register     contents (upper 32bit) was fixed. (CVE-2009-2910)

  - The randomness of the ASLR methods used in the kernel     was increased. (CVE-2009-3238)

  - A information leak from the kernel due to uninitialized     memory in AGP handling was fixed. (CVE-2009-1192)

  - A signed comparison in the ax25 sockopt handler was     fixed which could be used to crash the kernel or     potentially execute code. (CVE-2009-2909)

  - The execve function in the Linux kernel did not properly     clear the current->clear_child_tid pointer, which allows     local users to cause a denial of service (memory     corruption) or possibly gain privileges via a clone     system call with CLONE_CHILD_SETTID or     CLONE_CHILD_CLEARTID enabled, which is not properly     handled during thread creation and exit. (CVE-2009-2848)

  - Fixed various sockethandler getname leaks, which could     disclose memory previously used by the kernel or other     userland processes to the local attacker.
    (CVE-2009-3002)

  - Multiple buffer overflows in the cifs subsystem in the     Linux kernel allow remote CIFS servers to cause a denial     of service (memory corruption) and possibly have     unspecified other impact via (1) a malformed Unicode     string, related to Unicode string area alignment in     fs/cifs/sess.c; or (2) long Unicode characters, related     to fs/cifs/cifssmb.c and the cifs_readdir function in     fs/cifs/readdir.c. (CVE-2009-1633)

Also see the RPM changelog for more changes.

CVE-2008-5029 kernel: Unix sockets kernel panic

CVE-2008-5300 kernel: fix soft lockups/OOM issues with unix socket garbage collector

CVE-2009-1337 kernel: exit_notify: kill the wrong capable(CAP_KILL) check

CVE-2009-1385 kernel: e1000_clean_rx_irq() denial of service

CVE-2009-1895 kernel: personality: fix PER_CLEAR_ON_SETID

CVE-2009-2848 kernel: execve: must clear current->clear_child_tid

CVE-2009-3001, CVE-2009-3002 kernel: numerous getname() infoleaks 520300 - kernel: ipv4: make ip_append_data() handle NULL routing table [rhel-3]

CVE-2009-3547 kernel: fs: pipe.c NULL pointer dereference

Security fixes :

  - when fput() was called to close a socket, the
    __scm_destroy() function in the Linux kernel could make     indirect recursive calls to itself. This     could,potentially, lead to a denial of service issue.
    (CVE-2008-5029, Important)

  - the sendmsg() function in the Linux kernel did not block     during UNIX socket garbage collection. This could,     potentially, lead to a local denial of service.
    (CVE-2008-5300, Important)

  - the exit_notify() function in the Linux kernel did not     properly reset the exit signal if a process executed a     set user ID (setuid) application before exiting. This     could allow a local, unprivileged user to elevate their     privileges. (CVE-2009-1337, Important)

  - a flaw was found in the Intel PRO/1000 network driver in     the Linux kernel. Frames with sizes near the MTU of an     interface may be split across multiple hardware receive     descriptors. Receipt of such a frame could leak through     a validation check, leading to a corruption of the     length check. A remote attacker could use this flaw to     send a specially crafted packet that would cause a     denial of service or code execution. (CVE-2009-1385,     Important)

  - the ADDR_COMPAT_LAYOUT and MMAP_PAGE_ZERO flags were not     cleared when a setuid or setgid program was executed. A     local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to bypass     the mmap_min_addr protection mechanism and perform a     NULL pointer dereference attack, or bypass the Address     Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) security feature.
    (CVE-2009-1895, Important)

  - it was discovered that, when executing a new process,     the clear_child_tid pointer in the Linux kernel is not     cleared. If this pointer points to a writable portion of     the memory of the new program, the kernel could corrupt     four bytes of memory, possibly leading to a local denial     of service or privilege escalation. (CVE-2009-2848,     Important)

  - missing initialization flaws were found in getname()     implementations in the IrDA sockets, AppleTalk DDP     protocol, NET/ROM protocol, and ROSE protocol     implementations in the Linux kernel. Certain data     structures in these getname() implementations were not     initialized properly before being copied to user-space.
    These flaws could lead to an information leak.
    (CVE-2009-3002, Important)

  - a NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in each of the     following functions in the Linux kernel:
    pipe_read_open(), pipe_write_open(), and     pipe_rdwr_open(). When the mutex lock is not held, the     i_pipe pointer could be released by other processes     before it is used to update the pipe's reader and writer     counters. This could lead to a local denial of service     or privilege escalation. (CVE-2009-3547, Important)

Bug fixes :

  - this update adds the mmap_min_addr tunable and     restriction checks to help prevent unprivileged users     from creating new memory mappings below the minimum     address. This can help prevent the exploitation of NULL     pointer dereference bugs. Note that mmap_min_addr is set     to zero (disabled) by default for backwards     compatibility. (BZ#512642)

  - a bridge reference count problem in IPv6 has been fixed.
    (BZ#457010)

  - enforce null-termination of user-supplied arguments to     setsockopt(). (BZ#505514)

  - the gcc flag '-fno-delete-null-pointer-checks' was added     to the kernel build options. This prevents gcc from     optimizing out NULL pointer checks after the first use     of a pointer. NULL pointer bugs are often exploited by     attackers. Keeping these checks is a safety measure.
    (BZ#511185)

  - a check has been added to the IPv4 code to make sure     that rt is not NULL, to help prevent future bugs in     functions that call ip_append_data() from being     exploitable. (BZ#520300)

The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.

Updated kernel packages that fix several security issues and multiple bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.

This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.

Security fixes :

* when fput() was called to close a socket, the __scm_destroy() function in the Linux kernel could make indirect recursive calls to itself. This could, potentially, lead to a denial of service issue.
(CVE-2008-5029, Important)

* the sendmsg() function in the Linux kernel did not block during UNIX socket garbage collection. This could, potentially, lead to a local denial of service. (CVE-2008-5300, Important)

* the exit_notify() function in the Linux kernel did not properly reset the exit signal if a process executed a set user ID (setuid) application before exiting. This could allow a local, unprivileged user to elevate their privileges. (CVE-2009-1337, Important)

* a flaw was found in the Intel PRO/1000 network driver in the Linux kernel. Frames with sizes near the MTU of an interface may be split across multiple hardware receive descriptors. Receipt of such a frame could leak through a validation check, leading to a corruption of the length check. A remote attacker could use this flaw to send a specially crafted packet that would cause a denial of service or code execution. (CVE-2009-1385, Important)

* the ADDR_COMPAT_LAYOUT and MMAP_PAGE_ZERO flags were not cleared when a setuid or setgid program was executed. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to bypass the mmap_min_addr protection mechanism and perform a NULL pointer dereference attack, or bypass the Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) security feature.
(CVE-2009-1895, Important)

* it was discovered that, when executing a new process, the clear_child_tid pointer in the Linux kernel is not cleared. If this pointer points to a writable portion of the memory of the new program, the kernel could corrupt four bytes of memory, possibly leading to a local denial of service or privilege escalation. (CVE-2009-2848, Important)

* missing initialization flaws were found in getname() implementations in the IrDA sockets, AppleTalk DDP protocol, NET/ROM protocol, and ROSE protocol implementations in the Linux kernel. Certain data structures in these getname() implementations were not initialized properly before being copied to user-space. These flaws could lead to an information leak. (CVE-2009-3002, Important)

* a NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in each of the following functions in the Linux kernel: pipe_read_open(), pipe_write_open(), and pipe_rdwr_open(). When the mutex lock is not held, the i_pipe pointer could be released by other processes before it is used to update the pipe's reader and writer counters. This could lead to a local denial of service or privilege escalation. (CVE-2009-3547, Important)

Bug fixes :

* this update adds the mmap_min_addr tunable and restriction checks to help prevent unprivileged users from creating new memory mappings below the minimum address. This can help prevent the exploitation of NULL pointer dereference bugs. Note that mmap_min_addr is set to zero (disabled) by default for backwards compatibility. (BZ#512642)

* a bridge reference count problem in IPv6 has been fixed. (BZ#457010)

* enforce null-termination of user-supplied arguments to setsockopt().
(BZ#505514)

* the gcc flag '-fno-delete-null-pointer-checks' was added to the kernel build options. This prevents gcc from optimizing out NULL pointer checks after the first use of a pointer. NULL pointer bugs are often exploited by attackers. Keeping these checks is a safety measure. (BZ#511185)

* a check has been added to the IPv4 code to make sure that rt is not NULL, to help prevent future bugs in functions that call ip_append_data() from being exploitable. (BZ#520300)

Users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues. The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.

ID	名前	製品	ファミリー	公開日	更新日	深刻度
59140	SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 6636)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	2012/5/17	2021/1/14	high
60688	Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL3.x i386/x86_64	Nessus	Scientific Linux Local Security Checks	2012/8/1	2021/1/14	high
67070	CentOS 3 : kernel (CESA-2009:1550)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	2013/6/29	2021/1/4	high

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