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SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 5375)
high Nessus Plugin ID 33432
Synopsis
The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.Description
This kernel update fixes quite a number of security problems :- A remote attacker could crash the IPSec/IPv6 stack by sending a bad ESP packet. This requires the host to be able to receive such packets (default filtered by the firewall). (CVE-2007-6282)
- A problem in SIT IPv6 tunnel handling could be used by remote attackers to immediately crash the machine.
(CVE-2008-2136)
- On x86_64 a denial of service attack could be used by local attackers to immediately panic / crash the machine. (CVE-2008-1615)
- An information leakage during coredumping of root processes was fixed. (CVE-2007-6206)
- Fixed a SMP ordering problem in fcntl_setlk could potentially allow local attackers to execute code by timing file locking. (CVE-2008-1669)
- Fixed a dnotify race condition, which could be used by local attackers to potentially execute code.
(CVE-2008-1375)
- A ptrace bug could be used by local attackers to hang their own processes indefinitely. (CVE-2007-5500)
- Clear the 'direction' flag before calling signal handlers. For specific not yet identified programs under specific timing conditions this could potentially have caused memory corruption or code execution.
(CVE-2008-1367)
- The isdn_ioctl function in isdn_common.c allowed local users to cause a denial of service via a crafted ioctl struct in which ioctls is not null terminated, which triggers a buffer overflow. (CVE-2007-6151)
Non security related changes :
OCFS2 was updated to version v1.2.9-1-r3100.
Also a huge number of bugs were fixed. Please refer to the RPM changelog for a detailed list.
Solution
Apply ZYPP patch number 5375.See Also
http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-5500.html
http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-6151.html
http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-6206.html
http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-6282.html
http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1367.html
http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1375.html
http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1615.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 33432
File Name: suse_kernel-5375.nasl
Version: 1.19
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 7/8/2008
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 6/23/2008
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2007-5500, CVE-2007-6151, CVE-2007-6206, CVE-2007-6282, CVE-2008-1367, CVE-2008-1375, CVE-2008-1615, CVE-2008-1669, CVE-2008-2136