Executive Summary

Summary
Title kernel security update
Informations
Name RHSA-2015:0870 First vendor Publication 2015-04-22
Vendor RedHat Last vendor Modification 2015-04-22
Severity (Vendor) Important Revision 01

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Cvss Base Score 6.9 Attack Range Local
Cvss Impact Score 10 Attack Complexity Medium
Cvss Expoit Score 3.4 Authentication None Required
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Detail

Problem Description:

Updated kernel packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9 Long Life.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.9 server) - i386, ia64, noarch, ppc, s390x, x86_64

3. Description:

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

* It was found that the Linux kernel's Infiniband subsystem did not properly sanitize input parameters while registering memory regions from user space via the (u)verbs API. A local user with access to a /dev/infiniband/uverbsX device could use this flaw to crash the system or, potentially, escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2014-8159, Important)

Red Hat would like to thank Mellanox for reporting this issue.

All kernel users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

1181166 - CVE-2014-8159 kernel: infiniband: uverbs: unprotected physical memory access

Original Source

Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0870.html

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:29248
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:29248
Title: RHSA-2015:0803 -- kernel security and bug fix update (Important)
Description: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): RHSA-2015:0803
CVE-2013-2596
CVE-2014-5471
CVE-2014-5472
CVE-2014-8159
Version: 3
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Product(s): kernel
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 1
Os 1202
Os 1

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2017-04-03 Name : The remote OracleVM host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclevm_OVMSA-2017-0057.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2016-03-18 Name : The remote OracleVM host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclevm_OVMSA-2016-0037.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-09-03 Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.
File : suse_SU-2015-1478-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-07-06 Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.
File : suse_SU-2015-1174-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-06-18 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security update.
File : debian_DLA-246.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-06-17 Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.
File : suse_SU-2015-1071-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-05-15 Name : The remote OracleVM host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclevm_OVMSA-2015-0060.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-05-01 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
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2015-04-27 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
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2015-04-23 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
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2015-04-15 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
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2015-04-10 Name : The remote OracleVM host is missing one or more security updates.
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2015-04-10 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
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2015-04-08 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
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2015-04-08 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
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2015-04-08 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
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2015-04-08 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
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2015-04-01 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
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2015-04-01 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
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2015-03-31 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
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2015-03-27 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
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2015-03-27 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2015-0726.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-03-18 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
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2015-03-13 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
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2015-03-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
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2015-03-12 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-2530-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2015-03-12 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
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2015-03-12 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
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2015-03-12 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
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2015-03-12 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
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2015-03-12 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
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2015-03-12 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
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Date Informations
2015-04-24 13:28:59
  • Multiple Updates
2015-04-22 13:26:44
  • First insertion