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MDKSA-2005:110 - Updated 2.6 kernel packages fix multiple vulnerabilities



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                Mandriva Linux Security Update Advisory
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 Package name:           kernel
 Advisory ID:            MDKSA-2005:110
 Date:                   June 30th, 2005

 Affected versions:      10.0, 10.1, 10.2, Corporate 3.0
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 Problem Description:

 Multiple vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel have been discovered and
 fixed in this update.  The following CVE names have been fixed in the
 LE2005 kernel:
 
 Colin Percival discovered a vulnerability in Intel's Hyper-Threading
 technology could allow a local user to use a malicious thread to create
 covert channels, monitor the execution of other threads, and obtain
 sensitive information such as cryptographic keys via a timing attack on
 memory cache misses.  This has been corrected by disabling HT support
 in all kernels (CAN-2005-0109).
 
 An information leak in the ext2 filesystem code in kernels prior to
 2.6.11.6 was found where when a new directory is created, the ext2
 block written to disk is not initialized (CAN-2005-0400).
 
 A flaw when freeing a pointer in load_elf_library was found in kernels
 prior to 2.6.11.6 that could be abused by a local user to potentially
 crash the machine causing a Denial of Service (CAN-2005-0749).
 
 A problem with the Bluetooth kernel stack in kernels 2.4.6 through
 2.4.30-rc1 and 2.6 through 2.6.11.5  could be used by a local attacker
 to gain root access or crash the machine (CAN-2005-0750).
 
 Paul Starzetz found an integer overflow in the ELF binary format
 loader's code dump function in kernels prior to and including 2.4.31-pre1
 and 2.6.12-rc4.  By creating and executing a specially
 crafted ELF executable, a local attacker could exploit this to
 execute arbitrary code with root and kernel privileges
 (CAN-2005-1263).
 
 The drivers for raw devices used the wrong function to pass arguments
 to the underlying block device in 2.6.x kernels.  This made the kernel
 address space accessible to user-space applictions allowing any local
 user with at least read access to a device in /dev/raw/* (usually only
 root) to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges (CAN-2005-1264).
 
 The it87 and via686a hardware monitor drivers in kernels prior to
 2.6.11.8 and 2.6.12 prior to 2.6.12-rc2 created a sysfs file named
 'alarms' with write permissions although they are not designed to be
 writable.  This allowed a local user to crash the kernel by attempting
 to write to these files (CAN-2005-1369).
 
 In addition to the above-noted CAN-2005-0109, CAN-2005-0400,
 CAN-2005-0749, CAN-2005-0750, and CAN-2005-1369 fixes, the following
 CVE names have been fixed in the 10.1 kernel:
 
 The POSIX Capability Linux Security Module (LSM) for 2.6 kernels up to
 and including 2.6.8.1 did not properly handle the credentials of a
 process that is launched before the module is loaded, which could be
 used by local attackers to gain elevated privileges (CAN-2004-1337).
 
 A flaw in the Linux PPP driver in kernel 2.6.8.1 was found where on
 systems allowing remote users to connect to a server via PPP, a remote
 client could cause a crash, resulting in a Denial of Service
 (CAN-2005-0384).
 
 George Guninski discovered a buffer overflow in the ATM driver in
 kernels 2.6.10 and 2.6.11 before 2.6.11-rc4 where the atm_get_addr()
 function does not validate its arguments sufficiently which could allow
 a local attacker to overwrite large portions of kernel memory by
 supplying a negative length argument. This could potentially lead to
 the execution of arbitrary code (CAN-2005-0531).
 
 The reiserfs_copy_from_user_to_file_region function in reiserfs/file.c
 before kernel 2.6.11, when running on 64-bit architectures, could allow
 local users to trigger a buffer overflow as a result of casting
 discrepancies between size_t and int data types.  This could allow an
 attacker to overwrite kernel memory, crash the machine, or potentially
 obtain root access (CAN-2005-0532).
 
 A race condition in the Radeon DRI driver in kernel 2.6.8.1 allows a
 local user with DRI privileges to execute arbitrary code as root
 (CAN-2005-0767).
 
 Access was not restricted to the N_MOUSE discipline for a TTY in
 kernels prior to 2.6.11.  This could allow local attackers to obtain
 elevated privileges by injecting mouse or keyboard events into other
 user's sessions (CAN-2005-0839).
 
 Some futex functions in futex.c in 2.6 kernels performed get_user calls
 while holding the mmap_sem semaphore, which could allow a local
 attacker to cause a deadlock condition in do_page_fault by triggering
 get_user faults while another thread is executing mmap or other
 functions (CAN-2005-0937).
 
 In addition to the above-noted CAN-2004-1337, CAN-2005-0109,
 CAN-2005-0384, CAN-2005-0400, CAN-2005-0531, CAN-2005-0532,
 CAN-2005-0749, CAN-2005-0750, CAN-2005-0767, CAN-2005-0839,
 CAN-2005-0937, CAN-2005-1263, CAN-2005-1264, and CAN-2005-1369 
 fixes, the following CVE names have been fixed in the 10.0/
 Corporate 3.0 kernels:
 
 A race condition in the setsid function in kernels before 2.6.8.1 could
 allow a local attacker to cause a Denial of Service and possibly access
 portions of kernel memory related to TTY changes, locking, and
 semaphores (CAN-2005-0178).
  
 When forwarding fragmented packets in kernel 2.6.8.1, a hardware
 assisted checksum could only be used once which could lead to a Denial
 of Service attack or crash by remote users (CAN-2005-0209).
 
 A signedness error in the copy_from_read_buf function in n_tty.c
 before kernel 2.6.11 allows local users to read kernel memory via a
 negative argument (CAN-2005-0530).
 
 A vulnerability in the fib_seq_start() function allowed a local user
 to crash the system by readiung /proc/net/route in a certain way,
 causing a Denial of Service (CAN-2005-1041).
 
 A vulnerability in the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) driver in the
 2.6 kernel does not properly check the DMA lock, which could allow
 remote attackers or local users to cause a Denial of Service (X Server
 crash) and possibly modify the video output (CAN-2004-1056).
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 References:

  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-1056
  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-1337
  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0109
  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0178
  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0209
  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0384
  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0400
  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0530
  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0531
  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0532
  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0749
  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0750
  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0767
  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0839
  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0937
  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1041
  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1263
  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1264
  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1369
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 Updated Packages:
  
 Mandrakelinux 10.0:
 fde15b50eb6b25c01363906ac9311a99  10.0/RPMS/kernel-2.6.3.27mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
 4bac2ba6182cfc7a0b096643e5cf4864  
10.0/RPMS/kernel-enterprise-2.6.3.27mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
 11f460372ed0f9bcbdf4d1d2ef172021  
10.0/RPMS/kernel-i686-up-4GB-2.6.3.27mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
 c5c7869f7ba96fa2d323678aa64bbbff  
10.0/RPMS/kernel-p3-smp-64GB-2.6.3.27mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
 c191f0627aaf8c4ec4882114241bd990  
10.0/RPMS/kernel-secure-2.6.3.27mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
 e545c57e7ecd4cf7391c002f810488d2  
10.0/RPMS/kernel-smp-2.6.3.27mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
 a6ab3a8dfb0da9376a2ef75953ee4eca  10.0/RPMS/kernel-source-2.6.3-27mdk.i586.rpm
 81549411e82297db4fadf45db8d91147  
10.0/RPMS/kernel-source-stripped-2.6.3-27mdk.i586.rpm
 0161e0b7c6783f7484e2b13e80565a9a  10.0/SRPMS/kernel-2.6.3.27mdk-1-1mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrakelinux 10.0/AMD64:
 e776c1c98e4030da8c836e4291257dda  
amd64/10.0/RPMS/kernel-2.6.3.27mdk-1-1mdk.amd64.rpm
 bf5c1a5412f35167ef3ac32257a80d5b  
amd64/10.0/RPMS/kernel-secure-2.6.3.27mdk-1-1mdk.amd64.rpm
 fd97913601dca600a22c4c6afcd92999  
amd64/10.0/RPMS/kernel-smp-2.6.3.27mdk-1-1mdk.amd64.rpm
 0c95a5bf2565e80cdbb236c730d563c7  
amd64/10.0/RPMS/kernel-source-2.6.3-27mdk.amd64.rpm
 a2feebf592ad2041cfa7ec7e2758206c  
amd64/10.0/RPMS/kernel-source-stripped-2.6.3-27mdk.amd64.rpm
 0161e0b7c6783f7484e2b13e80565a9a  
amd64/10.0/SRPMS/kernel-2.6.3.27mdk-1-1mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrakelinux 10.1:
 f9bc117f5575bb120fdae314f65ad1f9  
10.1/RPMS/kernel-2.6.8.1.25mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
 b321c503f18429f4b3883c16230e158f  
10.1/RPMS/kernel-enterprise-2.6.8.1.25mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
 08d2a5d4447588818f78f8ad4e9db138  
10.1/RPMS/kernel-i586-up-1GB-2.6.8.1.25mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
 7f677908eb0fb03ff5db2a3eefc381d9  
10.1/RPMS/kernel-i686-up-64GB-2.6.8.1.25mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
 7a1319d8c53d56582f0434f0f7898d2d  
10.1/RPMS/kernel-secure-2.6.8.1.25mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
 352a4af3300e60399f78bca4e77945d0  
10.1/RPMS/kernel-smp-2.6.8.1.25mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
 224358bcd6d086bf7fafa727a9322902  
10.1/RPMS/kernel-source-2.6-2.6.8.1-25mdk.i586.rpm
 725a2ff7ee8dee45cdf1d296c4af899c  
10.1/RPMS/kernel-source-stripped-2.6-2.6.8.1-25mdk.i586.rpm
 2b3bd96a8746eed953c950e13d257d5d  
10.1/SRPMS/kernel-2.6.8.1.25mdk-1-1mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrakelinux 10.1/X86_64:
 deba2195393307cfbc3eda4da5ba9b55  
x86_64/10.1/RPMS/kernel-2.6.8.1.25mdk-1-1mdk.x86_64.rpm
 2dd4ba5eb8f59af931ea08e13895953c  
x86_64/10.1/RPMS/kernel-secure-2.6.8.1.25mdk-1-1mdk.x86_64.rpm
 29b46c7761117fa78b6ac84b78c2c95f  
x86_64/10.1/RPMS/kernel-smp-2.6.8.1.25mdk-1-1mdk.x86_64.rpm
 a5894bf0dedc2b92507c0a3aaf72b070  
x86_64/10.1/RPMS/kernel-source-2.6-2.6.8.1-25mdk.x86_64.rpm
 d9fc9585545fe50959ae48075bdb8611  
x86_64/10.1/RPMS/kernel-source-stripped-2.6-2.6.8.1-25mdk.x86_64.rpm
 2b3bd96a8746eed953c950e13d257d5d  
x86_64/10.1/SRPMS/kernel-2.6.8.1.25mdk-1-1mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrakelinux 10.2:
 f8da585477aff19802764a73a832cb1c  10.2/RPMS/kernel-2.6.11.12mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
 07b27b601ebe941fbfa0f9ce61e4fc1f  
10.2/RPMS/kernel-i586-up-1GB-2.6.11.12mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
 bc40a826454080bb9444f6572508d4d6  
10.2/RPMS/kernel-i686-up-4GB-2.6.11.12mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
 1a7393ef7ad8a776d33577d06b666944  
10.2/RPMS/kernel-smp-2.6.11.12mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
 81615112f862f81a0479715c590e7e06  
10.2/RPMS/kernel-source-2.6-2.6.11-12mdk.i586.rpm
 28fe68ece81b564741b1a679b23afe8c  
10.2/RPMS/kernel-source-stripped-2.6-2.6.11-12mdk.i586.rpm
 94c55fab597d0c982d092efe204f20bb  
10.2/RPMS/kernel-xbox-2.6.11.12mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
 eccc248c8d65d091a93ac01cec3f1110  10.2/SRPMS/kernel-2.6.11.12mdk-1-1mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrakelinux 10.2/X86_64:
 6aa43ead23e6297fd1ca024a91b00129  
x86_64/10.2/RPMS/kernel-2.6.11.12mdk-1-1mdk.x86_64.rpm
 6a04e09e487c04ac9a60506fc5e37773  
x86_64/10.2/RPMS/kernel-smp-2.6.11.12mdk-1-1mdk.x86_64.rpm
 a3c12e575259175a5433c4aa6b282b9e  
x86_64/10.2/RPMS/kernel-source-2.6-2.6.11-12mdk.x86_64.rpm
 e4a470f6f4ebba211dd9dca0eb5ac246  
x86_64/10.2/RPMS/kernel-source-stripped-2.6-2.6.11-12mdk.x86_64.rpm
 eccc248c8d65d091a93ac01cec3f1110  
x86_64/10.2/SRPMS/kernel-2.6.11.12mdk-1-1mdk.src.rpm

 Corporate 3.0:
 fde15b50eb6b25c01363906ac9311a99  
corporate/3.0/RPMS/kernel-2.6.3.27mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
 4bac2ba6182cfc7a0b096643e5cf4864  
corporate/3.0/RPMS/kernel-enterprise-2.6.3.27mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
 11f460372ed0f9bcbdf4d1d2ef172021  
corporate/3.0/RPMS/kernel-i686-up-4GB-2.6.3.27mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
 c5c7869f7ba96fa2d323678aa64bbbff  
corporate/3.0/RPMS/kernel-p3-smp-64GB-2.6.3.27mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
 c191f0627aaf8c4ec4882114241bd990  
corporate/3.0/RPMS/kernel-secure-2.6.3.27mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
 e545c57e7ecd4cf7391c002f810488d2  
corporate/3.0/RPMS/kernel-smp-2.6.3.27mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
 a6ab3a8dfb0da9376a2ef75953ee4eca  
corporate/3.0/RPMS/kernel-source-2.6.3-27mdk.i586.rpm
 81549411e82297db4fadf45db8d91147  
corporate/3.0/RPMS/kernel-source-stripped-2.6.3-27mdk.i586.rpm
 0161e0b7c6783f7484e2b13e80565a9a  
corporate/3.0/SRPMS/kernel-2.6.3.27mdk-1-1mdk.src.rpm

 Corporate 3.0/X86_64:
 96fdece51d557ea9dc86b77d80ef6537  
x86_64/corporate/3.0/RPMS/kernel-2.6.3.27mdk-1-1mdk.x86_64.rpm
 e89fd0dcef1c123fb5730179e9930529  
x86_64/corporate/3.0/RPMS/kernel-secure-2.6.3.27mdk-1-1mdk.x86_64.rpm
 3bac8cfb55ed2843d192e556dbafd62c  
x86_64/corporate/3.0/RPMS/kernel-smp-2.6.3.27mdk-1-1mdk.x86_64.rpm
 a77c835b23e270bb23944630e4677b1b  
x86_64/corporate/3.0/RPMS/kernel-source-2.6.3-27mdk.x86_64.rpm
 93ba3be628ae43ab9a2f2b2656c06f7f  
x86_64/corporate/3.0/RPMS/kernel-source-stripped-2.6.3-27mdk.x86_64.rpm
 0161e0b7c6783f7484e2b13e80565a9a  
x86_64/corporate/3.0/SRPMS/kernel-2.6.3.27mdk-1-1mdk.src.rpm
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