Executive Summary
Summary | |
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Title | kernel security and bug fix update |
Informations | |||
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Name | RHSA-2009:1522 | First vendor Publication | 2009-10-22 |
Vendor | RedHat | Last vendor Modification | 2009-10-22 |
Severity (Vendor) | Moderate | Revision | 01 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
Cvss vector : N/A | |||
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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:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N) | |||
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Cvss Base Score | 4.9 | Attack Range | Local |
Cvss Impact Score | 6.9 | Attack Complexity | Low |
Cvss Expoit Score | 3.9 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
Problem Description: Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, noarch, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, noarch, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, noarch, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, noarch, x86_64 3. Description: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. This update fixes the following security issues: * multiple, missing initialization flaws were found in the Linux kernel. Padding data in several core network structures was not initialized properly before being sent to user-space. These flaws could lead to information leaks. (CVE-2005-4881, CVE-2009-3228, Moderate) This update also fixes the following bugs: * a packet duplication issue was fixed via the RHSA-2008:0665 update; however, the fix introduced a problem for systems using network bonding: Backup slaves were unable to receive ARP packets. When using network bonding in the "active-backup" mode and with the "arp_validate=3" option, the bonding driver considered such backup slaves as being down (since they were not receiving ARP packets), preventing successful failover to these devices. (BZ#519384) * due to insufficient memory barriers in the network code, a process sleeping in select() may have missed notifications about new data. In rare cases, this bug may have caused a process to sleep forever. (BZ#519386) * the driver version number in the ata_piix driver was not changed between Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.7 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.8, even though changes had been made between these releases. This could have prevented the driver from loading on systems that check driver versions, as this driver appeared older than it was. (BZ#519389) * a bug in nlm_lookup_host() could have led to un-reclaimed locks on file systems, resulting in the umount command failing. This bug could have also prevented NFS services from being relocated correctly in clustered environments. (BZ#519656) * the data buffer ethtool_get_strings() allocated, for the igb driver, was smaller than the amount of data that was copied in igb_get_strings(), because of a miscalculation in IGB_QUEUE_STATS_LEN, resulting in memory corruption. This bug could have led to a kernel panic. (BZ#522738) * in some situations, write operations to a TTY device were blocked even when the O_NONBLOCK flag was used. A reported case of this issue occurred when a single TTY device was opened by two users (one using blocking mode, and the other using non-blocking mode). (BZ#523930) * a deadlock was found in the cciss driver. In rare cases, this caused an NMI lockup during boot. Messages such as "cciss: controller cciss[x] failed, stopping." and "cciss[x]: controller not responding." may have been displayed on the console. (BZ#525725) * on 64-bit PowerPC systems, a rollover bug in the ibmveth driver could have caused a kernel panic. In a reported case, this panic occurred on a system with a large uptime and under heavy network load. (BZ#527225) 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. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259 5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 519384 - [RHEL 4] Arp Monitor - Failed to detect layer 2 switch failure [rhel-4.8.z] 519386 - [RHEL4.5] Even if a process have received data but schedule() in select() cannot return [rhel-4.8.z] 519389 - RHEL4.8-Beta : Update the version number of ata_piix driver [rhel-4.8.z] 519656 - Bug in lockd prevents a locks being freed. [rhel-4.8.z] 520990 - CVE-2009-3228 kernel: tc: uninitialised kernel memory leak 521601 - CVE-2005-4881 kernel: netlink: fix numerous padding memleaks 522738 - [RHEL4.8] igb driver doesn't allocate enough buffer for ethtool_get_strings() [rhel-4.8.z] 523930 - [4.8]Write operation with O_NONBLOCK flag to TTY terminal is blocked [rhel-4.8.z] 525725 - cciss: spinlock deadlock causes NMI on HP systems [rhel-4.8.z] 527225 - BUG in ibmveth_replenish_buffer_pool at drivers/net/ibmveth.c:219 [rhel-4.8.z] |
Original Source
Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1522.html |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
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100 % | CWE-200 | Information Exposure |
OVAL Definitions
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11744 | |||
Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11744 | ||
Title: | The netlink subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.4.x before 2.4.37.6 and 2.6.x before 2.6.13-rc1 does not initialize certain padding fields in structures, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via unspecified vectors, related to the (1) tc_fill_qdisc, (2) tcf_fill_node, (3) neightbl_fill_info, (4) neightbl_fill_param_info, (5) neigh_fill_info, (6) rtnetlink_fill_ifinfo, (7) rtnetlink_fill_iwinfo, (8) vif_delete, (9) ipmr_destroy_unres, (10) ipmr_cache_alloc_unres, (11) ipmr_cache_resolve, (12) inet6_fill_ifinfo, (13) tca_get_fill, (14) tca_action_flush, (15) tcf_add_notify, (16) tc_dump_action, (17) cbq_dump_police, (18) __nlmsg_put, (19) __rta_fill, (20) __rta_reserve, (21) inet6_fill_prefix, (22) rsvp_dump, and (23) cbq_dump_ovl functions. | ||
Description: | The netlink subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.4.x before 2.4.37.6 and 2.6.x before 2.6.13-rc1 does not initialize certain padding fields in structures, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via unspecified vectors, related to the (1) tc_fill_qdisc, (2) tcf_fill_node, (3) neightbl_fill_info, (4) neightbl_fill_param_info, (5) neigh_fill_info, (6) rtnetlink_fill_ifinfo, (7) rtnetlink_fill_iwinfo, (8) vif_delete, (9) ipmr_destroy_unres, (10) ipmr_cache_alloc_unres, (11) ipmr_cache_resolve, (12) inet6_fill_ifinfo, (13) tca_get_fill, (14) tca_action_flush, (15) tcf_add_notify, (16) tc_dump_action, (17) cbq_dump_police, (18) __nlmsg_put, (19) __rta_fill, (20) __rta_reserve, (21) inet6_fill_prefix, (22) rsvp_dump, and (23) cbq_dump_ovl functions. | ||
Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
Reference(s): | CVE-2005-4881 | Version: | 5 |
Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 CentOS Linux 4 Oracle Linux 4 | Product(s): | |
Definition Synopsis: | |||
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Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6757 | |||
Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6757 | ||
Title: | Linux Kernel 2.4 and 2.6 Multiple Local Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities | ||
Description: | The tc_fill_tclass function in net/sched/sch_api.c in the tc subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.4.x before 2.4.37.6 and 2.6.x before 2.6.31-rc9 does not initialize certain (1) tcm__pad1 and (2) tcm__pad2 structure members, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via unspecified vectors. | ||
Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
Reference(s): | CVE-2009-3228 | Version: | 5 |
Platform(s): | VMWare ESX Server 4.0 | Product(s): | |
Definition Synopsis: | |||
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
OpenVAS Exploits
Date | Description |
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2012-04-16 | Name : VMSA-2010-0009: ESXi utilities and ESX Service Console third party updates File : nvt/gb_VMSA-2010-0009.nasl |
2011-08-09 | Name : CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2009:1522 centos4 i386 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2009_1522_kernel_centos4_i386.nasl |
2011-08-09 | Name : CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2009:1548 centos5 i386 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2009_1548_kernel_centos5_i386.nasl |
2010-10-19 | Name : Mandriva Update for kernel MDVSA-2010:198 (kernel) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2010_198.nasl |
2010-09-27 | Name : Mandriva Update for kernel MDVSA-2010:188 (kernel) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2010_188.nasl |
2009-12-10 | Name : SuSE Security Advisory SUSE-SA:2009:060 (kernel) File : nvt/suse_sa_2009_060.nasl |
2009-12-03 | Name : SLES11: Security update for Linux kernel File : nvt/sles11_ext4dev-kmp-def4.nasl |
2009-11-23 | Name : Mandriva Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:301 (kernel) File : nvt/mdksa_2009_301.nasl |
2009-11-11 | Name : RedHat Security Advisory RHSA-2009:1540 File : nvt/RHSA_2009_1540.nasl |
2009-11-11 | Name : RedHat Security Advisory RHSA-2009:1548 File : nvt/RHSA_2009_1548.nasl |
2009-11-11 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1927-1 (linux-2.6) File : nvt/deb_1927_1.nasl |
2009-11-11 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1928-1 (linux-2.6.24) File : nvt/deb_1928_1.nasl |
2009-11-11 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1929-1 (linux-2.6) File : nvt/deb_1929_1.nasl |
2009-11-11 | Name : CentOS Security Advisory CESA-2009:1548 (kernel) File : nvt/ovcesa2009_1548.nasl |
2009-10-27 | Name : RedHat Security Advisory RHSA-2009:1522 File : nvt/RHSA_2009_1522.nasl |
2009-10-27 | Name : CentOS Security Advisory CESA-2009:1522 (kernel) File : nvt/ovcesa2009_1522.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
Id | Description |
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59221 | Linux Kernel netlink Subsystem Multiple Function Local Kernel Memory Disclosure |
59070 | Linux Kernel tc Subsystem net/sched/sch_api.c tc_fill_tclass Function Local M... |
57821 | Linux Kernel net/sched/sch_api.c tc_fill_tclass() Function Kernel Memory Disc... |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
Date | Description |
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2016-03-08 | Name : The remote VMware ESX / ESXi host is missing a security-related patch. File : vmware_VMSA-2010-0009_remote.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2016-03-08 | Name : The remote VMware ESX host is missing a security-related patch. File : vmware_VMSA-2010-0004_remote.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2014-11-26 | Name : The remote OracleVM host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclevm_OVMSA-2009-0033.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2013-07-12 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2009-1550.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2013-07-12 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2009-1548.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2013-07-12 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2009-1541.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2013-07-12 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2009-1522.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2013-06-29 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2009-1541.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2013-06-29 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2009-1548.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2013-06-29 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2009-1550.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2013-03-06 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : sl_20091103_kernel_on_SL5_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2012-08-01 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : sl_20091022_kernel_on_SL4_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2012-05-17 | Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse_kernel-6730.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2012-05-17 | Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse_kernel-6697.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2010-10-11 | Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse_kernel-6694.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2010-10-08 | Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2010-198.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2010-09-24 | Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2010-188.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2010-07-30 | Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2009-329.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2010-06-01 | Name : The remote VMware ESXi / ESX host is missing one or more security-related pat... File : vmware_VMSA-2010-0009.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2010-03-05 | Name : The remote VMware ESX host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : vmware_VMSA-2010-0004.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2010-02-24 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-1927.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2010-02-24 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-1928.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2010-02-24 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-1929.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2009-12-23 | Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse_kernel-6726.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2009-12-07 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-864-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2009-12-03 | Name : The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_11_kernel-091123.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2009-12-01 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_1_kernel-091123.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2009-11-04 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2009-1550.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2009-11-04 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2009-1548.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2009-11-04 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2009-1541.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2009-10-27 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2009-1522.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2009-10-23 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2009-1522.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
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