SUSE: 2009-046 Moderate: Kernel Local Privilege Escalation Update

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                        SUSE Security Announcement

        Package:                kernel
        Announcement ID:        SUSE-SA:2009:046
        Date:                   Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:00:00 +0000
        Affected Products:      SUSE SLES 9
                                Novell Linux Desktop 9
                                Open Enterprise Server
                                Novell Linux POS 9
                                SLE SDK 10 SP2
                                SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP2
                                SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP2 DEBUGINFO
                                SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2
        Vulnerability Type:     local privilege escalation
        Severity (1-10):        7
        SUSE Default Package:   yes
        Cross-References:       CVE-2009-2698

    Content of This Advisory:
        1) Security Vulnerability Resolved:
             Linux kernel security update
           Problem Description
        2) Solution or Work-Around
        3) Special Instructions and Notes
        4) Package Location and Checksums
        5) Pending Vulnerabilities, Solutions, and Work-Arounds:
            See SUSE Security Summary Report.
        6) Authenticity Verification and Additional Information

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1) Problem Description and Brief Discussion

   A single critical security issues was fixed in the SUSE Linux
   Enterprise 9 and 10 kernels, which allowed local users to gain root
   privileges.

   The issue is tracked by CVE-2009-2698 and is a missing check in the
   MSG_PROBE socket handling of IPv4 and IPv6 sockets.

   This bug was fixed in the 2.6.18 upstream kernel but was not deemed
   security relevant at that time. This means that SUSE Linux Enterprise
   11 products and openSUSE products are not affected.

   We wish to thank Tavis Ormandy, who pointed out that this problem is
   yet another NULL page code execution problem.

   No other bugs were fixed in this update.

2) Solution or Work-Around

   There is no known workaround, please install the update packages.

3) Special Instructions and Notes

   Please reboot the machine after the update.

4) Package Location and Checksums

   The preferred method for installing security updates is to use the YaST
   Online Update (YOU) tool. YOU detects which updates are required and
   automatically performs the necessary steps to verify and install them.
   Alternatively, download the update packages for your distribution manually
   and verify their integrity by the methods listed in Section 6 of this
   announcement. Then install the packages using the command

     rpm -Fhv 

   to apply the update, replacing  with the filename of the
   downloaded RPM package.

   Our maintenance customers are notified individually. The packages are
   offered for installation from the maintenance web:

   SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP2 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T
     

   Novell Linux Desktop 9 for x86_64
     

   SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP2 DEBUGINFO for IBM zSeries 64bit
     

   SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP2 DEBUGINFO for IBM POWER
     

   SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP2 DEBUGINFO for IPF
     

   SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2
     
     
     
     
     

   SLE SDK 10 SP2
     
     
     
     

   SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP2 DEBUGINFO
     
     
     
     

   SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP2
     
     

   SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP2 for x86
     

   SUSE CORE 9 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T
     

   SUSE CORE 9 for IBM zSeries 64bit
     

   SUSE CORE 9 for IBM S/390 31bit
     

   Open Enterprise Server
     
     

   Novell Linux Desktop 9
     
     

   Novell Linux Desktop 9 for x86
     

   SUSE CORE 9 for IBM POWER
     

   SUSE CORE 9 for Itanium Processor Family
     

   Novell Linux POS 9
     

   SUSE SLES 9
     
     
     
     
     
     

   SUSE CORE 9 for x86
     

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5) Pending Vulnerabilities, Solutions, and Work-Arounds:

   See SUSE Security Summary Report.
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6) Authenticity Verification and Additional Information

  - Announcement authenticity verification:

    SUSE security announcements are published via mailing lists and on Web
    sites. The authenticity and integrity of a SUSE security announcement is
    guaranteed by a cryptographic signature in each announcement. All SUSE
    security announcements are published with a valid signature.

    To verify the signature of the announcement, save it as text into a file
    and run the command

      gpg --verify 

    replacing  with the name of the file where you saved the
    announcement. The output for a valid signature looks like:

      gpg: Signature made  using RSA key ID 3D25D3D9
      gpg: Good signature from "SuSE Security Team "

    where  is replaced by the date the document was signed.

    If the security team's key is not contained in your key ring, you can
    import it from the first installation CD. To import the key, use the
    command

      gpg --import gpg-pubkey-3d25d3d9-36e12d04.asc

  - Package authenticity verification:

    SUSE update packages are available on many mirror FTP servers all over the
    world. While this service is considered valuable and important to the free
    and open source software community, the authenticity and the integrity of
    a package needs to be verified to ensure that it has not been tampered
    with.

    The internal rpm package signatures provide an easy way to verify the
    authenticity of an RPM package. Use the command

     rpm -v --checksig 

    to verify the signature of the package, replacing  with the
    filename of the RPM package downloaded. The package is unmodified if it
    contains a valid signature from build@suse.de with the key ID 9C800ACA.

    This key is automatically imported into the RPM database (on
    RPMv4-based distributions) and the gpg key ring of 'root' during
    installation. You can also find it on the first installation CD and at
    the end of this announcement.

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