Multiple buffer overflows in the cifs subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.29.4 allow remote CIFS servers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly have unspecified other impact via (1) a malformed Unicode string, related to Unicode string area alignment in fs/cifs/sess.c; or (2) long Unicode characters, related to fs/cifs/cifssmb.c and the cifs_readdir function in fs/cifs/readdir.c.

The remote VMware ESX / ESXi host is missing a security-related patch.
It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities, including remote code execution vulnerabilities, in the following components :

  - Apache Geronimo
  - Apache Tomcat
  - Apache Xerces2
  - cURL/libcURL
  - ISC BIND
  - Libxml2
  - Linux kernel
  - Linux kernel 64-bit
  - Linux kernel Common Internet File System
  - Linux kernel eCryptfs
  - NTP
  - Python
  - Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
  - Java SE Development Kit (JDK)
  - Java SE Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT)
  - Java SE Plugin
  - Java SE Provider
  - Java SE Swing
  - Java SE Web Start

The remote OracleVM system is missing necessary patches to address critical security updates :

CVE-2009-1192 The (1) agp_generic_alloc_page and (2) agp_generic_alloc_pages functions in drivers/char/agp/generic.c in the agp subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.30-rc3 do not zero out pages that may later be available to a user-space process, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading these pages.

CVE-2009-1072 nfsd in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28.9 does not drop the CAP_MKNOD capability before handling a user request in a thread, which allows local users to create device nodes, as demonstrated on a filesystem that has been exported with the root_squash option.

CVE-2009-1758 The hypervisor_callback function in Xen, possibly before 3.4.0, as applied to the Linux kernel 2.6.30-rc4, 2.6.18, and probably other versions allows guest user applications to cause a denial of service (kernel oops) of the guest OS by triggering a segmentation fault in 'certain address ranges.'

CVE-2009-1439 Buffer overflow in fs/cifs/connect.c in CIFS in the Linux kernel 2.6.29 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long nativeFileSystem field in a Tree Connect response to an SMB mount request.

CVE-2009-1633 Multiple buffer overflows in the cifs subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.29.4 allow remote CIFS servers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly have unspecified other impact via (1) a malformed Unicode string, related to Unicode string area alignment in fs/cifs/sess.c  or (2) long Unicode characters, related to fs/cifs/cifssmb.c and the cifs_readdir function in fs/cifs/readdir.c.

CVE-2009-1630 The nfs_permission function in fs/nfs/dir.c in the NFS client implementation in the Linux kernel 2.6.29.3 and earlier, when atomic_open is available, does not check execute (aka EXEC or MAY_EXEC) permission bits, which allows local users to bypass permissions and execute files, as demonstrated by files on an NFSv4 fileserver.

  - [agp] zero pages before sending to userspace (Jiri Olsa)     [497025 497026] (CVE-2009-1192)

  - [misc] add some long-missing capabilities to CAP_FS_MASK     (Eric Paris) [499075 497271 499076 497272]     (CVE-2009-1072)

  - [x86] xen: fix local denial of service (Chris     Lalancette) [500950 500951] (CVE-2009-1758)

  - [fs] cifs: unicode alignment and buffer sizing problems     (Jeff Layton) [494279 494280] (CVE-2009-1439)

  - [fs] cifs: buffer overruns when converting strings (Jeff     Layton) [496576 496577] (CVE-2009-1633)

  - [fs] cifs: fix error handling in parse_DFS_referrals     (Jeff Layton) [496576 496577] (CVE-2009-1633)

  - [fs] cifs: fix pointer and checks in cifs_follow_symlink     (Jeff Layton) [496576 496577] (CVE-2009-1633)

  - [nfs] v4: client handling of MAY_EXEC in nfs_permission     (Peter Staubach) [500301 500302] (CVE-2009-1630)

  - backport cifs support from OEL5U3

From Red Hat Security Advisory 2009:1211 :

Updated kernel packages that fix several security issues and several bugs 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 kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.

These updated packages fix the following security issues :

* Michael Tokarev reported a flaw in the Realtek r8169 Ethernet driver in the Linux kernel. This driver allowed interfaces using this driver to receive frames larger than what could be handled. This could lead to a remote denial of service or code execution. (CVE-2009-1389, Important)

* a buffer overflow flaw was found in the CIFSTCon() function of the Linux kernel Common Internet File System (CIFS) implementation. When mounting a CIFS share, a malicious server could send an overly-long string to the client, possibly leading to a denial of service or privilege escalation on the client mounting the CIFS share.
(CVE-2009-1439, Important)

* several flaws were found in the way the Linux kernel CIFS implementation handles Unicode strings. CIFS clients convert Unicode strings sent by a server to their local character sets, and then write those strings into memory. If a malicious server sent a long enough string, it could write past the end of the target memory region and corrupt other memory areas, possibly leading to a denial of service or privilege escalation on the client mounting the CIFS share.
(CVE-2009-1633, Important)

These updated packages also fix the following bugs :

* when using network bonding in the 'balance-tlb' or 'balance-alb' mode, the primary setting for the primary slave device was lost when said device was brought down (ifdown). Bringing the slave interface back up (ifup) did not restore the primary setting (the device was not made the active slave). (BZ#507563)

* a bug in timer_interrupt() may have caused the system time to move up to two days or more into the future, or to be delayed for several minutes. This bug only affected Intel 64 and AMD64 systems that have the High Precision Event Timer (HPET) enabled in the BIOS, and could have caused problems for applications that require timing to be accurate. (BZ#508835)

* a race condition was resolved in the Linux kernel block layer between show_partition() and rescan_partitions(). This could have caused a NULL pointer dereference in show_partition(), leading to a system crash (kernel panic). This issue was most likely to occur on systems running monitoring software that regularly scanned hard disk partitions, or from repeatedly running commands that probe for partition information. (BZ#512310)

* previously, the Stratus memory tracker missed certain modified pages. With this update, information about the type of page (small page or huge page) is passed to the Stratus memory tracker, which resolves this issue. The fix for this issue does not affect systems that do not use memory tracking. (BZ#513182)

* a bug may have caused a system crash when using the cciss driver, due to an uninitialized kernel structure. A reported case of this issue occurred after issuing consecutive SCSI TUR commands (sg_turs sends SCSI test-unit-ready commands in a loop). (BZ#513189)

* a bug in the SCSI implementation caused 'Aborted Command - internal target failure' errors to be sent to Device-Mapper Multipath, without retries, resulting in Device-Mapper Multipath marking the path as failed and making a path group switch. With this update, all errors that return a sense key in the SCSI mid layer (including 'Aborted Command - internal target failure') are retried. (BZ#514007)

Users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues. The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.

The remote Oracle Linux 5 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2009-1106 advisory.

    - [nfs] v4: client handling of MAY_EXEC in nfs_permission (Peter Staubach ) [500301 500302]     {CVE-2009-1630}
    - [fs] cifs: fix pointer and checks in cifs_follow_symlink (Jeff Layton ) [496576 496577] {CVE-2009-1633}
    - [fs] cifs: fix error handling in parse_DFS_referrals (Jeff Layton ) [496576 496577] {CVE-2009-1633}
    - [fs] cifs: buffer overruns when converting strings (Jeff Layton ) [496576 496577] {CVE-2009-1633}
    - [fs] cifs: unicode alignment and buffer sizing problems (Jeff Layton ) [494279 494280] {CVE-2009-1439}
    - [x86] xen: fix local denial of service (Chris Lalancette ) [500950 500951] {CVE-2009-1758}
    - [misc] add some long-missing capabilities to CAP_FS_MASK (Eric Paris ) [499075 497271 499076 497272]     {CVE-2009-1072}
    - [agp] zero pages before sending to userspace (Jiri Olsa ) [497025 497026] {CVE-2009-1192}

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle 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.

CVE-2009-1439 kernel: cifs: memory overwrite when saving nativeFileSystem field during mount

CVE-2009-1633 kernel: cifs: fix potential buffer overruns when converting unicode strings sent by server

CVE-2009-1389 kernel: r8169: fix crash when large packets are received

These updated packages fix the following security issues :

  - Michael Tokarev reported a flaw in the Realtek r8169     Ethernet driver in the Linux kernel. This driver allowed     interfaces using this driver to receive frames larger     than what could be handled. This could lead to a remote     denial of service or code execution. (CVE-2009-1389,     Important)

  - a buffer overflow flaw was found in the CIFSTCon()     function of the Linux kernel Common Internet File System     (CIFS) implementation. When mounting a CIFS share, a     malicious server could send an overly-long string to the     client, possibly leading to a denial of service or     privilege escalation on the client mounting the CIFS     share. (CVE-2009-1439, Important)

  - several flaws were found in the way the Linux kernel     CIFS implementation handles Unicode strings. CIFS     clients convert Unicode strings sent by a server to     their local character sets, and then write those strings     into memory. If a malicious server sent a long enough     string, it could write past the end of the target memory     region and corrupt other memory areas, possibly leading     to a denial of service or privilege escalation on the     client mounting the CIFS share. (CVE-2009-1633,     Important)

These updated packages also fix the following bugs :

  - when using network bonding in the 'balance-tlb' or     'balance-alb' mode, the primary setting for the primary     slave device was lost when said device was brought down     (ifdown). Bringing the slave interface back up (ifup)     did not restore the primary setting (the device was not     made the active slave). (BZ#507563)

  - a bug in timer_interrupt() may have caused the system     time to move up to two days or more into the future, or     to be delayed for several minutes.This bug only affected     Intel 64 and AMD64 systems that have the High Precision     Event Timer (HPET) enabled in the BIOS, and could have     caused problems for applications that require timing to     be accurate. (BZ#508835)

  - a race condition was resolved in the Linux kernel block     layer between show_partition() and rescan_partitions().
    This could have caused a NULL pointer dereference in     show_partition(), leading to a system crash (kernel     panic). This issue was most likely to occur on systems     running monitoring software that regularly scanned hard     disk partitions, or from repeatedly running commands     that probe for partition information. (BZ#512310)

  - previously, the Stratus memory tracker missed certain     modified pages. With this update, information about the     type of page (small page or huge page) is passed to the     Stratus memory tracker, which resolves this issue. The     fix for this issue does not affect systems that do not     use memory tracking. (BZ#513182)

  - a bug may have caused a system crash when using the     cciss driver, due toan uninitialized kernel structure. A     reported case of this issue occurred after issuing     consecutive SCSI TUR commands (sg_turs sends SCSI     test-unit-ready commands in a loop). (BZ#513189)

  - a bug in the SCSI implementation caused 'Aborted Command
    - internal target failure' errors to be sent to     Device-Mapper Multipath, without retries, resulting in     Device-Mapper Multipath marking the path as failed and     making a path group switch. With this update, all errors     that return a sense key in the SCSI mid layer (including     'Aborted Command - internal target failure') are     retried. (BZ#514007)

The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.

Security fixes :

  - several flaws were found in the way the Linux kernel     CIFS implementation handles Unicode strings. CIFS     clients convert Unicode strings sent by a server to     their local character sets, and then write those strings     into memory. If a malicious server sent a long enough     string, it could write past the end of the target memory     region and corrupt other memory areas, possibly leading     to a denial of service or privilege escalation on the     client mounting the CIFS share. (CVE-2009-1439,     CVE-2009-1633, Important)

  - the Linux kernel Network File System daemon (nfsd)     implementation did not drop the CAP_MKNOD capability     when handling requests from local, unprivileged users.
    This flaw could possibly lead to an information leak or     privilege escalation. (CVE-2009-1072, Moderate)

  - Frank Filz reported the NFSv4 client was missing a file     permission check for the execute bit in some situations.
    This could allow local, unprivileged users to run     non-executable files on NFSv4 mounted file systems.
    (CVE-2009-1630, Moderate)

  - a missing check was found in the hypervisor_callback()     function in the Linux kernel provided by the kernel-xen     package. This could cause a denial of service of a     32-bit guest if an application running in that guest     accesses a certain memory location in the kernel.
    (CVE-2009-1758, Moderate)

  - a flaw was found in the AGPGART driver. The     agp_generic_alloc_page() and agp_generic_alloc_pages()     functions did not zero out the memory pages they     allocate, which may later be available to user-space     processes. This flaw could possibly lead to an     information leak. (CVE-2009-1192, Low)

Bug fixes :

  - a race in the NFS client between destroying cached     access rights and unmounting an NFS file system could     have caused a system crash. 'Busy inodes' messages may     have been logged. (BZ#498653)

  - nanosleep() could sleep several milliseconds less than     the specified time on Intel Itanium&reg;-based systems.
    (BZ#500349)

  - LEDs for disk drives in AHCI mode may have displayed a     fault state when there were no faults. (BZ#500120)

  - ptrace_do_wait() reported tasks were stopped each time     the process doing the trace called wait(), instead of     reporting it once. (BZ#486945)

  - epoll_wait() may have caused a system lockup and     problems for applications. (BZ#497322)

  - missing capabilities could possibly allow users with an     fsuid other than 0 to perform actions on some file     system types that would otherwise be prevented.
    (BZ#497271)

  - on NFS mounted file systems, heavy write loads may have     blocked nfs_getattr() for long periods, causing commands     that use stat(2), such as ls, to hang. (BZ#486926)

  - in rare circumstances, if an application performed     multiple O_DIRECT reads per virtual memory page and also     performed fork(2), the buffer storing the result of the     I/O may have ended up with invalid data. (BZ#486921)

  - when using GFS2, gfs2_quotad may have entered an     uninterpretable sleep state. (BZ#501742)

  - with this update, get_random_int() is more random and no     longer uses a common seed value, reducing the     possibility of predicting the values returned.
    (BZ#499783)

  - the '-fwrapv' flag was added to the gcc build options to     prevent gcc from optimizing away wrapping. (BZ#501751)

  - a kernel panic when enabling and disabling iSCSI paths.
    (BZ#502916)

  - using the Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5704 network device with     the tg3 driver caused high system load and very bad     performance. (BZ#502837)

  - '/proc/[pid]/maps' and '/proc/[pid]/smaps' can only be     read by processes able to use the ptrace() call on a     given process; however, certain information from     '/proc/[pid]/stat' and '/proc/[pid]/wchan' could be used     to reconstruct memory maps. (BZ#499546)

The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.

This update fixes a several security issues and various bugs in the SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP 2 kernel.

The following security issues were fixed: CVE-2009-3547: A race condition during pipe open could be used by local attackers to elevate privileges.

  - On x86_64 systems a information leak of high register     contents (upper 32bit) was fixed. (CVE-2009-2910)

  - The randomness of the ASLR methods used in the kernel     was increased. (CVE-2009-3238)

  - A information leak from the kernel due to uninitialized     memory in AGP handling was fixed. (CVE-2009-1192)

  - A signed comparison in the ax25 sockopt handler was     fixed which could be used to crash the kernel or     potentially execute code. (CVE-2009-2909)

  - The execve function in the Linux kernel did not properly     clear the current->clear_child_tid pointer, which allows     local users to cause a denial of service (memory     corruption) or possibly gain privileges via a clone     system call with CLONE_CHILD_SETTID or     CLONE_CHILD_CLEARTID enabled, which is not properly     handled during thread creation and exit. (CVE-2009-2848)

  - Fixed various sockethandler getname leaks, which could     disclose memory previously used by the kernel or other     userland processes to the local attacker.
    (CVE-2009-3002)

  - Multiple buffer overflows in the cifs subsystem in the     Linux kernel allow remote CIFS servers to cause a denial     of service (memory corruption) and possibly have     unspecified other impact via (1) a malformed Unicode     string, related to Unicode string area alignment in     fs/cifs/sess.c; or (2) long Unicode characters, related     to fs/cifs/cifssmb.c and the cifs_readdir function in     fs/cifs/readdir.c. (CVE-2009-1633)

Also see the RPM changelog for more changes.

Some vulnerabilities were discovered and corrected in the Linux 2.6 kernel :

Buffer overflow in the RTL8169 NIC driver (drivers/net/r8169.c) in the Linux kernel before 2.6.30 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel memory corruption and crash) via a long packet.
(CVE-2009-1389)

The inode double locking code in fs/ocfs2/file.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.30 before 2.6.30-rc3, 2.6.27 before 2.6.27.24, 2.6.29 before 2.6.29.4, and possibly other versions down to 2.6.19 allows local users to cause a denial of service (prevention of file creation and removal) via a series of splice system calls that trigger a deadlock between the generic_file_splice_write, splice_from_pipe, and ocfs2_file_splice_write functions. (CVE-2009-1961)

The nfs_permission function in fs/nfs/dir.c in the NFS client implementation in the Linux kernel 2.6.29.3 and earlier, when atomic_open is available, does not check execute (aka EXEC or MAY_EXEC) permission bits, which allows local users to bypass permissions and execute files, as demonstrated by files on an NFSv4 fileserver. (CVE-2009-1630)

Integer underflow in the e1000_clean_rx_irq function in drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c in the e1000 driver in the Linux kernel before 2.6.30-rc8, the e1000e driver in the Linux kernel, and Intel Wired Ethernet (aka e1000) before 7.5.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via a crafted frame size.
(CVE-2009-1385)

Multiple buffer overflows in the cifs subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.29.4 allow remote CIFS servers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly have unspecified other impact via (1) a malformed Unicode string, related to Unicode string area alignment in fs/cifs/sess.c; or (2) long Unicode characters, related to fs/cifs/cifssmb.c and the cifs_readdir function in fs/cifs/readdir.c.
(CVE-2009-1633)

Additionally, the kernel package was updated to the Linux upstream stable version 2.6.29.6.

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

http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/kernelupdate

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to denial of service or privilege escalation. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems :

  - CVE-2009-1385     Neil Horman discovered a missing fix from the e1000     network driver. A remote user may cause a denial of     service by way of a kernel panic triggered by specially     crafted frame sizes.

  - CVE-2009-1389     Michael Tokarev discovered an issue in the r8169 network     driver. Remote users on the same LAN may cause a denial     of service by way of a kernel panic triggered by     receiving a large size frame.

  - CVE-2009-1630     Frank Filz discovered that local users may be able to     execute files without execute permission when accessed     via an nfs4 mount.

  - CVE-2009-1633     Jeff Layton and Suresh Jayaraman fixed several buffer     overflows in the CIFS filesystem which allow remote     servers to cause memory corruption.

  - CVE-2009-2692     Tavis Ormandy and Julien Tinnes discovered an issue with     how the sendpage function is initialized in the     proto_ops structure. Local users can exploit this     vulnerability to gain elevated privileges.

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

  - CVE-2009-1385     Neil Horman discovered a missing fix from the e1000     network driver. A remote user may cause a denial of     service by way of a kernel panic triggered by specially     crafted frame sizes.

  - CVE-2009-1389     Michael Tokarev discovered an issue in the r8169 network     driver. Remote users on the same LAN may cause a denial     of service by way of a kernel panic triggered by     receiving a large size frame.

  - CVE-2009-1630     Frank Filz discovered that local users may be able to     execute files without execute permission when accessed     via an nfs4 mount.

  - CVE-2009-1633     Jeff Layton and Suresh Jayaraman fixed several buffer     overflows in the CIFS filesystem which allow remote     servers to cause memory corruption.

  - CVE-2009-1895     Julien Tinnes and Tavis Ormandy reported an issue in the     Linux personality code. Local users can take advantage     of a setuid binary that can either be made to     dereference a NULL pointer or drop privileges and return     control to the user. This allows a user to bypass     mmap_min_addr restrictions which can be exploited to     execute arbitrary code.

  - CVE-2009-1914     Mikulas Patocka discovered an issue in sparc64 kernels     that allows local users to cause a denial of service     (crash) by reading the /proc/iomem file.

  - CVE-2009-1961     Miklos Szeredi reported an issue in the ocfs2     filesystem. Local users can create a denial of service     (filesystem deadlock) using a particular sequence of     splice system calls.

  - CVE-2009-2406 CVE-2009-2407     Ramon de Carvalho Valle discovered two issues with the     eCryptfs layered filesystem using the fsfuzzer utility.
    A local user with permissions to perform an eCryptfs     mount may modify the contents of a eCryptfs file,     overflowing the stack and potentially gaining elevated     privileges.

This kernel update for openSUSE 11.0 fixes some bugs and several security problems.

The following security issues are fixed: CVE-2009-4536:
drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c in the e1000 driver in the Linux kernel handles Ethernet frames that exceed the MTU by processing certain trailing payload data as if it were a complete frame, which allows remote attackers to bypass packet filters via a large packet with a crafted payload.

CVE-2009-4538: drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c in the e1000e driver in the Linux kernel does not properly check the size of an Ethernet frame that exceeds the MTU, which allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via crafted packets.

CVE-2010-0007: Missing CAP_NET_ADMIN checks in the ebtables netfilter code might have allowed local attackers to modify bridge firewall settings.

CVE-2010-0003: An information leakage on fatal signals on x86_64 machines was fixed.

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-2009-4308: 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 2.6.31.6 and earlier has world-writable permissions, which allows local users to change the I/O mode of the driver by modifying this file.

CVE-2009-4021: The fuse_direct_io function in fs/fuse/file.c in the fuse subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32-rc7 might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference and OOPS) via vectors possibly related to a memory-consumption attack.

CVE-2009-3547: A race condition in the pipe(2) systemcall could be used by local attackers to hang the machine. The kernel in Moblin 2.0 uses NULL ptr protection which avoids code execution possbilities.

CVE-2009-2903: Memory leak in the appletalk subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.4.x through 2.4.37.6 and 2.6.x through 2.6.31, when the appletalk and ipddp modules are loaded but the ipddp'N' device is not found, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via IP-DDP datagrams.

CVE-2009-3621: net/unix/af_unix.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.31.4 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) by creating an abstract-namespace AF_UNIX listening socket, performing a shutdown operation on this socket, and then performing a series of connect operations to this socket.

CVE-2009-3612: The tcf_fill_node function in net/sched/cls_api.c in the netlink subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.32-rc5, and 2.4.37.6 and earlier, does not initialize a certain tcm__pad2 structure member, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via unspecified vectors.

CVE-2009-3620: The ATI Rage 128 (aka r128) driver in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31-git11 does not properly verify Concurrent Command Engine (CCE) state initialization, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly gain privileges via unspecified ioctl calls.

CVE-2009-3726: The nfs4_proc_lock function in fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c in the NFSv4 client in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31-rc4 allows remote NFS servers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) by sending a certain response containing incorrect file attributes, which trigger attempted use of an open file that lacks NFSv4 state.

CVE-2009-3286: NFSv4 in the Linux kernel 2.6.18, and possibly other versions, does not properly clean up an inode when an O_EXCL create fails, which causes files to be created with insecure settings such as setuid bits, and possibly allows local users to gain privileges, related to the execution of the do_open_permission function even when a create fails.

CVE-2009-2910: arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31.4 on the x86_64 platform does not clear certain kernel registers before a return to user mode, which allows local users to read register values from an earlier process by switching an ia32 process to 64-bit mode.

CVE-2009-3238: The get_random_int function in drivers/char/random.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.30 produces insufficiently random numbers, which allows attackers to predict the return value, and possibly defeat protection mechanisms based on randomization, via vectors that leverage the function's tendency to 'return the same value over and over again for long stretches of time.'

CVE-2009-2848: The execve function in the Linux kernel, possibly 2.6.30-rc6 and earlier, does not properly clear the current->clear_child_tid pointer, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly gain privileges via a clone system call with CLONE_CHILD_SETTID or CLONE_CHILD_CLEARTID enabled, which is not properly handled during thread creation and exit.

CVE-2009-3002: The Linux kernel before 2.6.31-rc7 does not initialize certain data structures within getname functions, which allows local users to read the contents of some kernel memory locations by calling getsockname on (1) an AF_APPLETALK socket, related to the atalk_getname function in net/appletalk/ddp.c; (2) an AF_IRDA socket, related to the irda_getname function in net/irda/af_irda.c; (3) an AF_ECONET socket, related to the econet_getname function in net/econet/af_econet.c; (4) an AF_NETROM socket, related to the nr_getname function in net/netrom/af_netrom.c; (5) an AF_ROSE socket, related to the rose_getname function in net/rose/af_rose.c; or (6) a raw CAN socket, related to the raw_getname function in net/can/raw.c.

CVE-2009-1633: Multiple buffer overflows in the cifs subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.29.4 allow remote CIFS servers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly have unspecified other impact via (1) a malformed Unicode string, related to Unicode string area alignment in fs/cifs/sess.c; or (2) long Unicode characters, related to fs/cifs/cifssmb.c and the cifs_readdir function in fs/cifs/readdir.c.

Updated kernel packages that fix several security issues and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

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

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.

Security fixes :

* several flaws were found in the way the Linux kernel CIFS implementation handles Unicode strings. CIFS clients convert Unicode strings sent by a server to their local character sets, and then write those strings into memory. If a malicious server sent a long enough string, it could write past the end of the target memory region and corrupt other memory areas, possibly leading to a denial of service or privilege escalation on the client mounting the CIFS share.
(CVE-2009-1439, CVE-2009-1633, Important)

* the Linux kernel Network File System daemon (nfsd) implementation did not drop the CAP_MKNOD capability when handling requests from local, unprivileged users. This flaw could possibly lead to an information leak or privilege escalation. (CVE-2009-1072, Moderate)

* Frank Filz reported the NFSv4 client was missing a file permission check for the execute bit in some situations. This could allow local, unprivileged users to run non-executable files on NFSv4 mounted file systems. (CVE-2009-1630, Moderate)

* a missing check was found in the hypervisor_callback() function in the Linux kernel provided by the kernel-xen package. This could cause a denial of service of a 32-bit guest if an application running in that guest accesses a certain memory location in the kernel.
(CVE-2009-1758, Moderate)

* a flaw was found in the AGPGART driver. The agp_generic_alloc_page() and agp_generic_alloc_pages() functions did not zero out the memory pages they allocate, which may later be available to user-space processes. This flaw could possibly lead to an information leak.
(CVE-2009-1192, Low)

Bug fixes :

* a race in the NFS client between destroying cached access rights and unmounting an NFS file system could have caused a system crash. 'Busy inodes' messages may have been logged. (BZ#498653)

* nanosleep() could sleep several milliseconds less than the specified time on Intel Itanium(r)-based systems. (BZ#500349)

* LEDs for disk drives in AHCI mode may have displayed a fault state when there were no faults. (BZ#500120)

* ptrace_do_wait() reported tasks were stopped each time the process doing the trace called wait(), instead of reporting it once.
(BZ#486945)

* epoll_wait() may have caused a system lockup and problems for applications. (BZ#497322)

* missing capabilities could possibly allow users with an fsuid other than 0 to perform actions on some file system types that would otherwise be prevented. (BZ#497271)

* on NFS mounted file systems, heavy write loads may have blocked nfs_getattr() for long periods, causing commands that use stat(2), such as ls, to hang. (BZ#486926)

* in rare circumstances, if an application performed multiple O_DIRECT reads per virtual memory page and also performed fork(2), the buffer storing the result of the I/O may have ended up with invalid data.
(BZ#486921)

* when using GFS2, gfs2_quotad may have entered an uninterpretable sleep state. (BZ#501742)

* with this update, get_random_int() is more random and no longer uses a common seed value, reducing the possibility of predicting the values returned. (BZ#499783)

* the '-fwrapv' flag was added to the gcc build options to prevent gcc from optimizing away wrapping. (BZ#501751)

* a kernel panic when enabling and disabling iSCSI paths. (BZ#502916)

* using the Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5704 network device with the tg3 driver caused high system load and very bad performance. (BZ#502837)

* '/proc/[pid]/maps' and '/proc/[pid]/smaps' can only be read by processes able to use the ptrace() call on a given process; however, certain information from '/proc/[pid]/stat' and '/proc/[pid]/wchan' could be used to reconstruct memory maps. (BZ#499546)

Users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues. The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.

a. JRE Security Update

  JRE update to version 1.5.0_20, which addresses multiple security   issues that existed in earlier releases of JRE.

  The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has   assigned the following names to the security issues fixed in   JRE 1.5.0_18: CVE-2009-1093, CVE-2009-1094, CVE-2009-1095,   CVE-2009-1096, CVE-2009-1097, CVE-2009-1098, CVE-2009-1099,   CVE-2009-1100, CVE-2009-1101, CVE-2009-1102, CVE-2009-1103,   CVE-2009-1104, CVE-2009-1105, CVE-2009-1106, and CVE-2009-1107.

  The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has   assigned the following names to the security issues fixed in   JRE 1.5.0_20: CVE-2009-2625, CVE-2009-2670, CVE-2009-2671,   CVE-2009-2672, CVE-2009-2673, CVE-2009-2675, CVE-2009-2676,   CVE-2009-2716, CVE-2009-2718, CVE-2009-2719, CVE-2009-2720,   CVE-2009-2721, CVE-2009-2722, CVE-2009-2723, CVE-2009-2724.

b. Update Apache Tomcat version

  Update for VirtualCenter and ESX patch update the Tomcat package to   version 6.0.20 (vSphere 4.0) or version 5.5.28 (VirtualCenter 2.5)   which addresses multiple security issues that existed   in the previous version of Apache Tomcat.

  The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has   assigned the following names to the security issues fixed in   Apache Tomcat 6.0.20 and Tomcat 5.5.28: CVE-2008-5515,   CVE-2009-0033, CVE-2009-0580, CVE-2009-0781, CVE-2009-0783.

  The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has   assigned the following names to the security issues fixed in   Apache Tomcat 6.0.18:  CVE-2008-1232, CVE-2008-1947, CVE-2008-2370.

  The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has   assigned the following names to the security issues fixed in   Apache Tomcat 6.0.16:  CVE-2007-5333, CVE-2007-5342, CVE-2007-5461,   CVE-2007-6286, CVE-2008-0002.
  c. Third-party library update for ntp.
   The Network Time Protocol (NTP) is used to synchronize a computer's   time with a referenced time source.
   ESXi 3.5 and ESXi 4.0 have a ntp client that is affected by the   following security issue. Note that the same security issue is   present in the ESX Service Console as described in section d. of   this advisory.
   A buffer overflow flaw was discovered in the ntpd daemon's NTPv4   authentication code. If ntpd was configured to use public key   cryptography for NTP packet authentication, a remote attacker could   use this flaw to send a specially crafted request packet that could   crash ntpd or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the   privileges of the 'ntp' user.
   The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Project (cve.mitre.org)   has assigned the name CVE-2009-1252 to this issue.
   The NTP security issue identified by CVE-2009-0159 is not relevant   for ESXi 3.5 and ESXi 4.0.
 d. Service Console update for ntp

  Service Console package ntp updated to version ntp-4.2.2pl-9el5_3.2    The Network Time Protocol (NTP) is used to synchronize a computer's   time with a referenced time source.
   The Service Console present in ESX is affected by the following   security issues.
   A buffer overflow flaw was discovered in the ntpd daemon's NTPv4   authentication code. If ntpd was configured to use public key   cryptography for NTP packet authentication, a remote attacker could   use this flaw to send a specially crafted request packet that could   crash ntpd or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the   privileges of the 'ntp' user.
   NTP authentication is not enabled by default on the Service Console.
   The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Project (cve.mitre.org)   has assigned the name CVE-2009-1252 to this issue.
   A buffer overflow flaw was found in the ntpq diagnostic command. A   malicious, remote server could send a specially crafted reply to an   ntpq request that could crash ntpq or, potentially, execute   arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the ntpq   command.
   The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Project (cve.mitre.org)   has assigned the name CVE-2009-0159 to this issue.
  e. Updated Service Console package kernel

  Updated Service Console package kernel addresses the security   issues listed below.

  The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org)   has assigned the names CVE-2008-3528, CVE-2008-5700, CVE-2009-0028,   CVE-2009-0269, CVE-2009-0322, CVE-2009-0675, CVE-2009-0676,   CVE-2009-0778 to the security issues fixed in kernel   2.6.18-128.1.6.

  The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org)   has assigned the names CVE-2008-4307, CVE-2009-0834, CVE-2009-1337,   CVE-2009-0787, CVE-2009-1336 to the security issues fixed in   kernel 2.6.18-128.1.10.

  The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org)   has assigned the names CVE-2009-1439, CVE-2009-1633, CVE-2009-1072,   CVE-2009-1630, CVE-2009-1192 to the security issues fixed in   kernel 2.6.18-128.1.14.

  The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org)   has assigned the names CVE-2007-5966, CVE-2009-1385, CVE-2009-1388,   CVE-2009-1389, CVE-2009-1895, CVE-2009-2406, CVE-2009-2407 to the   security issues fixed in kernel 2.6.18-128.4.1.

  The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org)   has assigned the names CVE-2009-2692, CVE-2009-2698 to the   security issues fixed in kernel 2.6.18-128.7.1.

  The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org)   has assigned the names CVE-2009-0745, CVE-2009-0746, CVE-2009-0747,   CVE-2009-0748, CVE-2009-2847, CVE-2009-2848 to the security issues   fixed in kernel 2.6.18-164.

 f. Updated Service Console package python

  Service Console package Python update to version 2.4.3-24.el5.

  When the assert() system call was disabled, an input sanitization   flaw was revealed in the Python string object implementation that   led to a buffer overflow. The missing check for negative size values   meant the Python memory allocator could allocate less memory than   expected. This could result in arbitrary code execution with the   Python interpreter's privileges.

  Multiple buffer and integer overflow flaws were found in the Python   Unicode string processing and in the Python Unicode and string   object implementations. An attacker could use these flaws to cause   a denial of service.

  Multiple integer overflow flaws were found in the Python imageop   module. If a Python application used the imageop module to   process untrusted images, it could cause the application to   disclose sensitive information, crash or, potentially, execute   arbitrary code with the Python interpreter's privileges.

  Multiple integer underflow and overflow flaws were found in the   Python snprintf() wrapper implementation. An attacker could use   these flaws to cause a denial of service (memory corruption).

  Multiple integer overflow flaws were found in various Python   modules. An attacker could use these flaws to cause a denial of   service.

  An integer signedness error, leading to a buffer overflow, was   found in the Python zlib extension module. If a Python application   requested the negative byte count be flushed for a decompression   stream, it could cause the application to crash or, potentially,   execute arbitrary code with the Python interpreter's privileges.

  A flaw was discovered in the strxfrm() function of the Python   locale module. Strings generated by this function were not properly   NULL-terminated, which could possibly cause disclosure of data   stored in the memory of a Python application using this function.

  The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org)   has assigned the names CVE-2007-2052 CVE-2007-4965 CVE-2008-1721   CVE-2008-1887 CVE-2008-2315 CVE-2008-3142 CVE-2008-3143   CVE-2008-3144 CVE-2008-4864 CVE-2008-5031 to these issues.

 g. Updated Service Console package bind

  Service Console package bind updated to version 9.3.6-4.P1.el5

  The Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) is an implementation of the   Domain Name System (DNS) protocols. BIND includes a DNS server   (named); a resolver library (routines for applications to use when   interfacing with DNS); and tools for verifying that the DNS server   is operating correctly.

  A flaw was found in the way BIND handles dynamic update message   packets containing the 'ANY' record type. A remote attacker could   use this flaw to send a specially crafted dynamic update packet   that could cause named to exit with an assertion failure.

  The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org)   has assigned the name CVE-2009-0696 to this issue.

 h. Updated Service Console package libxml2

  Service Console package libxml2 updated to version 2.6.26-2.1.2.8.

  libxml is a library for parsing and manipulating XML files. A   Document Type Definition (DTD) defines the legal syntax (and also   which elements can be used) for certain types of files, such as XML   files.

  A stack overflow flaw was found in the way libxml processes the   root XML document element definition in a DTD. A remote attacker   could provide a specially crafted XML file, which once opened by a   local, unsuspecting user, would lead to denial of service.

  Multiple use-after-free flaws were found in the way libxml parses   the Notation and Enumeration attribute types. A remote attacker   could provide a specially crafted XML file, which once opened by a   local, unsuspecting user, would lead to denial of service.

  The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org)   has assigned the names CVE-2009-2414 and CVE-2009-2416 to these   issues.

 i. Updated Service Console package curl

  Service Console package curl updated to version 7.15.5-2.1.el5_3.5

  A cURL is affected by the previously published 'null prefix attack',   caused by incorrect handling of NULL characters in X.509   certificates. If an attacker is able to get a carefully-crafted   certificate signed by a trusted Certificate Authority, the attacker   could use the certificate during a man-in-the-middle attack and   potentially confuse cURL into accepting it by mistake.

  The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org)   has assigned the name CVE-2009-2417 to this issue

 j. Updated Service Console package gnutls

  Service Console package gnutil updated to version 1.4.1-3.el5_3.5

  A flaw was discovered in the way GnuTLS handles NULL characters in   certain fields of X.509 certificates. If an attacker is able to get   a carefully-crafted certificate signed by a Certificate Authority   trusted by an application using GnuTLS, the attacker could use the   certificate during a man-in-the-middle attack and potentially   confuse the application into accepting it by mistake.

  The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org)   has assigned the name CVE-2009-2730 to this issue

This update fixes various security issues and some bugs in the SUSE Linux Enterprise 9 kernel.

The following security bugs were fixed :

  - A race condition in the pipe(2) systemcall could be used     by local attackers to execute code. (CVE-2009-3547)

  - On x86_64 systems a information leak of high register     contents (upper 32bit) was fixed. (CVE-2009-2910)

  - The (1) agp_generic_alloc_page and (2)     agp_generic_alloc_pages functions in     drivers/char/agp/generic.c in the agp subsystem in the     Linux kernel do not zero out pages that may later be     available to a user-space process, which allows local     users to obtain sensitive information by reading these     pages. (CVE-2009-1192)

  - Unsigned check in the ax25 socket handler could allow     local attackers to potentially crash the kernel or even     execute code. (CVE-2009-2909)

  - The execve function in the Linux kernel did not properly     clear the current->clear_child_tid pointer, which allows     local users to cause a denial of service (memory     corruption) or possibly gain privileges via a clone     system call with CLONE_CHILD_SETTID or     CLONE_CHILD_CLEARTID enabled, which is not properly     handled during thread creation and exit. (CVE-2009-2848)

  - Fixed various sockethandler getname leaks, which could     disclose memory previously used by the kernel or other     userland processes to the local attacker.
    (CVE-2009-3002)

  - Multiple buffer overflows in the cifs subsystem in the     Linux kernel allow remote CIFS servers to cause a denial     of service (memory corruption) and possibly have     unspecified other impact via (1) a malformed Unicode     string, related to Unicode string area alignment in     fs/cifs/sess.c; or (2) long Unicode characters, related     to fs/cifs/cifssmb.c and the cifs_readdir function in     fs/cifs/readdir.c. (CVE-2009-1633)

  - The nfs4_proc_lock function in fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c in the     NFSv4 client in the allows remote NFS servers to cause a     denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic)     by sending a certain response containing incorrect file     attributes, which trigger attempted use of an open file     that lacks NFSv4 state. (CVE-2009-3726)

Updated kernel packages that fix several security issues and several bugs 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 kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.

These updated packages fix the following security issues :

* Michael Tokarev reported a flaw in the Realtek r8169 Ethernet driver in the Linux kernel. This driver allowed interfaces using this driver to receive frames larger than what could be handled. This could lead to a remote denial of service or code execution. (CVE-2009-1389, Important)

* a buffer overflow flaw was found in the CIFSTCon() function of the Linux kernel Common Internet File System (CIFS) implementation. When mounting a CIFS share, a malicious server could send an overly-long string to the client, possibly leading to a denial of service or privilege escalation on the client mounting the CIFS share.
(CVE-2009-1439, Important)

* several flaws were found in the way the Linux kernel CIFS implementation handles Unicode strings. CIFS clients convert Unicode strings sent by a server to their local character sets, and then write those strings into memory. If a malicious server sent a long enough string, it could write past the end of the target memory region and corrupt other memory areas, possibly leading to a denial of service or privilege escalation on the client mounting the CIFS share.
(CVE-2009-1633, Important)

These updated packages also fix the following bugs :

* when using network bonding in the 'balance-tlb' or 'balance-alb' mode, the primary setting for the primary slave device was lost when said device was brought down (ifdown). Bringing the slave interface back up (ifup) did not restore the primary setting (the device was not made the active slave). (BZ#507563)

* a bug in timer_interrupt() may have caused the system time to move up to two days or more into the future, or to be delayed for several minutes. This bug only affected Intel 64 and AMD64 systems that have the High Precision Event Timer (HPET) enabled in the BIOS, and could have caused problems for applications that require timing to be accurate. (BZ#508835)

* a race condition was resolved in the Linux kernel block layer between show_partition() and rescan_partitions(). This could have caused a NULL pointer dereference in show_partition(), leading to a system crash (kernel panic). This issue was most likely to occur on systems running monitoring software that regularly scanned hard disk partitions, or from repeatedly running commands that probe for partition information. (BZ#512310)

* previously, the Stratus memory tracker missed certain modified pages. With this update, information about the type of page (small page or huge page) is passed to the Stratus memory tracker, which resolves this issue. The fix for this issue does not affect systems that do not use memory tracking. (BZ#513182)

* a bug may have caused a system crash when using the cciss driver, due to an uninitialized kernel structure. A reported case of this issue occurred after issuing consecutive SCSI TUR commands (sg_turs sends SCSI test-unit-ready commands in a loop). (BZ#513189)

* a bug in the SCSI implementation caused 'Aborted Command - internal target failure' errors to be sent to Device-Mapper Multipath, without retries, resulting in Device-Mapper Multipath marking the path as failed and making a path group switch. With this update, all errors that return a sense key in the SCSI mid layer (including 'Aborted Command - internal target failure') are retried. (BZ#514007)

Users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues. The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.

Igor Zhbanov discovered that NFS clients were able to create device nodes even when root_squash was enabled. An authenticated remote attacker could create device nodes with open permissions, leading to a loss of privacy or escalation of privileges. Only Ubuntu 8.10 and 9.04 were affected. (CVE-2009-1072)

Dan Carpenter discovered that SELinux did not correctly handle certain network checks when running with compat_net=1. A local attacker could exploit this to bypass network checks. Default Ubuntu installations do not enable SELinux, and only Ubuntu 8.10 and 9.04 were affected.
(CVE-2009-1184)

Shaohua Li discovered that memory was not correctly initialized in the AGP subsystem. A local attacker could potentially read kernel memory, leading to a loss of privacy. (CVE-2009-1192)

Benjamin Gilbert discovered that the VMX implementation of KVM did not correctly handle certain registers. An attacker in a guest VM could exploit this to cause a host system crash, leading to a denial of service. This only affected 32bit hosts. Ubuntu 6.06 was not affected.
(CVE-2009-1242)

Thomas Pollet discovered that the Amateur Radio X.25 Packet Layer Protocol did not correctly validate certain fields. A remote attacker could exploit this to read kernel memory, leading to a loss of privacy. (CVE-2009-1265)

Trond Myklebust discovered that NFS did not correctly handle certain long filenames. An authenticated remote attacker could exploit this to cause a system crash, leading to a denial of service. Only Ubuntu 6.06 was affected. (CVE-2009-1336)

Oleg Nesterov discovered that the kernel did not correctly handle CAP_KILL. A local user could exploit this to send signals to arbitrary processes, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2009-1337)

Daniel Hokka Zakrisson discovered that signal handling was not correctly limited to process namespaces. A local user could bypass namespace restrictions, possibly leading to a denial of service. Only Ubuntu 8.04 was affected. (CVE-2009-1338)

Pavel Emelyanov discovered that network namespace support for IPv6 was not correctly handled. A remote attacker could send specially crafted IPv6 traffic that would cause a system crash, leading to a denial of service. Only Ubuntu 8.10 and 9.04 were affected. (CVE-2009-1360)

Neil Horman discovered that the e1000 network driver did not correctly validate certain fields. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted packet that would cause a system crash, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2009-1385)

Pavan Naregundi discovered that CIFS did not correctly check lengths when handling certain mount requests. A remote attacker could send specially crafted traffic to cause a system crash, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2009-1439)

Simon Vallet and Frank Filz discovered that execute permissions were not correctly handled by NFSv4. A local user could bypass permissions and run restricted programs, possibly leading to an escalation of privileges. (CVE-2009-1630)

Jeff Layton and Suresh Jayaraman discovered buffer overflows in the CIFS client code. A malicious remote server could exploit this to cause a system crash or execute arbitrary code as root.
(CVE-2009-1633)

Mikulas Patocka discovered that /proc/iomem was not correctly initialized on Sparc. A local attacker could use this file to crash the system, leading to a denial of service. Ubuntu 6.06 was not affected. (CVE-2009-1914)

Miklos Szeredi discovered that OCFS2 did not correctly handle certain splice operations. A local attacker could exploit this to cause a system hang, leading to a denial of service. Ubuntu 6.06 was not affected. (CVE-2009-1961).

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 5 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2009:1106 advisory.

    The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux     operating system.

    Security fixes:

    * several flaws were found in the way the Linux kernel CIFS implementation     handles Unicode strings. CIFS clients convert Unicode strings sent by a     server to their local character sets, and then write those strings into     memory. If a malicious server sent a long enough string, it could write     past the end of the target memory region and corrupt other memory areas,     possibly leading to a denial of service or privilege escalation on the     client mounting the CIFS share. (CVE-2009-1439, CVE-2009-1633, Important)

    * the Linux kernel Network File System daemon (nfsd) implementation did not     drop the CAP_MKNOD capability when handling requests from local,     unprivileged users. This flaw could possibly lead to an information leak or     privilege escalation. (CVE-2009-1072, Moderate)

    * Frank Filz reported the NFSv4 client was missing a file permission check     for the execute bit in some situations. This could allow local,     unprivileged users to run non-executable files on NFSv4 mounted file     systems. (CVE-2009-1630, Moderate)

    * a missing check was found in the hypervisor_callback() function in the     Linux kernel provided by the kernel-xen package. This could cause a denial     of service of a 32-bit guest if an application running in that guest     accesses a certain memory location in the kernel. (CVE-2009-1758, Moderate)

    * a flaw was found in the AGPGART driver. The agp_generic_alloc_page() and     agp_generic_alloc_pages() functions did not zero out the memory pages they     allocate, which may later be available to user-space processes. This flaw     could possibly lead to an information leak. (CVE-2009-1192, Low)

    Bug fixes:

    * a race in the NFS client between destroying cached access rights and     unmounting an NFS file system could have caused a system crash. Busy     inodes messages may have been logged. (BZ#498653)

    * nanosleep() could sleep several milliseconds less than the specified time     on Intel Itanium-based systems. (BZ#500349)

    * LEDs for disk drives in AHCI mode may have displayed a fault state when     there were no faults. (BZ#500120)

    * ptrace_do_wait() reported tasks were stopped each time the process doing     the trace called wait(), instead of reporting it once. (BZ#486945)

    * epoll_wait() may have caused a system lockup and problems for     applications. (BZ#497322)

    * missing capabilities could possibly allow users with an fsuid other than     0 to perform actions on some file system types that would otherwise be     prevented. (BZ#497271)

    * on NFS mounted file systems, heavy write loads may have blocked     nfs_getattr() for long periods, causing commands that use stat(2), such as     ls, to hang. (BZ#486926)

    * in rare circumstances, if an application performed multiple O_DIRECT     reads per virtual memory page and also performed fork(2), the buffer     storing the result of the I/O may have ended up with invalid data.
    (BZ#486921)

    * when using GFS2, gfs2_quotad may have entered an uninterpretable sleep     state. (BZ#501742)

    * with this update, get_random_int() is more random and no longer uses a     common seed value, reducing the possibility of predicting the values     returned. (BZ#499783)

    * the -fwrapv flag was added to the gcc build options to prevent gcc from     optimizing away wrapping. (BZ#501751)

    * a kernel panic when enabling and disabling iSCSI paths. (BZ#502916)

    * using the Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5704 network device with the tg3 driver     caused high system load and very bad performance. (BZ#502837)

    * /proc/[pid]/maps and /proc/[pid]/smaps can only be read by processes     able to use the ptrace() call on a given process; however, certain     information from /proc/[pid]/stat and /proc/[pid]/wchan could be used     to reconstruct memory maps. (BZ#499546)

    Users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported     patches to correct these issues. The system must be rebooted for this     update to take effect.

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.

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a denial of service, or privilege escalation. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems :

  - CVE-2009-1630     Frank Filz discovered that local users may be able to     execute files without execute permission when accessed     via an nfs4 mount.

  - CVE-2009-1633     Jeff Layton and Suresh Jayaraman fixed several buffer     overflows in the CIFS filesystem which allow remote     servers to cause memory corruption.

  - CVE-2009-1758     Jan Beulich discovered an issue in Xen where local guest     users may cause a denial of service (oops).

This update also fixes a regression introduced by the fix for CVE-2009-1184 in 2.6.26-15lenny3. This prevents a boot time panic on systems with SELinux enabled.

Update to kernel 2.6.27.24:
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27.24 Includes ext4 bug fixes from Fedora 11. Updates the atl2 network driver to version 2.0.5

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.

Update to kernel 2.6.27.24:
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27.22 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27.23 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27.24 Includes ext4 bug fixes from Fedora 11. Updates the atl2 network driver to version 2.0.5

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.

The remote CentOS system is missing a security update which has been documented in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2009-1106.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
89117	VMware ESX / ESXi Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2009-0016) (remote check)	Nessus	Misc.	critical
79460	OracleVM 2.1 : kernel (OVMSA-2009-0014)	Nessus	OracleVM Local Security Checks	high
67911	Oracle Linux 4 : kernel (ELSA-2009-1211)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	high
67874	Oracle Linux 5 : kernel (ELSA-2009-1106)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	medium
60641	Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL4.x i386/x86_64	Nessus	Scientific Linux Local Security Checks	high
60599	Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL5.x i386/x86_64	Nessus	Scientific Linux Local Security Checks	high
59140	SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 6636)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
48149	Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : kernel (MDVSA-2009:148)	Nessus	Mandriva Local Security Checks	high
44730	Debian DSA-1865-1 : linux-2.6 - denial of service/privilege escalation	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
44709	Debian DSA-1844-1 : linux-2.6.24 - denial of service/privilege escalation	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
44621	openSUSE Security Update : kernel (kernel-1908)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	critical
43757	CentOS 5 : kernel (CESA-2009:1106)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	high
42870	VMSA-2009-0016 : VMware vCenter and ESX update release and vMA patch release address multiple security issues in third party components.	Nessus	VMware ESX Local Security Checks	medium
42812	SuSE9 Security Update : Linux kernel (YOU Patch Number 12541)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
42465	SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 6632)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
40609	RHEL 4 : kernel (RHSA-2009:1211)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
39586	Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 8.04 LTS / 8.10 / 9.04 : linux, linux-source-2.6.15 vulnerabilities (USN-793-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high
39430	RHEL 5 : kernel (RHSA-2009:1106)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium
38990	Debian DSA-1809-1 : linux-2.6 - denial of service, privilege escalation	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
38931	Fedora 9 : kernel-2.6.27.24-78.2.53.fc9 (2009-5383)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
38906	Fedora 10 : kernel-2.6.27.24-170.2.68.fc10 (2009-5356)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
801470	CentOS RHSA-2009-1106 Security Check	Log Correlation Engine	Generic	high

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CVE-2009-1633

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