RedHat: Updated Itanium kernel packages fix security
Summary
Summary
The Linux kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system. This advisory includes fixes for the following security issues: iSEC Security Research discovered a VMA handling flaw in the uselib(2) system call of the Linux kernel. A local user could make use of this flaw to gain elevated (root) privileges. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2004-1235 to this issue. iSEC Security Research discovered a flaw in the page fault handler code that could lead to local users gaining elevated (root) privileges on multiprocessor machines. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2005-0001 to this issue. A flaw was discovered where an executable could cause a VMA overlap leading to a crash. On Itanium systems, a local user could trigger this flaw by creating a carefully crafted ELF binary. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2005-0003 to this issue. iSEC Security Research and Georgi Guninski independently discovered a flaw in the scm_send function in the auxiliary message layer. A local user could create a carefully crafted auxiliary message which could cause a denial of service (system hang). The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2004-1016 to this issue. Kirill Korotaev found a flaw in load_elf_binary affecting kernels prior to 2.4.26. A local user could create a carefully crafted binary in such a way that it would cause a denial of service (system crash). The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2004-1234 to this issue. These packages also fix issues in the io_edgeport driver (CAN-2004-1017), a memory leak in ip_options_get (CAN-2004-1335), and missing VM_IO flags in some drivers (CAN-2004-1057). Olaf Kirch discovered that the recent security fixes for cmsg_len handling (CAN-2004-1016) broke 32-bit compatibility on 64-bit platforms. A patch to correct this issue is included. A recent Internet Draft by Fernando Gont recommended that ICMP Source Quench messages be ignored by hosts. A patch to ignore these messages is included. All Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 users running Itanium are advised to upgrade their kernels to the packages listed in this erratum.
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:
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/
5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
142731 - CAN-2004-1016 CMSG validation checks (ipf)
142596 - CAN-2004-1017 io_edgeport driver overflows
137822 - CAN-2004-1057 VM_IO refcount issue
142735 - CAN-2004-1335 ip_options_get memory leak (ipf)
143379 - CAN-2004-1234 kernel denial of service vulnerability and exploit (ipf)
144408 - CAN-2005-0001 page fault @ SMP privilege escalation
144108 - LTC13271- Regression: Fix for E7 can cause sendmsg() to fail
144138 - CAN-2004-1235 isec.pl do_brk() privilege escalation
144785 - CAN-2005-0003 huge vma-in-executable bug
6. RPMs required:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1:
SRPMS:
e2044cfd0b7962f469f3d4aef8fd732b kernel-2.4.18-e.54.src.rpm
ia64:
b211cb497dd51a0de76a3ecd27c67df8 kernel-2.4.18-e.54.ia64.rpm
64f1f624cf89003102bceb817a0a7636 kernel-doc-2.4.18-e.54.ia64.rpm
da5a6340cce9eb2de48bed0815a786ab kernel-smp-2.4.18-e.54.ia64.rpm
253939a8b94519d0eb8bf7ef46e9f055 kernel-source-2.4.18-e.54.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1:
SRPMS:
e2044cfd0b7962f469f3d4aef8fd732b kernel-2.4.18-e.54.src.rpm
ia64:
b211cb497dd51a0de76a3ecd27c67df8 kernel-2.4.18-e.54.ia64.rpm
64f1f624cf89003102bceb817a0a7636 kernel-doc-2.4.18-e.54.ia64.rpm
da5a6340cce9eb2de48bed0815a786ab kernel-smp-2.4.18-e.54.ia64.rpm
253939a8b94519d0eb8bf7ef46e9f055 kernel-source-2.4.18-e.54.ia64.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://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package
References
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?m=109503896031720 https://www.isec.pl/en/vulnerabilities/isec-0019-scm.txt https://www.isec.pl/en/vulnerabilities/isec-0021-uselib.txt https://www.isec.pl/en/vulnerabilities/isec-0022-pagefault.txt http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-1016 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-1017 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-1057 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-1234 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-1235 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-1335 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0001 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0003
Package List
Topic
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 - ia64
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 - ia64
Bugs Fixed
