Race condition in the (1) load_elf_library and (2) binfmt_aout function calls for uselib in Linux kernel 2.4 through 2.429-rc2 and 2.6 through 2.6.10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code by manipulating the VMA descriptor.

Several local and remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems :

  - CVE-2004-0427     A local denial of service vulnerability in do_fork() has     been found.

  - CVE-2005-0489     A local denial of service vulnerability in proc memory     handling has been found.

  - CVE-2004-0394     A buffer overflow in the panic handling code has been     found.

  - CVE-2004-0447     A local denial of service vulnerability through a NULL     pointer dereference in the IA64 process handling code     has been found.

  - CVE-2004-0554     A local denial of service vulnerability through an     infinite loop in the signal handler code has been found.

  - CVE-2004-0565     An information leak in the context switch code has been     found on the IA64 architecture.

  - CVE-2004-0685     Unsafe use of copy_to_user in USB drivers may disclose     sensitive information.

  - CVE-2005-0001     A race condition in the i386 page fault handler may     allow privilege escalation.

  - CVE-2004-0883     Multiple vulnerabilities in the SMB filesystem code may     allow denial of service or information disclosure.

  - CVE-2004-0949     An information leak discovered in the SMB filesystem     code.

  - CVE-2004-1016     A local denial of service vulnerability has been found     in the SCM layer.

  - CVE-2004-1333     An integer overflow in the terminal code may allow a     local denial of service vulnerability.

  - CVE-2004-0997     A local privilege escalation in the MIPS assembly code     has been found.

  - CVE-2004-1335     A memory leak in the ip_options_get() function may lead     to denial of service.

  - CVE-2004-1017     Multiple overflows exist in the io_edgeport driver which     might be usable as a denial of service attack vector.

  - CVE-2005-0124     Bryan Fulton reported a bounds checking bug in the     coda_pioctl function which may allow local users to     execute arbitrary code or trigger a denial of service     attack.

  - CVE-2003-0984     Inproper initialization of the RTC may disclose     information.

  - CVE-2004-1070     Insufficient input sanitising in the load_elf_binary()     function may lead to privilege escalation.

  - CVE-2004-1071     Incorrect error handling in the binfmt_elf loader may     lead to privilege escalation.

  - CVE-2004-1072     A buffer overflow in the binfmt_elf loader may lead to     privilege escalation or denial of service.

  - CVE-2004-1073     The open_exec function may disclose information.

  - CVE-2004-1074     The binfmt code is vulnerable to denial of service     through malformed a.out binaries.

  - CVE-2004-0138     A denial of service vulnerability in the ELF loader has     been found.

  - CVE-2004-1068     A programming error in the unix_dgram_recvmsg() function     may lead to privilege escalation.

  - CVE-2004-1234     The ELF loader is vulnerable to denial of service     through malformed binaries.

  - CVE-2005-0003     Crafted ELF binaries may lead to privilege escalation,     due to insufficient checking of overlapping memory     regions.

  - CVE-2004-1235     A race condition in the load_elf_library() and     binfmt_aout() functions may allow privilege escalation.

  - CVE-2005-0504     An integer overflow in the Moxa driver may lead to     privilege escalation.

  - CVE-2005-0384     A remote denial of service vulnerability has been found     in the PPP driver.

  - CVE-2005-0135     An IA64 specific local denial of service vulnerability     has been found in the unw_unwind_to_user() function.

The following matrix explains which kernel version for which architecture fixes the problems mentioned above :

                                Debian 3.1 (sarge)              Source                        2.4.17-1woody4                  HP Precision architecture     32.5                            Intel IA-64 architecture      011226.18                       IBM S/390 architecture/image  2.4.17-2.woody.5                IBM S/390 architecture/patch  0.0.20020816-0.woody.4          PowerPC architecture (apus)   2.4.17-6                        MIPS architecture             2.4.17-0.020226.2.woody7

Several local and remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems :

  - CVE-2004-0427     A local denial of service vulnerability in do_fork() has     been found.

  - CVE-2005-0489     A local denial of service vulnerability in proc memory     handling has been found.

  - CVE-2004-0394     A buffer overflow in the panic handling code has been     found.

  - CVE-2004-0447     A local denial of service vulnerability through a NULL     pointer dereference in the IA64 process handling code     has been found.

  - CVE-2004-0554     A local denial of service vulnerability through an     infinite loop in the signal handler code has been found.

  - CVE-2004-0565     An information leak in the context switch code has been     found on the IA64 architecture.

  - CVE-2004-0685     Unsafe use of copy_to_user in USB drivers may disclose     sensitive information.

  - CVE-2005-0001     A race condition in the i386 page fault handler may     allow privilege escalation.

  - CVE-2004-0883     Multiple vulnerabilities in the SMB filesystem code may     allow denial of service or information disclosure.

  - CVE-2004-0949     An information leak discovered in the SMB filesystem     code.

  - CVE-2004-1016     A local denial of service vulnerability has been found     in the SCM layer.

  - CVE-2004-1333     An integer overflow in the terminal code may allow a     local denial of service vulnerability.

  - CVE-2004-0997     A local privilege escalation in the MIPS assembly code     has been found.

  - CVE-2004-1335     A memory leak in the ip_options_get() function may lead     to denial of service.

  - CVE-2004-1017     Multiple overflows exist in the io_edgeport driver which     might be usable as a denial of service attack vector.

  - CVE-2005-0124     Bryan Fulton reported a bounds checking bug in the     coda_pioctl function which may allow local users to     execute arbitrary code or trigger a denial of service     attack.

  - CVE-2003-0984     Inproper initialization of the RTC may disclose     information.

  - CVE-2004-1070     Insufficient input sanitising in the load_elf_binary()     function may lead to privilege escalation.

  - CVE-2004-1071     Incorrect error handling in the binfmt_elf loader may     lead to privilege escalation.

  - CVE-2004-1072     A buffer overflow in the binfmt_elf loader may lead to     privilege escalation or denial of service.

  - CVE-2004-1073     The open_exec function may disclose information.

  - CVE-2004-1074     The binfmt code is vulnerable to denial of service     through malformed a.out binaries.

  - CVE-2004-0138     A denial of service vulnerability in the ELF loader has     been found.

  - CVE-2004-1068     A programming error in the unix_dgram_recvmsg() function     may lead to privilege escalation.

  - CVE-2004-1234     The ELF loader is vulnerable to denial of service     through malformed binaries.

  - CVE-2005-0003     Crafted ELF binaries may lead to privilege escalation,     due to insufficient checking of overlapping memory     regions.

  - CVE-2004-1235     A race condition in the load_elf_library() and     binfmt_aout() functions may allow privilege escalation.

  - CVE-2005-0504     An integer overflow in the Moxa driver may lead to     privilege escalation.

  - CVE-2005-0384     A remote denial of service vulnerability has been found     in the PPP driver.

  - CVE-2005-0135     An IA64 specific local denial of service vulnerability     has been found in the unw_unwind_to_user() function.

The following matrix explains which kernel version for which architecture fixes the problems mentioned above :

                                   Debian 3.0 (woody)                 Source                           2.4.19-4                           Sun Sparc architecture           26woody1                           Little endian MIPS architecture  0.020911.1.woody5

Several local and remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems :

  - CVE-2004-0427     A local denial of service vulnerability in do_fork() has     been found.

  - CVE-2005-0489     A local denial of service vulnerability in proc memory     handling has been found.

  - CVE-2004-0394     A buffer overflow in the panic handling code has been     found.

  - CVE-2004-0447     A local denial of service vulnerability through a NULL     pointer dereference in the IA64 process handling code     has been found.

  - CVE-2004-0554     A local denial of service vulnerability through an     infinite loop in the signal handler code has been found.

  - CVE-2004-0565     An information leak in the context switch code has been     found on the IA64 architecture.

  - CVE-2004-0685     Unsafe use of copy_to_user in USB drivers may disclose     sensitive information.

  - CVE-2005-0001     A race condition in the i386 page fault handler may     allow privilege escalation.

  - CVE-2004-0883     Multiple vulnerabilities in the SMB filesystem code may     allow denial of service or information disclosure.

  - CVE-2004-0949     An information leak discovered in the SMB filesystem     code.

  - CVE-2004-1016     A local denial of service vulnerability has been found     in the SCM layer.

  - CVE-2004-1333     An integer overflow in the terminal code may allow a     local denial of service vulnerability.

  - CVE-2004-0997     A local privilege escalation in the MIPS assembly code     has been found.

  - CVE-2004-1335     A memory leak in the ip_options_get() function may lead     to denial of service.

  - CVE-2004-1017     Multiple overflows exist in the io_edgeport driver which     might be usable as a denial of service attack vector.

  - CVE-2005-0124     Bryan Fulton reported a bounds checking bug in the     coda_pioctl function which may allow local users to     execute arbitrary code or trigger a denial of service     attack.

  - CVE-2003-0984     Inproper initialization of the RTC may disclose     information.

  - CVE-2004-1070     Insufficient input sanitising in the load_elf_binary()     function may lead to privilege escalation.

  - CVE-2004-1071     Incorrect error handling in the binfmt_elf loader may     lead to privilege escalation.

  - CVE-2004-1072     A buffer overflow in the binfmt_elf loader may lead to     privilege escalation or denial of service.

  - CVE-2004-1073     The open_exec function may disclose information.

  - CVE-2004-1074     The binfmt code is vulnerable to denial of service     through malformed a.out binaries.

  - CVE-2004-0138     A denial of service vulnerability in the ELF loader has     been found.

  - CVE-2004-1068     A programming error in the unix_dgram_recvmsg() function     may lead to privilege escalation.

  - CVE-2004-1234     The ELF loader is vulnerable to denial of service     through malformed binaries.

  - CVE-2005-0003     Crafted ELF binaries may lead to privilege escalation,     due to insufficient checking of overlapping memory     regions.

  - CVE-2004-1235     A race condition in the load_elf_library() and     binfmt_aout() functions may allow privilege escalation.

  - CVE-2005-0504     An integer overflow in the Moxa driver may lead to     privilege escalation.

  - CVE-2005-0384     A remote denial of service vulnerability has been found     in the PPP driver.

  - CVE-2005-0135     An IA64 specific local denial of service vulnerability     has been found in the unw_unwind_to_user() function.

The following matrix explains which kernel version for which architecture fixes the problems mentioned above :

                                   Debian 3.0 (woody)                 Source                           2.4.18-14.4                        Alpha architecture               2.4.18-15woody1                    Intel IA-32 architecture         2.4.18-13.2                        HP Precision architecture        62.4                               PowerPC architecture             2.4.18-1woody6                     PowerPC architecture/XFS         20020329woody1                     PowerPC architecture/benh        20020304woody1                     Sun Sparc architecture           22woody1

Several local and remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems :

  - CVE-2004-0427     A local denial of service vulnerability in do_fork() has     been found.

  - CVE-2005-0489     A local denial of service vulnerability in proc memory     handling has been found.

  - CVE-2004-0394     A buffer overflow in the panic handling code has been     found.

  - CVE-2004-0447     A local denial of service vulnerability through a NULL     pointer dereference in the IA64 process handling code     has been found.

  - CVE-2004-0554     A local denial of service vulnerability through an     infinite loop in the signal handler code has been found.

  - CVE-2004-0565     An information leak in the context switch code has been     found on the IA64 architecture.

  - CVE-2004-0685     Unsafe use of copy_to_user in USB drivers may disclose     sensitive information.

  - CVE-2005-0001     A race condition in the i386 page fault handler may     allow privilege escalation.

  - CVE-2004-0883     Multiple vulnerabilities in the SMB filesystem code may     allow denial of service or information disclosure.

  - CVE-2004-0949     An information leak discovered in the SMB filesystem     code.

  - CVE-2004-1016     A local denial of service vulnerability has been found     in the SCM layer.

  - CVE-2004-1333     An integer overflow in the terminal code may allow a     local denial of service vulnerability.

  - CVE-2004-0997     A local privilege escalation in the MIPS assembly code     has been found.

  - CVE-2004-1335     A memory leak in the ip_options_get() function may lead     to denial of service.

  - CVE-2004-1017     Multiple overflows exist in the io_edgeport driver which     might be usable as a denial of service attack vector.

  - CVE-2005-0124     Bryan Fulton reported a bounds checking bug in the     coda_pioctl function which may allow local users to     execute arbitrary code or trigger a denial of service     attack.

  - CVE-2003-0984     Inproper initialization of the RTC may disclose     information.

  - CVE-2004-1070     Insufficient input sanitising in the load_elf_binary()     function may lead to privilege escalation.

  - CVE-2004-1071     Incorrect error handling in the binfmt_elf loader may     lead to privilege escalation.

  - CVE-2004-1072     A buffer overflow in the binfmt_elf loader may lead to     privilege escalation or denial of service.

  - CVE-2004-1073     The open_exec function may disclose information.

  - CVE-2004-1074     The binfmt code is vulnerable to denial of service     through malformed a.out binaries.

  - CVE-2004-0138     A denial of service vulnerability in the ELF loader has     been found.

  - CVE-2004-1068     A programming error in the unix_dgram_recvmsg() function     may lead to privilege escalation.

  - CVE-2004-1234     The ELF loader is vulnerable to denial of service     through malformed binaries.

  - CVE-2005-0003     Crafted ELF binaries may lead to privilege escalation,     due to insufficient checking of overlapping memory     regions.

  - CVE-2004-1235     A race condition in the load_elf_library() and     binfmt_aout() functions may allow privilege escalation.

  - CVE-2005-0504     An integer overflow in the Moxa driver may lead to     privilege escalation.

  - CVE-2005-0384     A remote denial of service vulnerability has been found     in the PPP driver.

  - CVE-2005-0135     An IA64 specific local denial of service vulnerability     has been found in the unw_unwind_to_user() function.

The following matrix explains which kernel version for which architecture fixes the problems mentioned above :

                               Debian 3.0 (woody)             Source                       2.4.16-1woody2                 arm/lart                     20040419woody1                 arm/netwinder                20040419woody1                 arm/riscpc                   20040419woody1

Paul Starzetz discovered a race condition in the ELF library and a.out binary format loaders, which can be locally exploited in several different ways to gain root privileges. (CAN-2004-1235)

Liang Bin found a design flaw in the capability module. After this module was loaded on demand in a running system, all unprivileged user space processes got all kernel capabilities (thus essentially root privileges). This is mitigated by the fact that the capability module is loaded very early in the boot process of a standard Ubuntu system, when no unprivileged user processes are yet running. (CAN-2004-1337)

Finally, this update fixes a memory leak in the ip_conntrack_ftp iptables module. However, it is believed that this is not exploitable.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 4 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2005:092 advisory.

    The Linux kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system.

    This advisory includes fixes for several security issues:

    iSEC Security Research discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the IGMP     functionality.  These flaws could allow a local user to cause a denial of     service (crash) or potentially gain privileges.  Where multicast     applications are being used on a system, these flaws may also allow remote     users to cause a denial of service.  The Common Vulnerabilities and     Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2004-1137 to     this issue.

    iSEC Security Research discovered a flaw in the page fault handler code     that could lead to local users gaining elevated (root) privileges on     multiprocessor machines.  (CAN-2005-0001)

    iSEC Security Research discovered a VMA handling flaw in the uselib(2)     system call of the Linux kernel.  A local user could make use of this     flaw to gain elevated (root) privileges.  (CAN-2004-1235)

    A flaw affecting the OUTS instruction on the AMD64 and Intel EM64T     architecture was discovered.  A local user could use this flaw to write to     privileged IO ports.  (CAN-2005-0204)

    The Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) driver in Linux kernel 2.6 does not     properly check the DMA lock, which could allow remote attackers or local     users to cause a denial of service (X Server crash) or possibly modify the     video output. (CAN-2004-1056)

    OGAWA Hirofumi discovered incorrect tables sizes being used in the     filesystem Native Language Support ASCII translation table.  This could     lead to a denial of service (system crash).  (CAN-2005-0177)

    Michael Kerrisk discovered a flaw in the 2.6.9 kernel which allows users to     unlock arbitrary shared memory segments.  This flaw could lead to     applications not behaving as expected.  (CAN-2005-0176)

    Improvements in the POSIX signal and tty standards compliance exposed     a race condition.  This flaw can be triggered accidentally by threaded     applications or deliberately by a malicious user and can result in a     denial of service (crash) or in occasional cases give access to a small     random chunk of kernel memory.  (CAN-2005-0178)

    The PaX team discovered a flaw in mlockall introduced in the 2.6.9 kernel.
    An unprivileged user could use this flaw to cause a denial of service     (CPU and memory consumption or crash).  (CAN-2005-0179)

    Brad Spengler discovered multiple flaws in sg_scsi_ioctl in the 2.6 kernel.
    An unprivileged user may be able to use this flaw to cause a denial of     service (crash) or possibly other actions.  (CAN-2005-0180)

    Kirill Korotaev discovered a missing access check regression in the Red Hat     Enterprise Linux 4 kernel 4GB/4GB split patch.  On systems using the     hugemem kernel, a local unprivileged user could use this flaw to cause a     denial of service (crash).  (CAN-2005-0090)

    A flaw in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 kernel 4GB/4GB split patch can     allow syscalls to read and write arbitrary kernel memory.  On systems using     the hugemem kernel, a local unprivileged user could use this flaw to gain     privileges.  (CAN-2005-0091)

    An additional flaw in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 kernel 4GB/4GB split     patch was discovered. On x86 systems using the hugemem kernel, a local     unprivileged user may be able to use this flaw to cause a denial of service     (crash).  (CAN-2005-0092)

    All Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 users are advised to upgrade their     kernels to the packages associated with their machine architectures     and configurations as listed in this erratum.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory SUSE-SA:2005:003 (kernel).



Several exploitable security problems were identified and fixed in the Linux kernel, the core of every SUSE Linux product.


- Due to missing locking in the sys_uselib system call a local attacker can gain root access. This was found by Paul Starzetz and is tracked by the Mitre CVE ID CVE-2004-1235.


- Paul Starzetz also found a race condition in SMP page table handling which could lead to a local attacker gaining root access on SMP machines. This is tracked by the Mitre CVE ID CVE-2005-0001.


- A local denial of service was found in the auditing subsystem which have lead a local attacker crashing the machine. This was reported and fixed by Redhat.


- The sendmsg / cmsg fix from the previous kernel update was faulty on 64bit systems with 32bit compatibility layer and could lead to 32bit applications not working correctly on those 64bit systems.


- The smbfs security fixes from a before-previous kernel update were faulty for some file write cases.


- A local denial of service with Direct I/O access to NFS file systems could lead a local attacker to crash a machine with NFS mounts.


- grsecurity reported a signed integer problem in the SCSI ioctl handling which had a missing boundary check.
Due to C language specifics, this evaluation was not correct and there actually is no problem in this code.
The signed / unsigned mismatch was fixed nevertheless.


- Several more small non security problems were fixed.


NOTE: Two days ago we released the Service Pack 1 for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9. This kernel update contains fixes for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 GA version kernel line.

A fix for the Service Pack 1 version line will be available shortly.

A number of vulnerabilities are fixed in the 2.4 and 2.6 kernels with this advisory :

  - Multiple race conditions in the terminal layer of 2.4     and 2.6 kernels (prior to 2.6.9) can allow a local     attacker to obtain portions of kernel data or allow     remote attackers to cause a kernel panic by switching     from console to PPP line discipline, then quickly     sending data that is received during the switch     (CVE-2004-0814)

  - Richard Hart found an integer underflow problem in the     iptables firewall logging rules that can allow a remote     attacker to crash the machine by using a specially     crafted IP packet. This is only possible, however, if     firewalling is enabled. The problem only affects 2.6     kernels and was fixed upstream in 2.6.8 (CVE-2004-0816)

  - Stefan Esser found several remote DoS confitions in the     smbfs file system. This could be exploited by a hostile     SMB server (or an attacker injecting packets into the     network) to crash the client systems (CVE-2004-0883 and     CVE-2004-0949)

  - Paul Starzetz and Georgi Guninski reported,     independently, that bad argument handling and bad     integer arithmetics in the IPv4 sendmsg handling of     control messages could lead to a local attacker crashing     the machine. The fixes were done by Herbert Xu     (CVE-2004-1016)

  - Rob Landley discovered a race condition in the handling     of /proc/.../cmdline where, under rare circumstances, a     user could read the environment variables of another     process that was still spawning leading to the potential     disclosure of sensitive information such as passwords     (CVE-2004-1058)

  - Paul Starzetz reported that the missing serialization in     unix_dgram_recvmsg() which was added to kernel 2.4.28     can be used by a local attacker to gain elevated (root)     privileges (CVE-2004-1068)

  - Ross Kendall Axe discovered a possible kernel panic     (DoS) while sending AF_UNIX network packets if certain     SELinux-related kernel options were enabled. By default     the CONFIG_SECURITY_NETWORK and CONFIG_SECURITY_SELINUX     options are not enabled (CVE-2004-1069)

  - Paul Starzetz of isec.pl discovered several issues with     the error handling of the ELF loader routines in the     kernel. The fixes were provided by Chris Wright     (CVE-2004-1070, CVE-2004-1071, CVE-2004-1072,     CVE-2004-1073)

  - It was discovered that hand-crafted a.out binaries could     be used to trigger a local DoS condition in both the 2.4     and 2.6 kernels. The fixes were done by Chris Wright     (CVE-2004-1074)

  - Paul Starzetz found bad handling in the IGMP code which     could lead to a local attacker being able to crash the     machine. The fix was done by Chris Wright     (CVE-2004-1137)

  - Jeremy Fitzhardinge discovered two buffer overflows in     the sys32_ni_syscall() and sys32_vm86_warning()     functions that could be used to overwrite kernel memory     with attacker-supplied code resulting in privilege     escalation (CVE-2004-1151)

  - Paul Starzetz found locally exploitable flaws in the     binary format loader's uselib() function that could be     abused to allow a local user to obtain root privileges     (CVE-2004-1235)

  - Paul Starzetz found an exploitable flaw in the page     fault handler when running on SMP machines     (CVE-2005-0001)

  - A vulnerability in insert_vm_struct could allow a locla     user to trigger BUG() when the user created a large vma     that overlapped with arg pages during exec     (CVE-2005-0003)

  - Paul Starzetz also found a number of vulnerabilities in     the kernel binfmt_elf loader that could lead a local     user to obtain elevated (root) privileges     (isec-0017-binfmt_elf)

The provided packages are patched to fix these vulnerabilities. All users are encouraged to upgrade to these updated kernels.

To update your kernel, please follow the directions located at :

http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/kernelupdate

PLEASE NOTE: Mandrakelinux 10.0 users will need to upgrade to the latest module-init-tools package prior to upgrading their kernel.
Likewise, MNF8.2 users will need to upgrade to the latest modutils package prior to upgrading their kernel.

Updated kernel packages that fix several security issues in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 are now available.

The Linux kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system.

This advisory includes fixes for the following security issues :

iSEC Security Research discovered a VMA handling flaw in the uselib(2) system call of the Linux kernel. A local user could make use of this flaw to gain elevated (root) privileges. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2004-1235 to this issue.

iSEC Security Research discovered a flaw in the page fault handler code that could lead to local users gaining elevated (root) privileges on multiprocessor machines. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2005-0001 to this issue.

iSEC Security Research and Georgi Guninski independently discovered a flaw in the scm_send function in the auxiliary message layer. A local user could create a carefully crafted auxiliary message which could cause a denial of service (system hang). The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2004-1016 to this issue.

Kirill Korotaev found a flaw in load_elf_binary affecting kernels prior to 2.4.26. A local user could create a carefully crafted binary in such a way that it would cause a denial of service (system crash).
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2004-1234 to this issue.

These packages also fix issues in the io_edgeport driver (CVE-2004-1017), a memory leak in ip_options_get (CVE-2004-1335), and missing VM_IO flags in some drivers (CVE-2004-1057).

A recent Internet Draft by Fernando Gont recommended that ICMP Source Quench messages be ignored by hosts. A patch to ignore these messages is included.

All Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 users are advised to upgrade their kernels to the packages associated with their machine architectures and configurations as listed in this erratum.

Updated kernel packages that fix several security issues in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 are now available.

The Linux kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system.

This advisory includes fixes for several security issues :

iSEC Security Research discovered a VMA handling flaw in the uselib(2) system call of the Linux kernel. A local user could make use of this flaw to gain elevated (root) privileges. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2004-1235 to this issue.

A flaw was discovered where an executable could cause a VMA overlap leading to a crash. A local user could trigger this flaw by creating a carefully crafted a.out binary on 32-bit systems or a carefully crafted ELF binary on Itanium systems. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2005-0003 to this issue.

iSEC Security Research discovered a flaw in the page fault handler code that could lead to local users gaining elevated (root) privileges on multiprocessor machines. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2005-0001 to this issue. A patch that coincidentally fixed this issue was committed to the Update 4 kernel release in December 2004. Therefore Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 kernels provided by RHBA-2004:550 and subsequent updates are not vulnerable to this issue.

A flaw in the system call filtering code in the audit subsystem included in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 allowed a local user to cause a crash when auditing was enabled. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2004-1237 to this issue.

Olaf Kirch discovered that the recent security fixes for cmsg_len handling (CVE-2004-1016) broke 32-bit compatibility on 64-bit platforms such as AMD64 and Intel EM64T. A patch to correct this issue is included.

A recent Internet Draft by Fernando Gont recommended that ICMP Source Quench messages be ignored by hosts. A patch to ignore these messages is included.

Note: The kernel-unsupported package contains various drivers and modules that are unsupported and therefore might contain security problems that have not been addressed.

All Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 users are advised to upgrade their kernels to the packages associated with their machine architectures and configurations as listed in this erratum.

This update rebases the kernel to match the upstream 2.6.10 release, and adds a number of security fixes by means of adding the latest -ac patch.

CVE-2004-1235 Paul Starzetz from isec.pl found a problem in the binary format loaders uselib() function that could lead to potential priveledge escalation.
http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0021-uselib.txt

NO-CAN-ASSIGNED Brad Spengler found several problems.

  - An integer overflow in the random poolsize sysctl     handler.

    - SCSI ioctl integer overflow and information leak.

    - RLIMIT_MEMLOCK bypass and unprivileged user DoS.

NO-CAN-ASSIGNED Coverity Inc. found a number of bugs with their automated source checker in coda, xfs, network bridging, rose network protocol, and the sdla wan driver. http://linuxbugs.coverity.com

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Updated kernel packages that fix several security issues are now
available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.

This update has been rated as having important security impact by the
Red Hat Security Response Team.

The Linux kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system.

This advisory includes fixes for several security issues :

iSEC Security Research discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the IGMP
functionality. These flaws could allow a local user to cause a denial
of service (crash) or potentially gain privileges. Where multicast
applications are being used on a system, these flaws may also allow
remote users to cause a denial of service. The Common Vulnerabilities
and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name
CVE-2004-1137 to this issue.

iSEC Security Research discovered a flaw in the page fault handler
code that could lead to local users gaining elevated (root) privileges
on multiprocessor machines. (CVE-2005-0001)

iSEC Security Research discovered a VMA handling flaw in the uselib(2)
system call of the Linux kernel. A local user could make use of this
flaw to gain elevated (root) privileges. (CVE-2004-1235)

A flaw affecting the OUTS instruction on the AMD64 and Intel EM64T
architecture was discovered. A local user could use this flaw to write
to privileged IO ports. (CVE-2005-0204)

The Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) driver in Linux kernel 2.6 does not
properly check the DMA lock, which could allow remote attackers or
local users to cause a denial of service (X Server crash) or possibly
modify the video output. (CVE-2004-1056)

OGAWA Hirofumi discovered incorrect tables sizes being used in the
filesystem Native Language Support ASCII translation table. This could
lead to a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2005-0177)

Michael Kerrisk discovered a flaw in the 2.6.9 kernel which allows
users to unlock arbitrary shared memory segments. This flaw could lead
to applications not behaving as expected. (CVE-2005-0176)

Improvements in the POSIX signal and tty standards compliance exposed
a race condition. This flaw can be triggered accidentally by threaded
applications or deliberately by a malicious user and can result in a
denial of service (crash) or in occasional cases give access to a
small random chunk of kernel memory. (CVE-2005-0178)

The PaX team discovered a flaw in mlockall introduced in the 2.6.9
kernel. An unprivileged user could use this flaw to cause a denial of
service (CPU and memory consumption or crash). (CVE-2005-0179)

Brad Spengler discovered multiple flaws in sg_scsi_ioctl in the 2.6
kernel. An unprivileged user may be able to use this flaw to cause a
denial of service (crash) or possibly other actions. (CVE-2005-0180)

Kirill Korotaev discovered a missing access check regression in the
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 kernel 4GB/4GB split patch. On systems
using the hugemem kernel, a local unprivileged user could use this
flaw to cause a denial of service (crash). (CVE-2005-0090)

A flaw in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 kernel 4GB/4GB split patch
can allow syscalls to read and write arbitrary kernel memory. On
systems using the hugemem kernel, a local unprivileged user could use
this flaw to gain privileges. (CVE-2005-0091)

An additional flaw in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 kernel 4GB/4GB
split patch was discovered. On x86 systems using the hugemem kernel, a
local unprivileged user may be able to use this flaw to cause a denial
of service (crash). (CVE-2005-0092)

All Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 users are advised to upgrade their
kernels to the packages associated with their machine architectures
and configurations as listed in this erratum.

Updated kernel packages that fix several security issues in Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 3 are now available.

The Linux kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system.

This advisory includes fixes for several security issues :

iSEC Security Research discovered a VMA handling flaw in the uselib(2)
system call of the Linux kernel. A local user could make use of this
flaw to gain elevated (root) privileges. The Common Vulnerabilities
and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name
CVE-2004-1235 to this issue.

A flaw was discovered where an executable could cause a VMA overlap
leading to a crash. A local user could trigger this flaw by creating a
carefully crafted a.out binary on 32-bit systems or a carefully
crafted ELF binary on Itanium systems. The Common Vulnerabilities and
Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2005-0003
to this issue.

iSEC Security Research discovered a flaw in the page fault handler
code that could lead to local users gaining elevated (root) privileges
on multiprocessor machines. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures
project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2005-0001 to this
issue. A patch that coincidentally fixed this issue was committed to
the Update 4 kernel release in December 2004. Therefore Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 3 kernels provided by RHBA-2004:550 and subsequent
updates are not vulnerable to this issue.

A flaw in the system call filtering code in the audit subsystem
included in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 allowed a local user to cause a
crash when auditing was enabled. The Common Vulnerabilities and
Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2004-1237
to this issue.

Olaf Kirch discovered that the recent security fixes for cmsg_len
handling (CVE-2004-1016) broke 32-bit compatibility on 64-bit
platforms such as AMD64 and Intel EM64T. A patch to correct this issue
is included.

A recent Internet Draft by Fernando Gont recommended that ICMP Source
Quench messages be ignored by hosts. A patch to ignore these messages
is included.

Note: The kernel-unsupported package contains various drivers and
modules that are unsupported and therefore might contain security
problems that have not been addressed.

All Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 users are advised to upgrade their
kernels to the packages associated with their machine architectures
and configurations as listed in this erratum.

Updated kernel packages that fix several security issues in Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 2.1 are now available.

The Linux kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system.

This advisory includes fixes for the following security issues :

iSEC Security Research discovered a VMA handling flaw in the uselib(2)
system call of the Linux kernel. A local user could make use of this
flaw to gain elevated (root) privileges. The Common Vulnerabilities
and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name
CVE-2004-1235 to this issue.

iSEC Security Research discovered a flaw in the page fault handler
code that could lead to local users gaining elevated (root) privileges
on multiprocessor machines. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures
project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2005-0001 to this
issue.

iSEC Security Research and Georgi Guninski independently discovered a
flaw in the scm_send function in the auxiliary message layer. A local
user could create a carefully crafted auxiliary message which could
cause a denial of service (system hang). The Common Vulnerabilities
and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name
CVE-2004-1016 to this issue.

Kirill Korotaev found a flaw in load_elf_binary affecting kernels
prior to 2.4.26. A local user could create a carefully crafted binary
in such a way that it would cause a denial of service (system crash).
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has
assigned the name CVE-2004-1234 to this issue.

These packages also fix issues in the io_edgeport driver
(CVE-2004-1017), a memory leak in ip_options_get (CVE-2004-1335), and
missing VM_IO flags in some drivers (CVE-2004-1057).

A recent Internet Draft by Fernando Gont recommended that ICMP Source
Quench messages be ignored by hosts. A patch to ignore these messages
is included.

All Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 users are advised to upgrade their
kernels to the packages associated with their machine architectures
and configurations as listed in this erratum.

This update rebases the kernel to match the upstream 2.6.10 release,
and adds a number of security fixes by means of adding the latest -ac
patch.

CVE-2004-1235 Paul Starzetz from isec.pl found a problem in the binary
format loaders uselib() function that could lead to potential
priveledge escalation.
http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0021-uselib.txt

NO-CAN-ASSIGNED Brad Spengler found several problems.

  - An integer overflow in the random poolsize sysctl
    handler.

    - SCSI ioctl integer overflow and information leak.

    - RLIMIT_MEMLOCK bypass and unprivileged user DoS.

NO-CAN-ASSIGNED Coverity Inc. found a number of bugs with their
automated source checker in coda, xfs, network bridging, rose network
protocol, and the sdla wan driver. http://linuxbugs.coverity.com

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
22624	Debian DSA-1082-1 : kernel-source-2.4.17 - several vulnerabilities	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	critical
22612	Debian DSA-1070-1 : kernel-source-2.4.19 - several vulnerabilities	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	critical
22611	Debian DSA-1069-1 : kernel-source-2.4.18 - several vulnerabilities	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	critical
22609	Debian DSA-1067-1 : kernel-source-2.4.16 - several vulnerabilities	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	critical
20675	Ubuntu 4.10 : linux-source-2.6.8.1 vulnerabilities (USN-57-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high
17183	RHEL 4 : kernel (RHSA-2005:092)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
16307	SUSE-SA:2005:003: kernel	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
16259	Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kernel (MDKSA-2005:022)	Nessus	Mandriva Local Security Checks	critical
16244	RHEL 2.1 : kernel (RHSA-2005:016)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
16211	RHEL 3 : kernel (RHSA-2005:043)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium
16134	Fedora Core 2 : kernel-2.6.10-1.8_FC2 (2005-014)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium
16133	Fedora Core 3 : kernel-2.6.10-1.737_FC3 (2005-013)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium
801605	Red Hat 2005-092 Security Check	Log Correlation Engine	Generic	high
801604	Red Hat 2005-043 Security Check	Log Correlation Engine	Generic	high
801603	Red Hat 2005-016 Security Check	Log Correlation Engine	Generic	high
801564	Fedora 2005-014 Security Check	Log Correlation Engine	Generic	high
801563	Fedora 2005-013 Security Check	Log Correlation Engine	Generic	high

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