Linux kernel 2.6 and 2.4 on the IA64 architecture allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via ptrace and the restore_sigcontext function.

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-2004-2302     A race condition in the sysfs filesystem allows local     users to read kernel memory and cause a denial of     service (crash).

  - CVE-2005-0756     Alexander Nyberg discovered that the ptrace() system     call does not properly verify addresses on the amd64     architecture which can be exploited by a local attacker     to crash the kernel.

  - CVE-2005-0757     A problem in the offset handling in the xattr file     system code for ext3 has been discovered that may allow     users on 64-bit systems that have access to an ext3     filesystem with extended attributes to cause the kernel     to crash.

  - CVE-2005-1265     Chris Wright discovered that the mmap() function could     create illegal memory maps that could be exploited by a     local user to crash the kernel or potentially execute     arbitrary code.

  - CVE-2005-1761     A vulnerability on the IA-64 architecture can lead local     attackers to overwrite kernel memory and crash the     kernel.

  - CVE-2005-1762     A vulnerability has been discovered in the ptrace()     system call on the amd64 architecture that allows a     local attacker to cause the kernel to crash.

  - CVE-2005-1763     A buffer overflow in the ptrace system call for 64-bit     architectures allows local users to write bytes into     arbitrary kernel memory.

  - CVE-2005-1765     Zou Nan Hai has discovered that a local user could cause     the kernel to hang on the amd64 architecture after     invoking syscall() with specially crafted arguments.

  - CVE-2005-1767     A vulnerability has been discovered in the stack segment     fault handler that could allow a local attacker to cause     a stack exception that will lead the kernel to crash     under certain circumstances.

  - CVE-2005-2456     Balazs Scheidler discovered that a local attacker could     call setsockopt() with an invalid xfrm_user policy     message which would cause the kernel to write beyond the     boundaries of an array and crash.

  - CVE-2005-2458     Vladimir Volovich discovered a bug in the zlib routines     which are also present in the Linux kernel and allows     remote attackers to crash the kernel.

  - CVE-2005-2459     Another vulnerability has been discovered in the zlib     routines which are also present in the Linux kernel and     allows remote attackers to crash the kernel.

  - CVE-2005-2548     Peter Sandstrom noticed that snmpwalk from a remote host     could cause a denial of service (kernel oops from null     dereference) via certain UDP packets that lead to a     function call with the wrong argument.

  - CVE-2005-2801     Andreas Gruenbacher discovered a bug in the ext2 and     ext3 file systems. When data areas are to be shared     among two inodes not all information were compared for     equality, which could expose wrong ACLs for files.

  - CVE-2005-2872     Chad Walstrom discovered that the ipt_recent kernel     module on 64-bit processors such as AMD64 allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic)     via certain attacks such as SSH brute force.

  - CVE-2005-3105     The mprotect code on Itanium IA-64 Montecito processors     does not properly maintain cache coherency as required     by the architecture, which allows local users to cause a     denial of service and possibly corrupt data by modifying     PTE protections.

  - CVE-2005-3106     A race condition in the thread management may allow     local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) when     threads are sharing memory and waiting for a thread that     has just performed an exec.

  - CVE-2005-3107     When one thread is tracing another thread that shares     the same memory map a local user could cause a denial of     service (deadlock) by forcing a core dump when the     traced thread is in the TASK_TRACED state.

  - CVE-2005-3108     A bug in the ioremap() system call has been discovered     on the amd64 architecture that could allow local users     to cause a denial of service or an information leak when     performing a lookup of a non-existent memory page.

  - CVE-2005-3109     The HFS and HFS+ (hfsplus) modules allow local attackers     to cause a denial of service (oops) by using hfsplus to     mount a filesystem that is not hfsplus.

  - CVE-2005-3110     A race condition in the ebtables netfilter module on an     SMP system running under high load may allow remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (crash).

  - CVE-2005-3271     Roland McGrath discovered that exec() does not properly     clear posix-timers in multi-threaded environments, which     results in a resource leak and could allow a large     number of multiple local users to cause a denial of     service by using more posix-timers than specified by the     quota for a single user.

  - CVE-2005-3272     The kernel allows remote attackers to poison the bridge     forwarding table using frames that have already been     dropped by filtering, which can cause the bridge to     forward spoofed packets.

  - CVE-2005-3273     The ioctl for the packet radio ROSE protocol does not     properly verify the arguments when setting a new router,     which allows attackers to trigger out-of-bounds errors.

  - CVE-2005-3274     A race condition on SMP systems allows local users to     cause a denial of service (null dereference) by causing     a connection timer to expire while the connection table     is being flushed before the appropriate lock is     acquired.

  - CVE-2005-3275     An error in the NAT code allows remote attackers to     cause a denial of service (memory corruption) by causing     two packets for the same protocol to be NATed at the     same time, which leads to memory corruption.

  - CVE-2005-3276     A missing memory cleanup in the thread handling routines     before copying data into userspace allows a user process     to obtain sensitive information.

This update also contains a number of corrections for issues that turned out to have no security implication afterwards.

The original update lacked recompiled ALSA modules against the new  kernel ABI. Furthermore, kernel-latest-2.4-sparc now correctly  depends on the updated packages. For completeness we're providing the  original problem description :

  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-2004-0887       Martin Schwidefsky discovered that the privileged       instruction SACF (Set Address Space Control Fast) on       the S/390 platform is not handled properly, allowing       for a local user to gain root privileges.

    - CVE-2004-1058       A race condition allows for a local user to read the       environment variables of another process that is still       spawning through /proc/.../cmdline.

    - CVE-2004-2607       A numeric casting discrepancy in sdla_xfer allows       local users to read portions of kernel memory via a       large len argument which is received as an int but       cast to a short, preventing read loop from filling a       buffer.

    - CVE-2005-0449       An error in the skb_checksum_help() function from the       netfilter framework has been discovered that allows       the bypass of packet filter rules or a denial of       service attack.

    - CVE-2005-1761       A vulnerability in the ptrace subsystem of the IA-64       architecture can allow local attackers to overwrite       kernel memory and crash the kernel.

    - CVE-2005-2457       Tim Yamin discovered that insufficient input       validation in the compressed ISO file system (zisofs)       allows a denial of service attack through maliciously       crafted ISO images.

    - CVE-2005-2555       Herbert Xu discovered that the setsockopt() function       was not restricted to users/processes with the       CAP_NET_ADMIN capability. This allows attackers to       manipulate IPSEC policies or initiate a denial of       service attack.

    - CVE-2005-2709       Al Viro discovered a race condition in the /proc       handling of network devices. A (local) attacker could       exploit the stale reference after interface shutdown       to cause a denial of service or possibly execute code       in kernel mode.

    - CVE-2005-2973       Tetsuo Handa discovered that the udp_v6_get_port()       function from the IPv6 code can be forced into an       endless loop, which allows a denial of service attack.

    - CVE-2005-3257       Rudolf Polzer discovered that the kernel improperly       restricts access to the KDSKBSENT ioctl, which can       possibly lead to privilege escalation.

    - CVE-2005-3783       The ptrace code using CLONE_THREAD didn't use the       thread group ID to determine whether the caller is       attaching to itself, which allows a denial of service       attack.

    - CVE-2005-3806       Yen Zheng discovered that the IPv6 flow label code       modified an incorrect variable, which could lead to       memory corruption and denial of service.

    - CVE-2005-3848       Ollie Wild discovered a memory leak in the       icmp_push_reply() function, which allows denial of       service through memory consumption.

    - CVE-2005-3857       Chris Wright discovered that excessive allocation of       broken file lock leases in the VFS layer can exhaust       memory and fill up the system logging, which allows       denial of service.

    - CVE-2005-3858       Patrick McHardy discovered a memory leak in the       ip6_input_finish() function from the IPv6 code, which       allows denial of service.

    - CVE-2005-4618       Yi Ying discovered that sysctl does not properly       enforce the size of a buffer, which allows a denial of       service attack.

Updated kernel packages are now available as part of ongoing support and maintenance of Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 4. This is the second regular update.

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 is the second regular kernel update to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.

New features introduced in this update include: - Audit support - systemtap - kprobes, relayfs - Keyring support - iSCSI Initiator - iscsi_sfnet 4:0.1.11-1 - Device mapper multipath support - Intel dual core support - esb2 chipset support - Increased exec-shield coverage - Dirty page tracking for HA systems - Diskdump -- allow partial diskdumps and directing to swap

There were several bug fixes in various parts of the kernel. The ongoing effort to resolve these problems has resulted in a marked improvement in the reliability and scalability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.

The following security bugs were fixed in this update, detailed below with corresponding CAN names available from the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) :

  - flaws in ptrace() syscall handling on 64-bit systems     that allowed a local user to cause a denial of service     (crash) (CVE-2005-0756, CVE-2005-1761, CVE-2005-1762,     CVE-2005-1763)

  - flaws in IPSEC network handling that allowed a local     user to cause a denial of service or potentially gain     privileges (CVE-2005-2456, CVE-2005-2555)

  - a flaw in sendmsg() syscall handling on 64-bit systems     that allowed a local user to cause a denial of service     or potentially gain privileges (CVE-2005-2490)

  - a flaw in sendmsg() syscall handling that allowed a     local user to cause a denial of service by altering     hardware state (CVE-2005-2492)

  - a flaw that prevented the topdown allocator from     allocating mmap areas all the way down to address zero     (CVE-2005-1265)

  - flaws dealing with keyrings that could cause a local     denial of service (CVE-2005-2098, CVE-2005-2099)

  - a flaw in the 4GB split patch that could allow a local     denial of service (CVE-2005-2100)

  - a xattr sharing bug in the ext2 and ext3 file systems     that could cause default ACLs to disappear     (CVE-2005-2801)

  - a flaw in the ipt_recent module on 64-bit architectures     which could allow a remote denial of service     (CVE-2005-2872)

The following device drivers have been upgraded to new versions :

qla2100 --------- 8.00.00b21-k to 8.01.00b5-rh2 qla2200 --------- 8.00.00b21-k to 8.01.00b5-rh2 qla2300 --------- 8.00.00b21-k to 8.01.00b5-rh2 qla2322 --------- 8.00.00b21-k to 8.01.00b5-rh2 qla2xxx
--------- 8.00.00b21-k to 8.01.00b5-rh2 qla6312 --------- 8.00.00b21-k to 8.01.00b5-rh2 megaraid_mbox --- 2.20.4.5 to 2.20.4.6 megaraid_mm
----- 2.20.2.5 to 2.20.2.6 lpfc ------------ 0:8.0.16.6_x2 to 0:8.0.16.17 cciss ----------- 2.6.4 to 2.6.6 ipw2100 --------- 1.0.3 to 1.1.0 tg3 ------------- 3.22-rh to 3.27-rh e100 ------------ 3.3.6-k2-NAPI to 3.4.8-k2-NAPI e1000 ----------- 5.6.10.1-k2-NAPI to 6.0.54-k2-NAPI 3c59x ----------- LK1.1.19 mptbase --------- 3.01.16 to 3.02.18 ixgb ------------ 1.0.66 to 1.0.95-k2-NAPI libata ---------- 1.10 to 1.11 sata_via -------- 1.0 to 1.1 sata_ahci ------- 1.00 to 1.01 sata_qstor ------ 0.04 sata_sil -------- 0.8 to 0.9 sata_svw
-------- 1.05 to 1.06 s390: crypto ---- 1.31 to 1.57 s390: zfcp ------ s390: CTC-MPC --- s390: dasd ------- s390: cio ------- s390: qeth
------

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 are now available as part of ongoing support and maintenance of Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 3. This is the sixth regular update.

This security advisory 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 is the sixth regular kernel update to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.

New features introduced by this update include :

  - diskdump support on HP Smart Array devices -     netconsole/netdump support over bonded interfaces - new     chipset and device support via PCI table updates -     support for new 'oom-kill' and 'kscand_work_percent'     sysctls - support for dual core processors and ACPI     Power Management timers on AMD64 and Intel EM64T systems

There were many bug fixes in various parts of the kernel. The ongoing effort to resolve these problems has resulted in a marked improvement in the reliability and scalability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.

There were numerous driver updates and security fixes (elaborated below). Other key areas affected by fixes in this update include kswapd, inode handling, the SATA subsystem, diskdump handling, ptrace() syscall support, and signal handling.

The following device drivers have been upgraded to new versions :

3w-9xxx ---- 2.24.03.008RH cciss ------ 2.4.58.RH1 e100 ------- 3.4.8-k2 e1000 ------ 6.0.54-k2 emulex ----- 7.3.2 fusion ----- 2.06.16i.01 iscsi ------ 3.6.2.1 ipmi ------- 35.4 lpfcdfc ---- 1.2.1 qlogic ----- 7.05.00-RH1 tg3 -------- 3.27RH

The following security bugs were fixed in this update :

  - a flaw in syscall argument checking on Itanium systems     that allowed a local user to cause a denial of service     (crash) (CVE-2005-0136)

  - a flaw in stack expansion that allowed a local user of     mlockall() to cause a denial of service (memory     exhaustion) (CVE-2005-0179)

  - a small memory leak in network packet defragmenting that     allowed a remote user to cause a denial of service     (memory exhaustion) on systems using netfilter     (CVE-2005-0210)

  - flaws in ptrace() syscall handling on AMD64 and Intel     EM64T systems that allowed a local user to cause a     denial of service (crash) (CVE-2005-0756, CVE-2005-1762,     CVE-2005-2553)

  - flaws in ISO-9660 file system handling that allowed the     mounting of an invalid image on a CD-ROM to cause a     denial of service (crash) or potentially execute     arbitrary code (CVE-2005-0815)

  - a flaw in ptrace() syscall handling on Itanium systems     that allowed a local user to cause a denial of service     (crash) (CVE-2005-1761)

  - a flaw in the alternate stack switching on AMD64 and     Intel EM64T systems that allowed a local user to cause a     denial of service (crash) (CVE-2005-1767)

  - race conditions in the ia32-compat support for exec()     syscalls on AMD64, Intel EM64T, and Itanium systems that     could allow a local user to cause a denial of service     (crash) (CVE-2005-1768)

  - flaws in IPSEC network handling that allowed a local     user to cause a denial of service or potentially gain     privileges (CVE-2005-2456, CVE-2005-2555)

  - a flaw in sendmsg() syscall handling on 64-bit systems     that allowed a local user to cause a denial of service     or potentially gain privileges (CVE-2005-2490)

  - flaws in unsupported modules that allowed     denial-of-service attacks (crashes) or local privilege     escalations on systems using the drm, coda, or moxa     modules (CVE-2004-1056, CVE-2005-0124, CVE-2005-0504)

  - potential leaks of kernel data from jfs and ext2 file     system handling (CVE-2004-0181, CVE-2005-0400)

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.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 4 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2005:514 advisory.

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

    This is the second regular kernel update to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.

    New features introduced in this update include:
    - Audit support
    - systemtap - kprobes, relayfs
    - Keyring support
    - iSCSI Initiator - iscsi_sfnet 4:0.1.11-1
    - Device mapper multipath support
    - Intel dual core support
    - esb2 chipset support
    - Increased exec-shield coverage
    - Dirty page tracking for HA systems
    - Diskdump -- allow partial diskdumps and directing to swap

    There were several bug fixes in various parts of the kernel. The ongoing     effort to resolve these problems has resulted in a marked improvement     in the reliability and scalability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.

    The following security bugs were fixed in this update, detailed below with     corresponding CAN names available from the Common Vulnerabilities and     Exposures project (cve.mitre.org):

    - flaws in ptrace() syscall handling on 64-bit systems that allowed a local     user to cause a denial of service (crash) (CAN-2005-0756, CAN-2005-1761,     CAN-2005-1762, CAN-2005-1763)

    - flaws in IPSEC network handling that allowed a local user to cause a     denial of service or potentially gain privileges (CAN-2005-2456, CAN-2005-2555)

    - a flaw in sendmsg() syscall handling on 64-bit systems that allowed a     local user to cause a denial of service or potentially gain privileges     (CAN-2005-2490)

    - a flaw in sendmsg() syscall handling that allowed a local user to cause a     denial of service by altering hardware state (CAN-2005-2492)

    - a flaw that prevented the topdown allocator from allocating mmap areas     all the way down to address zero (CAN-2005-1265)

    - flaws dealing with keyrings that could cause a local denial of service     (CAN-2005-2098, CAN-2005-2099)

    - a flaw in the 4GB split patch that could allow a local denial of service     (CAN-2005-2100)

    - a xattr sharing bug in the ext2 and ext3 file systems that could cause     default ACLs to disappear (CAN-2005-2801)

    - a flaw in the ipt_recent module on 64-bit architectures which could allow     a remote denial of service (CAN-2005-2872)

    The following device drivers have been upgraded to new versions:

    qla2100 --------- 8.00.00b21-k to 8.01.00b5-rh2     qla2200 --------- 8.00.00b21-k to 8.01.00b5-rh2     qla2300 --------- 8.00.00b21-k to 8.01.00b5-rh2     qla2322 --------- 8.00.00b21-k to 8.01.00b5-rh2     qla2xxx --------- 8.00.00b21-k to 8.01.00b5-rh2     qla6312 --------- 8.00.00b21-k to 8.01.00b5-rh2     megaraid_mbox --- 2.20.4.5 to 2.20.4.6     megaraid_mm ----- 2.20.2.5 to 2.20.2.6     lpfc ------------ 0:8.0.16.6_x2 to 0:8.0.16.17     cciss ----------- 2.6.4 to 2.6.6     ipw2100 --------- 1.0.3 to 1.1.0     tg3 ------------- 3.22-rh to 3.27-rh     e100 ------------ 3.3.6-k2-NAPI to 3.4.8-k2-NAPI     e1000 ----------- 5.6.10.1-k2-NAPI to 6.0.54-k2-NAPI     3c59x ----------- LK1.1.19     mptbase --------- 3.01.16 to 3.02.18     ixgb ------------ 1.0.66 to 1.0.95-k2-NAPI     libata ---------- 1.10 to 1.11     sata_via -------- 1.0 to 1.1     sata_ahci ------- 1.00 to 1.01     sata_qstor ------ 0.04     sata_sil -------- 0.8 to 0.9     sata_svw -------- 1.05 to 1.06     s390: crypto ---- 1.31 to 1.57     s390: zfcp ------     s390: CTC-MPC ---     s390: dasd -------     s390: cio -------     s390: qeth ------

    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 CentOS system is missing a security update which has been documented in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2005-663.

The remote CentOS system is missing a security update which has been documented in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2005-514.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
22788	Debian DSA-922-1 : kernel-source-2.6.8 - several vulnerabilities	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
22560	Debian DSA-1018-2 : kernel-source-2.4.27 - several vulnerabilities	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
21943	CentOS 4 : kernel (CESA-2005:514)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	high
21849	CentOS 3 : kernel (CESA-2005:663)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	medium
19989	RHEL 4 : Updated kernel packages available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 2 (Important) (RHSA-2005:514)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
19832	RHEL 3 : kernel (RHSA-2005:663)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium
801410	CentOS RHSA-2005-663 Security Check	Log Correlation Engine	Generic	high
801409	CentOS RHSA-2005-514 Security Check	Log Correlation Engine	Generic	high

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