Red Hat: RHSA-2004:689-01 Critical: Kernel Denial of Service Threats

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December 23, 2004

Updated kernel packages that fix several security issues in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 are now available.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat Update Agent, use the following command:

up2date

For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the following Web page for the System Administration or Customization guide specific to your system:

https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/red_hat_enterprise_linux/10/

5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

124734 - CAN-2004-0565 Information leak on Linux/ia64 126126 - CAN-2004-0565 Information leak on Linux/ia64 142593 - CAN-2004-1017 io_edgeport driver overflows 142729 - CAN-2004-1016 CMSG validation checks 142733 - 20041208 ip_options_get memory leak 142748 - CAN-2004-1137 IGMP flaws 142964 - CAN-2004-1144 x86-64 privilege escalation 142965 - CAN-2004-1234 kernel denial of service vulnerability and exploit

6. RPMs required:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3:

SRPMS: abbf2ea9f5b6cd480eab25b472ed64ba kernel-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.src.rpm

athlon: 1f8c7b25b7fffbc85993ec55905dcc5e kernel-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.athlon.rpm b7ec4b9732b8743940cab2f4853ccae8 kernel-smp-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.athlon.rpm caec8b413e4b0bd3abe885fbde2b2d4c kernel-smp-unsupported-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.athlon.rpm f67ab1ac2f5b06c9c0e97d074684974e kernel-unsupported-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.athlon.rpm

i386: dbe3ea95f5e93c6d61394cb829dd18d4 kernel-BOOT-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.i386.rpm 7f4dd010b194e99a4e8e8cfdec9c2097 kernel-doc-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.i386.rpm 162ab3a522f8160b09c1629f563a2fc4 kernel-source-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.i386.rpm

i686: b0a8a21ca61cb102ebbccb3ea815fa8d kernel-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.i686.rpm abdef53df06ee9af541823ac24261f2d kernel-hugemem-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.i686.rpm 816e736618c6d05b35c979b2492d6fb8 kernel-hugemem-unsupported-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.i686.rpm 6bd020027cdb043d747452fadc043ec5 kernel-smp-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.i686.rpm 68ea78ae3d41965edd0cd80cc17ff95e kernel-smp-unsupported-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.i686.rpm 7a997263d5c711cc787fe2a9bb4101a3 kernel-unsupported-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.i686.rpm

ia32e: f5b00c38dc3884ecac2e5566c8db7471 kernel-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.ia32e.rpm 2a0f9f13ef39f254697455fb36af531e kernel-unsupported-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.ia32e.rpm

ia64: 5d8f8152c6c9786cda4b12e75fe66221 kernel-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.ia64.rpm e3b551b4df18eadc40fe6ae7d0d0d013 kernel-doc-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.ia64.rpm f0ede4dc792c5cbbe3d80af6dd4bab07 kernel-source-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.ia64.rpm 51fdf74adca231adebace8f019d8d920 kernel-unsupported-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.ia64.rpm

ppc64: 9fad7bb5b55495ddee280d62de15b1dc kernel-doc-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.ppc64.rpm c083c0b8df5ff034f269d8380e6dbad0 kernel-source-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.ppc64.rpm

ppc64iseries: bc4093dfba89bafa591eaa78ec5f6916 kernel-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.ppc64iseries.rpm abb1744cd91a84d40e7f5a016ead294c kernel-unsupported-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.ppc64iseries.rpm

ppc64pseries: fc6f34a93f682a1273e0ec4375eb0998 kernel-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.ppc64pseries.rpm a39c1a6fa61b0295e0f5e3065b0812f6 kernel-unsupported-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.ppc64pseries.rpm

s390: 30e5097e6dd66d5c21a99901882f7e9f kernel-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.s390.rpm d481b85ea42c24a00736ea720ae48c39 kernel-doc-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.s390.rpm 81c880f52af50c26f8a525e114b8b223 kernel-source-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.s390.rpm 79fd1f5f22ad407138185018ee029750 kernel-unsupported-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.s390.rpm

s390x: dfcdfd9650c5a5012ade9ea3afb1c186 kernel-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.s390x.rpm 66d37169facb8256fdf5f4658d11ac80 kernel-doc-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.s390x.rpm d3f921de093961d3badf8f1da21f4a82 kernel-source-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.s390x.rpm e7d85997309e95e1f778fd34a069d999 kernel-unsupported-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.s390x.rpm

x86_64: b143e2768ecc0b84e5d10987fe76925d kernel-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.x86_64.rpm 010de9e78951ac60ad2d9b88fb3d4eba kernel-doc-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.x86_64.rpm d41dff47cc7c3278daf998d447bc5809 kernel-smp-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.x86_64.rpm e792eaa5735a1852c2f32088fd24378f kernel-smp-unsupported-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.x86_64.rpm 2271f0c3aec207d30b4c81b386fb64fb kernel-source-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.x86_64.rpm e2b329e10ee3a5d254385d49e57e3558 kernel-unsupported-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Desktop version 3:

SRPMS: abbf2ea9f5b6cd480eab25b472ed64ba kernel-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.src.rpm

ia32e: f5b00c38dc3884ecac2e5566c8db7471 kernel-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.ia32e.rpm 2a0f9f13ef39f254697455fb36af531e kernel-unsupported-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.ia32e.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3:

SRPMS: abbf2ea9f5b6cd480eab25b472ed64ba kernel-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.src.rpm

ia32e: f5b00c38dc3884ecac2e5566c8db7471 kernel-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.ia32e.rpm 2a0f9f13ef39f254697455fb36af531e kernel-unsupported-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.ia32e.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3:

SRPMS: abbf2ea9f5b6cd480eab25b472ed64ba kernel-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.src.rpm

ia32e: f5b00c38dc3884ecac2e5566c8db7471 kernel-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.ia32e.rpm 2a0f9f13ef39f254697455fb36af531e kernel-unsupported-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL.ia32e.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key#package

Summary

Topics Covered

security advisory critical issue Red Hat kernel update local privilege escalation memory leak DoS threat

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CAN-2004-0565 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CAN-2004-1016 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CAN-2004-1017 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CAN-2004-1137 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CAN-2004-1144 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CAN-2004-1234

Package List

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Critical

Advisory ID: RHSA-2004:689-01

Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004:689.html

Issue date: 2004-12-23

Updated on: 2004-12-23

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Keywords: taroon kernel security errata

Obsoletes: RHBA-2004:550

Topic

Topics Covered

security advisory critical issue Red Hat kernel update local privilege escalation memory leak DoS threat

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - athlon, i386, i686, ia32e, ia64, ppc64, ppc64iseries, ppc64pseries, s390, s390x,

x86_64

Red Hat Desktop version 3 - athlon, i386, i686, ia32e, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - athlon, i386, i686, ia32e, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - athlon, i386, i686, ia32e, ia64, x86_64

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