Scientific Linux: CVE-2008-0600 Critical: Kernel Root Access Exploit

Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:14:46 -0600
Reply-To: Connie Sieh 
Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux
 
From: Connie Sieh 
Subject: Security ERRATA for kernel on SL5.x i386/x86_64
Comments: To: scientific 

Synopsis: Important: kernel security update
Issue date: 2008-02-12
CVE Names: CVE-2008-0600

A flaw was found in vmsplice. An unprivileged local user could use this
flaw to gain root privileges. (CVE-2008-0600)

There is a public available exploit for this issue.

SRPM:
 	kernel-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5.src.rpm

i386:
 	kernel-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5.i686.rpm
 	kernel-PAE-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5.i686.rpm
 	kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5.i686.rpm
 	kernel-debug-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5.i686.rpm
 	kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5.i686.rpm
 	kernel-devel-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5.i686.rpm
 	kernel-headers-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5.i386.rpm
 	kernel-xen-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5.i686.rpm
 	kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5.i686.rpm
 	kernel-doc-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5.noarch.rpm
 	kernel-module-fuse-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5-2.6.3-1.el5.i686.rpm
 	kernel-module-fuse-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5PAE-2.6.3-1.el5.i686.rpm
 	kernel-module-fuse-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5xen-2.6.3-1.el5.i686.rpm
 	kernel-module-ipw3945-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5-1.2.0-2.el5.i686.rpm
 	kernel-module-ipw3945-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5PAE-1.2.0-2.el5.i686.rpm
 	kernel-module-ipw3945-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5xen-1.2.0-2.el5.i686.rpm
 	kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5-0.9.3.3-12.el5.i686.rpm
 	kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5PAE-0.9.3.3-12.el5.i686.rpm
 	kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5xen-0.9.3.3-12.el5.i686.rpm
 	kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5-0.9.3.3-12.el5.i686.rpm
 	kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5PAE-0.9.3.3-12.el5.i686.rpm
 	kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5xen-0.9.3.3-12.el5.i686.rpm
 	kernel-module-ndiswrapper-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5-1.41-1.SL.i686.rpm
 	kernel-module-ndiswrapper-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5PAE-1.41-1.SL.i686.rpm
 	kernel-module-ndiswrapper-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5xen-1.41-1.SL.i686.rpm
 	kernel-module-openafs-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5-1.4.6-58.SL5.i686.rpm
 	kernel-module-openafs-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5PAE-1.4.6-58.SL5.i686.rpm
 	kernel-module-openafs-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5xen-1.4.6-58.SL5.i686.rpm
 	kernel-module-r1000-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5-1.05-1.sl.i686.rpm
 	kernel-module-r1000-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5PAE-1.05-1.sl.i686.rpm
 	kernel-module-r1000-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5xen-1.05-1.sl.i686.rpm

x86_64:
 	kernel-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5.x86_64.rpm
 	kernel-debug-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5.x86_64.rpm
 	kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5.x86_64.rpm
 	kernel-devel-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5.x86_64.rpm
 	kernel-headers-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5.x86_64.rpm
 	kernel-xen-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5.x86_64.rpm
 	kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5.x86_64.rpm
 	kernel-doc-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5.noarch.rpm
 	kernel-module-fuse-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5-2.6.3-1.el5.x86_64.rpm
 	kernel-module-fuse-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5xen-2.6.3-1.el5.x86_64.rpm
 	kernel-module-ipw3945-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5-1.2.0-2.el5.x86_64.rpm
 	kernel-module-ipw3945-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5xen-1.2.0-2.el5.x86_64.rpm
 	kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5-0.9.3.3-12.el5.x86_64.rpm
 	kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5xen-0.9.3.3-12.el5.x86_64.rpm
 	kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5-0.9.3.3-12.el5.x86_64.rpm
 	kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5xen-0.9.3.3-12.el5.x86_64.rpm
 	kernel-module-ndiswrapper-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5-1.41-1.SL.x86_64.rpm
 	kernel-module-ndiswrapper-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5xen-1.41-1.SL.x86_64.rpm
 	kernel-module-openafs-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5-1.4.6-58.SL5.x86_64.rpm
 	kernel-module-openafs-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5xen-1.4.6-58.SL5.x86_64.rpm
 	kernel-module-r1000-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5-1.05-1.sl.x86_64.rpm
 	kernel-module-r1000-2.6.18-53.1.13.el5xen-1.05-1.sl.x86_64.rpm

--Connie Sieh
--Troy Dawson