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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2009.0168 -- [RedHat] Important: kernel security update 25 February 2009 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: kernel Publisher: Red Hat Operating System: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 Extended Update Support Impact: Increased Privileges Denial of Service Access: Existing Account CVE Names: CVE-2008-5300 CVE-2008-5182 CVE-2008-5079 CVE-2008-5029 Ref: ESB-2009.0074 Original Bulletin: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0021.html - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Important: kernel security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2009:0021-01 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0021.html Issue date: 2009-02-24 CVE Names: CVE-2008-5029 CVE-2008-5079 CVE-2008-5182 CVE-2008-5300 ===================================================================== 1. Summary: Updated kernel packages that resolve several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 Extended Update Support. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5.2.z server) - i386, ia64, noarch, ppc, s390x, x86_64 3. Description: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. This update includes backported fixes for four security issues. These issues only affected users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 Extended Update Support as they have already been addressed for users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 in the 5.3 update, RHSA-2009:0225. In accordance with the support policy, future security updates to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 Extended Update Support will only include issues of critical security impact. * when fput() was called to close a socket, the __scm_destroy() function in the Linux kernel could make indirect recursive calls to itself. This could, potentially, lead to a denial of service issue. (CVE-2008-5029, Important) * the sendmsg() function in the Linux kernel did not block during UNIX socket garbage collection. This could, potentially, lead to a local denial of service. (CVE-2008-5300, Important) * a flaw was found in the Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) subsystem. A local, unprivileged user could use the flaw to listen on the same socket more than once, possibly causing a denial of service. (CVE-2008-5079, Important) * a race condition was found in the Linux kernel "inotify" watch removal and umount implementation. This could allow a local, unprivileged user to cause a privilege escalation or a denial of service. (CVE-2008-5182, Important) Users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues. Note: for this update to take effect, the system must be rebooted. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259 5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 470201 - CVE-2008-5029 kernel: Unix sockets kernel panic 472325 - CVE-2008-5182 kernel: fix inotify watch removal/umount races 473259 - CVE-2008-5300 kernel: fix soft lockups/OOM issues with unix socket garbage collector 473696 - CVE-2008-5079 Linux Kernel 'atm module' Local Denial of Service 6. Package List: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5.2.z server): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Server/en/os/SRPMS/kernel-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.src.rpm i386: kernel-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.i686.rpm kernel-PAE-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.i686.rpm kernel-PAE-debuginfo-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.i686.rpm kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.i686.rpm kernel-debug-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.i686.rpm kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.i686.rpm kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.i686.rpm kernel-debuginfo-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.i686.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.i686.rpm kernel-devel-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.i686.rpm kernel-headers-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.i386.rpm kernel-xen-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.i686.rpm kernel-xen-debuginfo-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.i686.rpm kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.i686.rpm ia64: kernel-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.ia64.rpm kernel-debug-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.ia64.rpm kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.ia64.rpm kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.ia64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.ia64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.ia64.rpm kernel-devel-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.ia64.rpm kernel-headers-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.ia64.rpm kernel-xen-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.ia64.rpm kernel-xen-debuginfo-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.ia64.rpm kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.ia64.rpm noarch: kernel-doc-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.noarch.rpm ppc: kernel-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.ppc64.rpm kernel-debug-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.ppc64.rpm kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.ppc64.rpm kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.ppc64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.ppc64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.ppc64.rpm kernel-devel-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.ppc64.rpm kernel-headers-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.ppc.rpm kernel-headers-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.ppc64.rpm kernel-kdump-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.ppc64.rpm kernel-kdump-debuginfo-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.ppc64.rpm kernel-kdump-devel-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.ppc64.rpm s390x: kernel-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.s390x.rpm kernel-debug-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.s390x.rpm kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.s390x.rpm kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.s390x.rpm kernel-debuginfo-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.s390x.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.s390x.rpm kernel-devel-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.s390x.rpm kernel-headers-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.s390x.rpm kernel-kdump-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.s390x.rpm kernel-kdump-debuginfo-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.s390x.rpm kernel-kdump-devel-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.s390x.rpm x86_64: kernel-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.x86_64.rpm kernel-devel-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.x86_64.rpm kernel-headers-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.x86_64.rpm kernel-xen-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.x86_64.rpm kernel-xen-debuginfo-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.x86_64.rpm kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-92.1.24.el5.x86_64.rpm These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. 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