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Red Hat 2.1: RHSA-2005:016-01 Critical: Kernel Flaw Exploits

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Calendar Grey January 21, 2005
Dist Redhat Esm H88
The latest kernel updates from Red Hat address significant security flaws, enhancing protection against local exploit attempts and denial of service (DoS) risks.
Updated kernel packages that fix several security issues in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 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/):

142730 - CAN-2004-1016 CMSG validation checks 142594 - CAN-2004-1017 io_edgeport driver overflows 137821 - CAN-2004-1057 VM_IO refcount issue 142734 - CAN-2004-1335 ip_options_get memory leak 143378 - CAN-2004-1234 kernel denial of service vulnerability and exploit 144407 - CAN-2005-0001 page fault @ SMP privilege escalation 144137 - CAN-2004-1235 isec.pl do_brk() privilege escalation

6. RPMs required:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1:

SRPMS: 7f9501b3a696d3e5e4c1865f80147882 kernel-2.4.9-e.59.src.rpm

athlon: fa7d619b72c84b70323a2aab0cc4e4f4 kernel-2.4.9-e.59.athlon.rpm 39ed572b73bcfe01e0dc02cd139737a0 kernel-smp-2.4.9-e.59.athlon.rpm

i386: bd58d08a1abd2cd39f4448b5ce187e4a kernel-BOOT-2.4.9-e.59.i386.rpm 0a3af138c7890623e7898eea520ceccf kernel-doc-2.4.9-e.59.i386.rpm 2a985994bf7ca549a13faf2c4dd63ba2 kernel-headers-2.4.9-e.59.i386.rpm 17111ff540c1be8e6e7223696c08bacd kernel-source-2.4.9-e.59.i386.rpm

i686: fdc84ee20590d94b9c5dedfddea25e57 kernel-2.4.9-e.59.i686.rpm bbf32e7519ec974ddcbb94e0a75fb08c kernel-debug-2.4.9-e.59.i686.rpm b6de417dd37353eb62b9ebd85e273db8 kernel-enterprise-2.4.9-e.59.i686.rpm 6b22e2587e5c26e9a62f90a1583bfa77 kernel-smp-2.4.9-e.59.i686.rpm d770e7aabbb246129ced8ae97a169a4c kernel-summit-2.4.9-e.59.i686.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1:

SRPMS: 7f9501b3a696d3e5e4c1865f80147882 kernel-2.4.9-e.59.src.rpm

athlon: fa7d619b72c84b70323a2aab0cc4e4f4 kernel-2.4.9-e.59.athlon.rpm 39ed572b73bcfe01e0dc02cd139737a0 kernel-smp-2.4.9-e.59.athlon.rpm

i386: bd58d08a1abd2cd39f4448b5ce187e4a kernel-BOOT-2.4.9-e.59.i386.rpm 0a3af138c7890623e7898eea520ceccf kernel-doc-2.4.9-e.59.i386.rpm 2a985994bf7ca549a13faf2c4dd63ba2 kernel-headers-2.4.9-e.59.i386.rpm 17111ff540c1be8e6e7223696c08bacd kernel-source-2.4.9-e.59.i386.rpm

i686: fdc84ee20590d94b9c5dedfddea25e57 kernel-2.4.9-e.59.i686.rpm bbf32e7519ec974ddcbb94e0a75fb08c kernel-debug-2.4.9-e.59.i686.rpm 6b22e2587e5c26e9a62f90a1583bfa77 kernel-smp-2.4.9-e.59.i686.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1:

SRPMS: 7f9501b3a696d3e5e4c1865f80147882 kernel-2.4.9-e.59.src.rpm

athlon: fa7d619b72c84b70323a2aab0cc4e4f4 kernel-2.4.9-e.59.athlon.rpm 39ed572b73bcfe01e0dc02cd139737a0 kernel-smp-2.4.9-e.59.athlon.rpm

i386: bd58d08a1abd2cd39f4448b5ce187e4a kernel-BOOT-2.4.9-e.59.i386.rpm 0a3af138c7890623e7898eea520ceccf kernel-doc-2.4.9-e.59.i386.rpm 2a985994bf7ca549a13faf2c4dd63ba2 kernel-headers-2.4.9-e.59.i386.rpm 17111ff540c1be8e6e7223696c08bacd kernel-source-2.4.9-e.59.i386.rpm

i686: fdc84ee20590d94b9c5dedfddea25e57 kernel-2.4.9-e.59.i686.rpm bbf32e7519ec974ddcbb94e0a75fb08c kernel-debug-2.4.9-e.59.i686.rpm b6de417dd37353eb62b9ebd85e273db8 kernel-enterprise-2.4.9-e.59.i686.rpm 6b22e2587e5c26e9a62f90a1583bfa77 kernel-smp-2.4.9-e.59.i686.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%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service kernel security Red Hat Enterprise Linux local exploit system update critical flaw

References

https://www.isec.pl/en/vulnerabilities/isec-0022-pagefault.txt https://www.isec.pl/en/vulnerabilities/isec-0021-uselib.txt https://www.isec.pl/en/vulnerabilities/isec-0019-scm.txt http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?m=109503896031720 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-2004-1057 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CAN-2004-1234 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CAN-2004-1235 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CAN-2004-1335 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CAN-2005-0001

Package List


Severity
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Critical

Advisory ID: RHSA-2005:016-01
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005:016.html
Issue date: 2005-01-21
Updated on: 2005-01-21
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Keywords: kernel security errata
Obsoletes: RHSA-2004:505

Topic

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service kernel security Red Hat Enterprise Linux local exploit system update critical flaw

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 - athlon, i386, i686

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 - athlon, i386, i686

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 - athlon, i386, i686

Bugs Fixed

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