Scientific Linux: SLSA-2014:2008-1 Important Kernel Security Update

Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 22:23:41 +0000
Reply-To: scientific-linux-users@
Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux
 
From: Pat Riehecky 
Subject: Security ERRATA Important: kernel on SL5.x i386/x86_64
MIME-Version: 1.0

Synopsis: Important: kernel security update
Advisory ID: SLSA-2014:2008-1
Issue Date: 2014-12-17
CVE Numbers: CVE-2014-9322
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* A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel handled GS segment register
base switching when recovering from a #SS (stack segment) fault on an
erroneous return to user space. A local, unprivileged user could use this
flaw to escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2014-9322,
Important)

The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.
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SL5
 x86_64
 kernel-2.6.18-400.1.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
 kernel-debug-2.6.18-400.1.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
 kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.18-400.1.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
 kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-400.1.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
 kernel-debuginfo-2.6.18-400.1.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
 kernel-debuginfo-common-2.6.18-400.1.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
 kernel-devel-2.6.18-400.1.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
 kernel-headers-2.6.18-400.1.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
 kernel-xen-2.6.18-400.1.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
 kernel-xen-debuginfo-2.6.18-400.1.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
 kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-400.1.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
 i386
 kernel-2.6.18-400.1.1.el5.i686.rpm
 kernel-PAE-2.6.18-400.1.1.el5.i686.rpm
 kernel-PAE-debuginfo-2.6.18-400.1.1.el5.i686.rpm
 kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-400.1.1.el5.i686.rpm
 kernel-debug-2.6.18-400.1.1.el5.i686.rpm
 kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.18-400.1.1.el5.i686.rpm
 kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-400.1.1.el5.i686.rpm
 kernel-debuginfo-2.6.18-400.1.1.el5.i686.rpm
 kernel-debuginfo-common-2.6.18-400.1.1.el5.i686.rpm
 kernel-devel-2.6.18-400.1.1.el5.i686.rpm
 kernel-headers-2.6.18-400.1.1.el5.i386.rpm
 kernel-xen-2.6.18-400.1.1.el5.i686.rpm
 kernel-xen-debuginfo-2.6.18-400.1.1.el5.i686.rpm
 kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-400.1.1.el5.i686.rpm
 noarch
 kernel-doc-2.6.18-400.1.1.el5.noarch.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team