Red Hat: RHSA-2014-0285-01 Important: Kernel Buffer Overflow Fix
Mar 12, 2014
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LinuxSecurity Advisories
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Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues, several bugs, and add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having Important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base
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==================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2014:0285-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0285.html
Issue date: 2014-03-12
CVE Names: CVE-2013-2929 CVE-2013-4483 CVE-2013-4554
CVE-2013-6381 CVE-2013-6383 CVE-2013-6885
CVE-2013-7263
====================================================================
1. Summary:
Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues, several bugs,
and add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having
Important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base
scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each
vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, noarch, ppc, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, noarch, x86_64
3. Description:
The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux
operating system.
* A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way the qeth_snmp_command()
function in the Linux kernel's QETH network device driver implementation
handled SNMP IOCTL requests with an out-of-bounds length. A local,
unprivileged user could use this flaw to crash the system or, potentially,
escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2013-6381, Important)
* A flaw was found in the way the ipc_rcu_putref() function in the Linux
kernel's IPC implementation handled reference counter decrementing.
A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to trigger an Out of Memory
(OOM) condition and, potentially, crash the system. (CVE-2013-4483,
Moderate)
* It was found that the Xen hypervisor implementation did not correctly
check privileges of hypercall attempts made by HVM guests, allowing
hypercalls to be invoked from protection rings 1 and 2 in addition to ring
0. A local attacker in an HVM guest able to execute code on privilege
levels 1 and 2 could potentially use this flaw to further escalate their
privileges in that guest. Note: Xen HVM guests running unmodified versions
of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Microsoft Windows are not affected by this
issue because they are known to only use protection rings 0 (kernel) and 3
(userspace). (CVE-2013-4554, Moderate)
* A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's Adaptec RAID controller
(aacraid) checked permissions of compat IOCTLs. A local attacker could use
this flaw to bypass intended security restrictions. (CVE-2013-6383,
Moderate)
* It was found that, under specific circumstances, a combination of write
operations to write-combined memory and locked CPU instructions may cause a
core hang on certain AMD CPUs (for more information, refer to AMD CPU
erratum 793 linked in the References section). A privileged user in a guest
running under the Xen hypervisor could use this flaw to cause a denial of
service on the host system. This update adds a workaround to the Xen
hypervisor implementation, which mitigates the AMD CPU issue. Note: this
issue only affects AMD Family 16h Models 00h-0Fh Processors. Non-AMD CPUs
are not vulnerable. (CVE-2013-6885, Moderate)
* It was found that certain protocol handlers in the Linux kernel's
networking implementation could set the addr_len value without initializing
the associated data structure. A local, unprivileged user could use this
flaw to leak kernel stack memory to user space using the recvmsg, recvfrom,
and recvmmsg system calls. (CVE-2013-7263, Low)
* A flaw was found in the way the get_dumpable() function return value was
interpreted in the ptrace subsystem of the Linux kernel. When
'fs.suid_dumpable' was set to 2, a local, unprivileged local user could
use this flaw to bypass intended ptrace restrictions and obtain
potentially sensitive information. (CVE-2013-2929, Low)
Red Hat would like to thank Vladimir Davydov of Parallels for reporting
CVE-2013-4483 and the Xen project for reporting CVE-2013-4554 and
CVE-2013-6885. Upstream acknowledges Jan Beulich as the original reporter
of CVE-2013-4554 and CVE-2013-6885.
This update also fixes several bugs and adds one enhancement.
Documentation for these changes will be available shortly from the
Technical Notes document linked to in the References section.
All kernel users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain backported patches to correct these issues and add this
enhancement. The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.
4. Solution:
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the
Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258
To install kernel packages manually, use "rpm -ivh [package]". Do not use
"rpm -Uvh" as that will remove the running kernel binaries from your
system. You may use "rpm -e" to remove old kernels after determining that
the new kernel functions properly on your system.
5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
1024854 - CVE-2013-4483 kernel: ipc: ipc_rcu_putref refcount races
1028148 - CVE-2013-2929 kernel: exec/ptrace: get_dumpable() incorrect tests
1029111 - CVE-2013-4554 kernel: xen: hypercalls exposed to privilege rings 1 and 2 of HVM guests
1033530 - CVE-2013-6383 Kernel: AACRAID Driver compat IOCTL missing capability check
1033600 - CVE-2013-6381 Kernel: qeth: buffer overflow in snmp ioctl
1035823 - CVE-2013-6885 hw: AMD CPU erratum may cause core hang
1035875 - CVE-2013-7263 CVE-2013-7265 Kernel: net: leakage of uninitialized memory to user-space via recv syscalls
6. Package List:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):
Source:
i386:
kernel-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-PAE-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-PAE-debuginfo-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-debug-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-devel-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-headers-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.i386.rpm
kernel-xen-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-xen-debuginfo-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.i686.rpm
noarch:
kernel-doc-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.noarch.rpm
x86_64:
kernel-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-devel-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-headers-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-xen-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-xen-debuginfo-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server):
Source:
i386:
kernel-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-PAE-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-PAE-debuginfo-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-debug-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-devel-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-headers-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.i386.rpm
kernel-xen-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-xen-debuginfo-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.i686.rpm
ia64:
kernel-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.ia64.rpm
kernel-debug-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.ia64.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.ia64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.ia64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.ia64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.ia64.rpm
kernel-devel-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.ia64.rpm
kernel-headers-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.ia64.rpm
kernel-xen-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.ia64.rpm
kernel-xen-debuginfo-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.ia64.rpm
kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.ia64.rpm
noarch:
kernel-doc-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.noarch.rpm
ppc:
kernel-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.ppc64.rpm
kernel-debug-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.ppc64.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.ppc64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.ppc64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.ppc64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.ppc64.rpm
kernel-devel-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.ppc64.rpm
kernel-headers-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.ppc.rpm
kernel-headers-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.ppc64.rpm
kernel-kdump-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.ppc64.rpm
kernel-kdump-debuginfo-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.ppc64.rpm
kernel-kdump-devel-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.ppc64.rpm
s390x:
kernel-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.s390x.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.s390x.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.s390x.rpm
kernel-devel-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.s390x.rpm
kernel-headers-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.s390x.rpm
kernel-kdump-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.s390x.rpm
kernel-kdump-debuginfo-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.s390x.rpm
kernel-kdump-devel-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
kernel-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-devel-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-headers-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-xen-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-xen-debuginfo-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.x86_64.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
7. References:
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2929
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4483
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4554
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6381
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6383
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6885
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-7263
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#important
https://www.amd.com/en/search/documentation/hub.html#sortCriteria=%40amd_release_date%20descending&f-amd_archive_status=Active&f-amd_audience=Technical
https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5/html/5.10_Technical_Notes/kernel.html
8. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is . More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact
Copyright 2014 Red Hat, Inc.
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Red Hat: RHSA-2014-0285-01 Important: Kernel Buffer Overflow Fix
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March 12, 2014
Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues, several bugs, and add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the
Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258
To install kernel packages manually, use "rpm -ivh [package]". Do not use
"rpm -Uvh" as that will remove the running kernel binaries from your
system. You may use "rpm -e" to remove old kernels after determining that
the new kernel functions properly on your system.
Summary
The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux
operating system.
* A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way the qeth_snmp_command()
function in the Linux kernel's QETH network device driver implementation
handled SNMP IOCTL requests with an out-of-bounds length. A local,
unprivileged user could use this flaw to crash the system or, potentially,
escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2013-6381, Important)
* A flaw was found in the way the ipc_rcu_putref() function in the Linux
kernel's IPC implementation handled reference counter decrementing.
A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to trigger an Out of Memory
(OOM) condition and, potentially, crash the system. (CVE-2013-4483,
Moderate)
* It was found that the Xen hypervisor implementation did not correctly
check privileges of hypercall attempts made by HVM guests, allowing
hypercalls to be invoked from protection rings 1 and 2 in addition to ring
0. A local attacker in an HVM guest able to execute code on privilege
levels 1 and 2 could potentially use this flaw to further escalate their
privileges in that guest. Note: Xen HVM guests running unmodified versions
of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Microsoft Windows are not affected by this
issue because they are known to only use protection rings 0 (kernel) and 3
(userspace). (CVE-2013-4554, Moderate)
* A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's Adaptec RAID controller
(aacraid) checked permissions of compat IOCTLs. A local attacker could use
this flaw to bypass intended security restrictions. (CVE-2013-6383,
Moderate)
* It was found that, under specific circumstances, a combination of write
operations to write-combined memory and locked CPU instructions may cause a
core hang on certain AMD CPUs (for more information, refer to AMD CPU
erratum 793 linked in the References section). A privileged user in a guest
running under the Xen hypervisor could use this flaw to cause a denial of
service on the host system. This update adds a workaround to the Xen
hypervisor implementation, which mitigates the AMD CPU issue. Note: this
issue only affects AMD Family 16h Models 00h-0Fh Processors. Non-AMD CPUs
are not vulnerable. (CVE-2013-6885, Moderate)
* It was found that certain protocol handlers in the Linux kernel's
networking implementation could set the addr_len value without initializing
the associated data structure. A local, unprivileged user could use this
flaw to leak kernel stack memory to user space using the recvmsg, recvfrom,
and recvmmsg system calls. (CVE-2013-7263, Low)
* A flaw was found in the way the get_dumpable() function return value was
interpreted in the ptrace subsystem of the Linux kernel. When
'fs.suid_dumpable' was set to 2, a local, unprivileged local user could
use this flaw to bypass intended ptrace restrictions and obtain
potentially sensitive information. (CVE-2013-2929, Low)
Red Hat would like to thank Vladimir Davydov of Parallels for reporting
CVE-2013-4483 and the Xen project for reporting CVE-2013-4554 and
CVE-2013-6885. Upstream acknowledges Jan Beulich as the original reporter
of CVE-2013-4554 and CVE-2013-6885.
This update also fixes several bugs and adds one enhancement.
Documentation for these changes will be available shortly from the
Technical Notes document linked to in the References section.
All kernel users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain backported patches to correct these issues and add this
enhancement. The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2929 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4483 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4554 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6381 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6383 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6885 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-7263 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#important https://www.amd.com/en/search/documentation/hub.html#sortCriteria=%40amd_release_date%20descending&f-amd_archive_status=Active&f-amd_audience=Technical https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5/html/5.10_Technical_Notes/kernel.html
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):
Source:
i386:
kernel-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-PAE-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-PAE-debuginfo-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-debug-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-devel-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-headers-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.i386.rpm
kernel-xen-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-xen-debuginfo-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.i686.rpm
noarch:
kernel-doc-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.noarch.rpm
x86_64:
kernel-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-devel-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-headers-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-xen-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-xen-debuginfo-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-371.6.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server):
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Severity
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Lowest
Low
Medium
High
Critical
Advisory ID: RHSA-2014:0285-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0285.html
Issue date: 2014-03-12
Topic
Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues, several bugs,and add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as havingImportant security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) basescores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for eachvulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.
Relevant Releases Architectures
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, noarch, ppc, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, noarch, x86_64
Bugs Fixed
1024854 - CVE-2013-4483 kernel: ipc: ipc_rcu_putref refcount races
1028148 - CVE-2013-2929 kernel: exec/ptrace: get_dumpable() incorrect tests
1029111 - CVE-2013-4554 kernel: xen: hypercalls exposed to privilege rings 1 and 2 of HVM guests
1033530 - CVE-2013-6383 Kernel: AACRAID Driver compat IOCTL missing capability check
1033600 - CVE-2013-6381 Kernel: qeth: buffer overflow in snmp ioctl
1035823 - CVE-2013-6885 hw: AMD CPU erratum may cause core hang
1035875 - CVE-2013-7263 CVE-2013-7265 Kernel: net: leakage of uninitialized memory to user-space via recv syscalls
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