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Debian GNU/Linux 10 DLA-2019:051 Important Security Patch

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Calendar Grey June 23, 2015
Dist Redhat Esm H88
The latest kernel patch resolves significant vulnerabilities and system errors for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, providing essential security enhancements.
Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Summary

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.
* It was found that the Linux kernel's implementation of vectored pipe read and write functionality did not take into account the I/O vectors that were already processed when retrying after a failed atomic access operation, potentially resulting in memory corruption due to an I/O vector array overrun. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to crash the system or, potentially, escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2015-1805, Important)
* A race condition flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel keys management subsystem performed key garbage collection. A local attacker could attempt accessing a key while it was being garbage collected, which would cause the system to crash. (CVE-2014-9529, Moderate)
* A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's 32-bit emulation implementation handled forking or closing of a task with an 'int80' entry. A local user could potentially use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2015-2830, Low)
* It was found that the Linux kernel's ISO file system implementation did not correctly limit the traversal of Rock Ridge extension Continuation Entries (CE). An attacker with physical access to the system could use this flaw to trigger an infinite loop in the kernel, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-9420, Low)
* An information leak flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's ISO9660 file system implementation accessed data on an ISO9660 image with RockRidge Extension Reference (ER) records. An attacker with physical access to the system could use this flaw to disclose up to 255 bytes of kernel memory. (CVE-2014-9584, Low)
* A flaw was found in the way the nft_flush_table() function of the Linux kernel's netfilter tables implementation flushed rules that were referencing deleted chains. A local user who has the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability could use this flaw to crash the system. (CVE-2015-1573, Low)
* An integer overflow flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel randomized the stack for processes on certain 64-bit architecture systems, such as x86-64, causing the stack entropy to be reduced by four. (CVE-2015-1593, Low)
Red Hat would like to thank Carl Henrik Lunde for reporting CVE-2014-9420 and CVE-2014-9584. The security impact of the CVE-2015-1805 issue was discovered by Red Hat.
This update also fixes several bugs. Documentation for these changes is available from the following Knowledgebase article: https://access.redhat.com/articles/1469163
All kernel users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues. The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9420 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9529 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9584 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1573 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1593 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1805 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2830 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7):
Source: kernel-3.10.0-229.7.2.el7.src.rpm
noarch: kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-229.7.2.el7.noarch.rpm kernel-doc-3.10.0-229.7.2.el7.noarch.rpm
x86_64: kernel-3.10.0-229.7.2.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-3.10.0-229.7.2.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-debuginfo-3.10.0-229.7.2.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-devel-3.10.0-229.7.2.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-3.10.0-229.7.2.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-3.10.0-229.7.2.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-devel-3.10.0-229.7.2.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-headers-3.10.0-229.7.2.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-tools-3.10.0-229.7.2.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-tools-debuginfo-3.10.0-229.7.2.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-tools-libs-3.10.0-229.7.2.el7.x86_64.rpm perf-3.10.0-229.7.2.el7.x86_64.rpm perf-debuginfo-3.10.0-229.7.2.el7.x86_64.rpm python-perf-debuginfo-3.10.0-229.7.2.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7):
x86_64: kernel-debug-debuginfo-3.10.0-229.7.2.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-3.10.0-229.7.2.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-3.10.0-229.7.2.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-tools-debuginfo-3.10.0-229.7.2.el7.x86_64.rpm kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-229.7.2.el7.x86_64.rpm perf-debuginfo-3.10.0-229.7.2.el7.x86_64.rpm python-perf-3.10.0-229.7.2.el7.x86_64.rpm

Read the Full Advisory


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Advisory ID: RHSA-2015:1137-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Issue date: 2015-06-23

Topic

Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues and several bugsare now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Important securityimpact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which givedetailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from theCVE links in the References section.

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - noarch, ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) - ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) - x86_64

Bugs Fixed

1175235 - CVE-2014-9420 Kernel: fs: isofs: infinite loop in CE record entries

1179813 - CVE-2014-9529 kernel: use-after-free during key garbage collection

1180119 - CVE-2014-9584 kernel: isofs: unchecked printing of ER records

1190966 - CVE-2015-1573 kernel: panic while flushing nftables rules that reference deleted chains.

1192519 - CVE-2015-1593 kernel: Linux stack ASLR implementation Integer overflow

1202855 - CVE-2015-1805 kernel: pipe: iovec overrun leading to memory corruption

1208598 - CVE-2015-2830 kernel: int80 fork from 64-bit tasks mishandling

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