Scientific Linux SL5.x Important Kernel Update: Multiple Issues Fixed

Date: Fri, 8 May 2009 11:01:25 -0500
Reply-To: Troy Dawson 
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From: Troy Dawson 
Subject: Security ERRATA Important: kernel on SL5.x i386/x86_64
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Synopsis: Important: kernel security and bug fix update
Issue date: 2009-05-07
CVE Names: CVE-2008-4307 CVE-2009-0787 CVE-2009-0834
 CVE-2009-1336 CVE-2009-1337

This update fixes the following security issues:

* a logic error was found in the do_setlk() function of the Linux kernel
Network File System (NFS) implementation. If a signal interrupted a lock
request, the local POSIX lock was incorrectly created. This could cause
a denial of service on the NFS server if a file descriptor was closed
before its corresponding lock request returned. (CVE-2008-4307, Important)

* a deficiency was found in the Linux kernel system call auditing
implementation on 64-bit systems. This could allow a local, unprivileged
user to circumvent a system call audit configuration, if that
configuration filtered based on the "syscall" number or arguments.
(CVE-2009-0834, Important)

* the exit_notify() function in the Linux kernel did not properly reset
the exit signal if a process executed a set user ID (setuid) application
before exiting. This could allow a local, unprivileged user to elevate
their privileges. (CVE-2009-1337, Important)

* a flaw was found in the ecryptfs_write_metadata_to_contents() function=20
of the Linux kernel eCryptfs implementation. On systems with a 4096 byte
page-size, this flaw may have caused 4096 bytes of uninitialized kernel
memory to be written into the eCryptfs file headers, leading to an
information leak. Note: Encrypted files created on systems running the
vulnerable version of eCryptfs may contain leaked data in the eCryptfs
file headers. This update does not remove any leaked data. Refer to the
Knowledgebase article in the References section for further information.
(CVE-2009-0787, Moderate)

* the Linux kernel implementation of the Network File System (NFS) did
not properly initialize the file name limit in the nfs_server data
structure. This flaw could possibly lead to a denial of service on a
client mounting an NFS share. (CVE-2009-1336, Moderate)

This update also fixes the following bugs:

* the enic driver (Cisco 10G Ethernet) did not operate under
virtualization. (BZ#472474)

* network interfaces using the IBM eHEA Ethernet device driver could not
be successfully configured under low-memory conditions. (BZ#487035)

* bonding with the "arp_validate=3D3" option may have prevented fail
overs. (BZ#488064)

* when running under virtualization, the acpi-cpufreq module wrote
"Domain attempted WRMSR" errors to the dmesg log. (BZ#488928)

* NFS clients may have experienced deadlocks during unmount. (BZ#488929)

* the ixgbe driver double counted the number of received bytes and
packets. (BZ#489459)

* the Wacom Intuos3 Lens Cursor device did not work correctly with the
Wacom Intuos3 12x12 tablet. (BZ#489460)

* on the Itanium=AE architecture, nanosleep() caused commands which used
it, such as sleep and usleep, to sleep for one second more than
expected. (BZ#490434)

* a panic and corruption of slab cache data structures occurred on
64-bit PowerPC systems when clvmd was running. (BZ#491677)

* the NONSTOP_TSC feature did not perform correctly on the Intel microarchitecture
(Nehalem) when running in 32-bit mode. (BZ#493356)

* keyboards may not have functioned on IBM eServer System p machines
after a certain point during installation or afterward. (BZ#494293)

* using Device Mapper Multipathing with the qla2xxx driver resulted in
frequent path failures. (BZ#495635)

* if the hypervisor was booted with the dom0_max_vcpus parameter set to
less than the actual number of CPUs in the system, and the cpuspeed
service was started, the hypervisor could crash. (BZ#495931)

* using Openswan to provide an IPsec virtual private network eventually
resulted in a CPU soft lockup and a system crash. (BZ#496044)

* it was possible for posix_locks_deadlock() to enter an infinite loop
(under the BKL), causing a system hang. (BZ#496842)

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

SL 5.x

 SRPMS:
kernel-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5.src.rpm
 i386:
kernel-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-debug-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-devel-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-doc-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5.noarch.rpm
kernel-headers-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5.i386.rpm
kernel-PAE-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-xen-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5.i686.rpm
 Dependancies:
kernel-module-aufs-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5-0.20090202.cvs-6.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-aufs-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5PAE-0.20090202.cvs-6.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-aufs-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5xen-0.20090202.cvs-6.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-fuse-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5-2.6.3-1.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-fuse-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5PAE-2.6.3-1.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-fuse-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5xen-2.6.3-1.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-ipw3945-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5-1.2.0-2.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-ipw3945-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5PAE-1.2.0-2.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-ipw3945-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5xen-1.2.0-2.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5-0.9.4-15.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5PAE-0.9.4-15.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5xen-0.9.4-15.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5-0.9.4-15.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5PAE-0.9.4-15.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5xen-0.9.4-15.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-ndiswrapper-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5-1.53-1.SL.i686.rpm
kernel-module-ndiswrapper-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5PAE-1.53-1.SL.i686.rpm
kernel-module-ndiswrapper-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5xen-1.53-1.SL.i686.rpm
kernel-module-openafs-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5-1.4.7-68.2.SL5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-openafs-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5PAE-1.4.7-68.2.SL5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-openafs-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5xen-1.4.7-68.2.SL5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-xfs-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5-0.4-2.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-xfs-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5PAE-0.4-2.sl5.i686.rpm
kernel-module-xfs-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5xen-0.4-2.sl5.i686.rpm

 x86_64:
kernel-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-devel-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-doc-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5.noarch.rpm
kernel-headers-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-xen-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5.x86_64.rpm
 Dependancies:
kernel-module-aufs-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5-0.20090202.cvs-6.sl5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-aufs-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5xen-0.20090202.cvs-6.sl5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-fuse-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5-2.6.3-1.sl5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-fuse-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5xen-2.6.3-1.sl5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-ipw3945-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5-1.2.0-2.sl5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-ipw3945-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5xen-1.2.0-2.sl5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5-0.9.4-15.sl5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5xen-0.9.4-15.sl5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5-0.9.4-15.sl5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5xen-0.9.4-15.sl5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-ndiswrapper-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5-1.53-1.SL.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-ndiswrapper-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5xen-1.53-1.SL.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-openafs-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5-1.4.7-68.2.SL5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-openafs-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5xen-1.4.7-68.2.SL5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-xfs-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5-0.4-2.sl5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-xfs-2.6.18-128.1.10.el5xen-0.4-2.sl5.x86_64.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson