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SUSE Security Announcement
Package: kernel
Announcement ID: SUSE-SA:2010:005
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0000
Affected Products: openSUSE 11.1
SLE 11 High Availability Extension
SLE 11 SERVER Unsupported Extras
SLES 11 DEBUGINFO
SLED 11
SLES 11
Vulnerability Type: remote code execution
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
SUSE Default Package: yes
Cross-References: CVE-2009-3080, CVE-2009-3939, CVE-2009-4005
CVE-2009-4020, CVE-2009-4138, CVE-2009-4307
CVE-2009-4308, CVE-2009-4536, CVE-2009-4538
Content of This Advisory:
1) Security Vulnerability Resolved:
Linux kernel security issues
Problem Description
2) Solution or Work-Around
3) Special Instructions and Notes
4) Package Location and Checksums
5) Pending Vulnerabilities, Solutions, and Work-Arounds:
- next kernel updates
- r8169 driver issues
6) Authenticity Verification and Additional Information
______________________________________________________________________________
1) Problem Description and Brief Discussion
The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 and openSUSE 11.1 Kernel was updated to
2.6.27.42 fixing various bugs and security issues.
Following security issues were fixed:
CVE-2009-4536: A underflow in the e1000 jumbo Ethernet frame handling
could be use by link-local remote attackers to crash the machine,
bypass firewalls or potentially execute code in kernel context.
This requires the attacker to be able to send Jumbo Frames to the
target machine.
CVE-2009-4538: A underflow in the e1000e jumbo Ethernet frame handling
could be use by link-local remote attackers to crash the machine, bypass
firewalling or potentially execute code in kernel context.
This requires the attacker to be able to send Jumbo Frames to the
target machine.
CVE-2009-4138: drivers/firewire/ohci.c in the Linux kernel, when
packet-per-buffer mode is used, allows local users to cause a denial
of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly
have unknown other impact via an unspecified ioctl associated with
receiving an ISO packet that contains zero in the payload-length field.
CVE-2009-4307: The ext4_fill_flex_info function in fs/ext4/super.c
in the Linux kernel allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause
a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and panic) via a malformed
ext4 filesystem containing a super block with a large FLEX_BG group
size (aka s_log_groups_per_flex value).
CVE-2009-4308: The ext4_decode_error function in fs/ext4/super.c
in the ext4 filesystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32 allows
user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL
pointer dereference), and possibly have unspecified other impact,
via a crafted read-only filesystem that lacks a journal.
CVE-2009-3939: The poll_mode_io file for the megaraid_sas driver in
the Linux kernel has world-writable permissions, which allows local
users to change the I/O mode of the driver by modifying this file.
CVE-2009-4005: The collect_rx_frame function in
drivers/isdn/hisax/hfc_usb.c in the Linux kernel allows attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted HDLC packet that arrives
over ISDN and triggers a buffer under-read.
CVE-2009-3080: A negative offset in a ioctl in the GDTH RAID driver
was fixed.
CVE-2009-4020: Stack-based buffer overflow in the hfs subsystem in the
Linux kernel allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact
via a crafted Hierarchical File System (HFS) filesystem, related to
the hfs_readdir function in fs/hfs/dir.c.
For a complete list of changes, please look at the RPM changelog.
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 installing 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.
x86 Platform:
openSUSE 11.1:
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/debug/update/11.1/rpm/i586/kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.i586.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/debug/update/11.1/rpm/i586/kernel-debug-debugsource-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.i586.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/debug/update/11.1/rpm/i586/kernel-default-debuginfo-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.i586.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/debug/update/11.1/rpm/i586/kernel-default-debugsource-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.i586.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/debug/update/11.1/rpm/i586/kernel-pae-debuginfo-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.i586.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/debug/update/11.1/rpm/i586/kernel-pae-debugsource-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.i586.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/debug/update/11.1/rpm/i586/kernel-source-debuginfo-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.i586.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/debug/update/11.1/rpm/i586/kernel-trace-debuginfo-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.i586.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/debug/update/11.1/rpm/i586/kernel-trace-debugsource-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.i586.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/debug/update/11.1/rpm/i586/kernel-vanilla-debuginfo-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.i586.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/debug/update/11.1/rpm/i586/kernel-vanilla-debugsource-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.i586.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/debug/update/11.1/rpm/i586/kernel-xen-debuginfo-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.i586.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/debug/update/11.1/rpm/i586/kernel-xen-debugsource-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.i586.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/update/11.1/rpm/i586/kernel-debug-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.i586.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/update/11.1/rpm/i586/kernel-debug-base-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.i586.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/update/11.1/rpm/i586/kernel-debug-extra-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.i586.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/update/11.1/rpm/i586/kernel-default-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.i586.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/update/11.1/rpm/i586/kernel-default-base-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.i586.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/update/11.1/rpm/i586/kernel-default-extra-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.i586.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/update/11.1/rpm/i586/kernel-pae-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.i586.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/update/11.1/rpm/i586/kernel-pae-base-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.i586.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/update/11.1/rpm/i586/kernel-pae-extra-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.i586.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/update/11.1/rpm/i586/kernel-source-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.i586.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/update/11.1/rpm/i586/kernel-syms-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.i586.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/update/11.1/rpm/i586/kernel-trace-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.i586.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/update/11.1/rpm/i586/kernel-trace-base-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.i586.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/update/11.1/rpm/i586/kernel-trace-extra-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.i586.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/update/11.1/rpm/i586/kernel-vanilla-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.i586.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/update/11.1/rpm/i586/kernel-xen-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.i586.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/update/11.1/rpm/i586/kernel-xen-base-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.i586.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/update/11.1/rpm/i586/kernel-xen-extra-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.i586.rpm
Platform Independent:
openSUSE 11.1:
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/update/11.1/rpm/noarch/kernel-docs-2.6.3-3.13.76.noarch.rpm
Power PC Platform:
openSUSE 11.1:
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/debug/update/11.1/rpm/ppc/kernel-default-debuginfo-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.ppc.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/debug/update/11.1/rpm/ppc/kernel-default-debugsource-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.ppc.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/debug/update/11.1/rpm/ppc/kernel-kdump-debuginfo-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.ppc.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/debug/update/11.1/rpm/ppc/kernel-kdump-debugsource-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.ppc.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/debug/update/11.1/rpm/ppc/kernel-ppc64-debuginfo-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.ppc.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/debug/update/11.1/rpm/ppc/kernel-ppc64-debugsource-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.ppc.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/debug/update/11.1/rpm/ppc/kernel-ps3-debuginfo-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.ppc.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/debug/update/11.1/rpm/ppc/kernel-ps3-debugsource-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.ppc.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/debug/update/11.1/rpm/ppc/kernel-source-debuginfo-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.ppc.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/debug/update/11.1/rpm/ppc/kernel-vanilla-debuginfo-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.ppc.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/debug/update/11.1/rpm/ppc/kernel-vanilla-debugsource-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.ppc.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/update/11.1/rpm/ppc/kernel-default-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.ppc.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/update/11.1/rpm/ppc/kernel-default-base-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.ppc.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/update/11.1/rpm/ppc/kernel-default-extra-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.ppc.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/update/11.1/rpm/ppc/kernel-kdump-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.ppc.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/update/11.1/rpm/ppc/kernel-ppc64-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.ppc.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/update/11.1/rpm/ppc/kernel-ppc64-base-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.ppc.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/update/11.1/rpm/ppc/kernel-ppc64-extra-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.ppc.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/update/11.1/rpm/ppc/kernel-ps3-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.ppc.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/update/11.1/rpm/ppc/kernel-source-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.ppc.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/update/11.1/rpm/ppc/kernel-syms-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.ppc.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/update/11.1/rpm/ppc/kernel-vanilla-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.ppc.rpm
x86-64 Platform:
openSUSE 11.1:
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/debug/update/11.1/rpm/x86_64/kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.x86_64.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/debug/update/11.1/rpm/x86_64/kernel-debug-debugsource-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.x86_64.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/debug/update/11.1/rpm/x86_64/kernel-default-debuginfo-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.x86_64.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/debug/update/11.1/rpm/x86_64/kernel-default-debugsource-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.x86_64.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/debug/update/11.1/rpm/x86_64/kernel-source-debuginfo-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.x86_64.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/debug/update/11.1/rpm/x86_64/kernel-trace-debuginfo-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.x86_64.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/debug/update/11.1/rpm/x86_64/kernel-trace-debugsource-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.x86_64.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/debug/update/11.1/rpm/x86_64/kernel-vanilla-debuginfo-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.x86_64.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/debug/update/11.1/rpm/x86_64/kernel-vanilla-debugsource-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.x86_64.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/debug/update/11.1/rpm/x86_64/kernel-xen-debuginfo-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.x86_64.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/debug/update/11.1/rpm/x86_64/kernel-xen-debugsource-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.x86_64.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/update/11.1/rpm/x86_64/kernel-debug-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.x86_64.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/update/11.1/rpm/x86_64/kernel-debug-base-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.x86_64.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/update/11.1/rpm/x86_64/kernel-debug-extra-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.x86_64.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/update/11.1/rpm/x86_64/kernel-default-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.x86_64.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/update/11.1/rpm/x86_64/kernel-default-base-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.x86_64.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/update/11.1/rpm/x86_64/kernel-default-extra-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.x86_64.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/update/11.1/rpm/x86_64/kernel-source-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.x86_64.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/update/11.1/rpm/x86_64/kernel-syms-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.x86_64.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/update/11.1/rpm/x86_64/kernel-trace-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.x86_64.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/update/11.1/rpm/x86_64/kernel-trace-base-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.x86_64.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/update/11.1/rpm/x86_64/kernel-trace-extra-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.x86_64.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/update/11.1/rpm/x86_64/kernel-vanilla-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.x86_64.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/update/11.1/rpm/x86_64/kernel-xen-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.x86_64.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/update/11.1/rpm/x86_64/kernel-xen-base-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.x86_64.rpm
http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/discontinued/update/11.1/rpm/x86_64/kernel-xen-extra-2.6.27.42-0.1.1.x86_64.rpm
Sources:
openSUSE 11.1:
Our maintenance customers are notified individually. The packages are
offered for installation from the maintenance web:
SLE 11 SERVER Unsupported Extras
https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login;set_restricted=true&keywords=9a0454a0e15d8a3d7e1869913ff2b725
https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login;set_restricted=true&keywords=4971d1bc45dfe19245872ca92e7fe051
https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login;set_restricted=true&keywords=51cdeaf4505dbc37870fece945793189
https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login;set_restricted=true&keywords=c9825ea9eb0265fbaf58b4e7f15828d7
https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login;set_restricted=true&keywords=d4c3d61ff4cb77f117d3acbc6602aaeb
SLES 11
https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login;set_restricted=true&keywords=e87c441668f87fa162f810ea0e06c3ba
https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login;set_restricted=true&keywords=f5e83f559ce7469c64852e5d2a3cc38d
https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login;set_restricted=true&keywords=5ecbc30d0c137f9f7ce500a198dee54a
https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login;set_restricted=true&keywords=ef72143c4837b653dc18408ca8832f96
https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login;set_restricted=true&keywords=e7c5f7ef7eeb152d788f9406d2374894
SLED 11
https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login;set_restricted=true&keywords=e87c441668f87fa162f810ea0e06c3ba
https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login;set_restricted=true&keywords=e7c5f7ef7eeb152d788f9406d2374894
SLE 11 High Availability Extension
https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login;set_restricted=true&keywords=e87c441668f87fa162f810ea0e06c3ba
https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login;set_restricted=true&keywords=f5e83f559ce7469c64852e5d2a3cc38d
https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login;set_restricted=true&keywords=5ecbc30d0c137f9f7ce500a198dee54a
https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login;set_restricted=true&keywords=ef72143c4837b653dc18408ca8832f96
https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login;set_restricted=true&keywords=e7c5f7ef7eeb152d788f9406d2374894
SLES 11 DEBUGINFO
https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login;set_restricted=true&keywords=e87c441668f87fa162f810ea0e06c3ba
https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login;set_restricted=true&keywords=f5e83f559ce7469c64852e5d2a3cc38d
https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login;set_restricted=true&keywords=5ecbc30d0c137f9f7ce500a198dee54a
https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login;set_restricted=true&keywords=ef72143c4837b653dc18408ca8832f96
https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login;set_restricted=true&keywords=e7c5f7ef7eeb152d788f9406d2374894
______________________________________________________________________________
5) Pending Vulnerabilities, Solutions, and Work-Arounds:
- Next kernel updates
We will also release updates for SLES 10 SP3, SP2, SLES 9 and the
openSUSE products to fix the network driver remote flaws.
These will also be released in January.
- r8169 driver issues
The r8169 driver also has problems with Jumbo frames. (CVE-2009-4537)
Unfortunately the problem is not fully understood yet and a patch
is still being worked on.
This issues will be fixed in a later update.
______________________________________________________________________________
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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All SUSE security announcements are sent to this list.
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