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Red Hat: RHSA-2019-2869-01 Important: Kernel Buffer Overflow Fix

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An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 Advanced Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,
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====================================================================                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Important: kernel security and bug fix update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2019:2869-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2869
Issue date:        2019-09-23
CVE Names:         CVE-2019-14835 
====================================================================
1. Summary:

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6
Advanced Update Support.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact
of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,
which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability
from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 6.6) - noarch, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 6.6) - x86_64

3. Description:

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

Security Fix(es):

* A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way Linux kernel's vhost
functionality that translates virtqueue buffers to IOVs, logged the buffer
descriptors during migration. A privileged guest user able to pass
descriptors with invalid length to the host when migration is underway,
could use this flaw to increase their privileges on the host.
(CVE-2019-14835)

Bug Fix(es):

* fragmented packets timing out (BZ#1741131)

* Backport TCP follow-up for small buffers (BZ#1741143)

4. Solution:

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes
described in this advisory, refer to:

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

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

5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

1750727 - CVE-2019-14835 kernel: vhost-net: guest to host kernel escape during migration

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 6.6):

Source:
kernel-2.6.32-504.81.2.el6.src.rpm

noarch:
kernel-abi-whitelists-2.6.32-504.81.2.el6.noarch.rpm
kernel-doc-2.6.32-504.81.2.el6.noarch.rpm
kernel-firmware-2.6.32-504.81.2.el6.noarch.rpm

x86_64:
kernel-2.6.32-504.81.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-2.6.32-504.81.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-504.81.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-504.81.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-504.81.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-2.6.32-504.81.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-devel-2.6.32-504.81.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-headers-2.6.32-504.81.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
perf-2.6.32-504.81.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-504.81.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-504.81.2.el6.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 6.6):

x86_64:
kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-504.81.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-504.81.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-2.6.32-504.81.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-504.81.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
python-perf-2.6.32-504.81.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-504.81.2.el6.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/

7. References:

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-14835
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/kernel-vhost

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is . More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

Copyright 2019 Red Hat, Inc.
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Red Hat: RHSA-2019-2869-01 Important: Kernel Buffer Overflow Fix

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Calendar Grey September 23, 2019
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A crucial update from Red Hat for the kernel integrates essential patches addressing severe vulnerabilities related to buffer overflows and privilege escalation. Noteworthy specifics detailed.
An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 Advanced Update Support

Solution

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

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

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

Summary

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.
Security Fix(es):
* A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way Linux kernel's vhost functionality that translates virtqueue buffers to IOVs, logged the buffer descriptors during migration. A privileged guest user able to pass descriptors with invalid length to the host when migration is underway, could use this flaw to increase their privileges on the host. (CVE-2019-14835)
Bug Fix(es):
* fragmented packets timing out (BZ#1741131)
* Backport TCP follow-up for small buffers (BZ#1741143)

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-14835 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/kernel-vhost

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 6.6):
Source: kernel-2.6.32-504.81.2.el6.src.rpm
noarch: kernel-abi-whitelists-2.6.32-504.81.2.el6.noarch.rpm kernel-doc-2.6.32-504.81.2.el6.noarch.rpm kernel-firmware-2.6.32-504.81.2.el6.noarch.rpm
x86_64: kernel-2.6.32-504.81.2.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-2.6.32-504.81.2.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-504.81.2.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-504.81.2.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-504.81.2.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-2.6.32-504.81.2.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-devel-2.6.32-504.81.2.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-headers-2.6.32-504.81.2.el6.x86_64.rpm perf-2.6.32-504.81.2.el6.x86_64.rpm perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-504.81.2.el6.x86_64.rpm python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-504.81.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 6.6):
x86_64: kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-504.81.2.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-504.81.2.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-2.6.32-504.81.2.el6.x86_64.rpm perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-504.81.2.el6.x86_64.rpm python-perf-2.6.32-504.81.2.el6.x86_64.rpm python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-504.81.2.el6.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/


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Advisory ID: RHSA-2019:2869-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Issue date: 2019-09-23

Topic

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6Advanced Update Support.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerabilityfrom the CVE link(s) in the References section.

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 6.6) - noarch, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 6.6) - x86_64

Bugs Fixed

1750727 - CVE-2019-14835 kernel: vhost-net: guest to host kernel escape during migration

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