Executive Summary
Summary | |
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Title | kernel security update |
Informations | |||
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Name | RHSA-2010:0677 | First vendor Publication | 2010-09-07 |
Vendor | RedHat | Last vendor Modification | 2010-09-07 |
Severity (Vendor) | Important | 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:C/A:C) | |||
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Cvss Base Score | 7.2 | Attack Range | Local |
Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Low |
Cvss Expoit Score | 3.9 | 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 4.7 Extended Update Support. The Red Hat Security Response Team 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 AS version 4.7.z - i386, ia64, noarch, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4.7.z - 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 issue: * When an application has a stack overflow, the stack could silently overwrite another memory mapped area instead of a segmentation fault occurring, which could cause an application to execute arbitrary code, possibly leading to privilege escalation. It is known that the X Window System server can be used to trigger this flaw. (CVE-2010-2240, Important) Red Hat would like to thank the X.Org security team for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Rafal Wojtczuk as the original reporter. Users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches 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. This update is available via the 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 To install kernel packages manually, use "rpm -ivh [package]". Do not use "rpm -Uvh" as that will remove the running kernel binaries from your system. You may use "rpm -e" to remove old kernels after determining that the new kernel functions properly on your system. 5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 606611 - CVE-2010-2240 kernel: mm: keep a guard page below a grow-down stack segment |
Original Source
Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0677.html |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
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100 % | CWE-94 | Failure to Control Generation of Code ('Code Injection') |
OVAL Definitions
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13247 | |||
Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13247 | ||
Title: | ESX third party update for Service Console kernel | ||
Description: | The do_anonymous_page function in mm/memory.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27.52, 2.6.32.x before 2.6.32.19, 2.6.34.x before 2.6.34.4, and 2.6.35.x before 2.6.35.2 does not properly separate the stack and the heap, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code by writing to the bottom page of a shared memory segment, as demonstrated by a memory-exhaustion attack against the X.Org X server. | ||
Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
Reference(s): | CVE-2010-2240 | Version: | 4 |
Platform(s): | VMWare ESX Server 3.5 | Product(s): | |
Definition Synopsis: | |||
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19910 | |||
Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19910 | ||
Title: | Third party component updates for VMware vCenter Server, vCenter Update Manager, ESXi and ESX | ||
Description: | The do_anonymous_page function in mm/memory.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27.52, 2.6.32.x before 2.6.32.19, 2.6.34.x before 2.6.34.4, and 2.6.35.x before 2.6.35.2 does not properly separate the stack and the heap, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code by writing to the bottom page of a shared memory segment, as demonstrated by a memory-exhaustion attack against the X.Org X server. | ||
Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
Reference(s): | CVE-2010-2240 | Version: | 5 |
Platform(s): | VMWare ESX Server 4.1 VMWare ESX Server 4.0 VMWare ESX Server 3.5 | Product(s): | |
Definition Synopsis: | |||
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Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20479 | |||
Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20479 | ||
Title: | VMware ESXi and ESX Denial of Service and third party updates for Likewise components and ESX Service Console | ||
Description: | The do_anonymous_page function in mm/memory.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27.52, 2.6.32.x before 2.6.32.19, 2.6.34.x before 2.6.34.4, and 2.6.35.x before 2.6.35.2 does not properly separate the stack and the heap, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code by writing to the bottom page of a shared memory segment, as demonstrated by a memory-exhaustion attack against the X.Org X server. | ||
Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
Reference(s): | CVE-2010-2240 | Version: | 4 |
Platform(s): | VMWare ESX Server 4.1 | Product(s): | |
Definition Synopsis: | |||
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Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22076 | |||
Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22076 | ||
Title: | RHSA-2010:0661: kernel security update (Important) | ||
Description: | The do_anonymous_page function in mm/memory.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27.52, 2.6.32.x before 2.6.32.19, 2.6.34.x before 2.6.34.4, and 2.6.35.x before 2.6.35.2 does not properly separate the stack and the heap, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code by writing to the bottom page of a shared memory segment, as demonstrated by a memory-exhaustion attack against the X.Org X server. | ||
Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
Reference(s): | RHSA-2010:0661-01 CESA-2010:0661 CVE-2010-2240 | Version: | 4 |
Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 CentOS Linux 5 | Product(s): | kernel |
Definition Synopsis: | |||
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Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:27891 | |||
Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:27891 | ||
Title: | DEPRECATED: ELSA-2010-0661 -- kernel security update (important) | ||
Description: | [2.6.18-194.11.3.0.1.el5] - [xen] check to see if hypervisor supports memory reservation change (Chuck Anderson) [orabug 7556514] - Add entropy support to igb (John Sobecki) [orabug 7607479] - [nfs] convert ENETUNREACH to ENOTCONN [orabug 7689332] - [NET] Add xen pv/bonding netconsole support (Tina Yang) [orabug 6993043] [bz 7258] - [mm] shrink_zone patch (John Sobecki,Chris Mason) [orabug 6086839] - fix aacraid not to reset during kexec (Joe Jin) [orabug 8516042] - [nfsd] fix failure of file creation from hpux client (Wen gang Wang) [orabug 7579314] - [qla] fix qla not to query hccr (Guru Anbalagane) [Orabug 8746702] - [net] bonding: fix xen+bonding+netconsole panic issue (Joe Jin) [orabug 9504524] - [rds] Patch rds to 1.4.2-14 (Andy Grover) [orabug 9471572, 9344105] RDS: Fix BUG_ONs to not fire when in a tasklet ipoib: Fix lockup of the tx queue RDS: Do not call set_page_dirty() with irqs off (Sherman Pun) RDS: Properly unmap when getting a remote access error (Tina Yang) RDS: Fix locking in rds_send_drop_to() - [mm] Enhance shrink_zone patch allow full swap utilization, and also be NUMA-aware (John Sobecki, Chris Mason, Herbert van den Bergh) [orabug 9245919] - [xen] PVHVM guest with PoD crashes under memory pressure (Chuck Anderson) [orabug 9107465] - [xen] PV guest with FC HBA hangs during shutdown (Chuck Anderson) [orabug 9764220] - Support 256GB+ memory for pv guest (Mukesh Rathor) [orabug 9450615] - fix overcommit memory to use percpu_counter for el5 (KOSAKI Motohiro, Guru Anbalagane) [orabug 6124033] - [ipmi] make configurable timeouts for kcs of ipmi [orabug 9752208] [2.6.18-194.11.3.el5] - [mm] accept an abutting stack segment (Jiri Pirko) [607857 607858] {CVE-2010-2240} [2.6.18-194.11.2.el5] - [mm] pass correct mm when growing stack (Jiri Pirko) [607857 607858] {CVE-2010-2240} - [mm] fix up some user-visible effects of stack guard page (Jiri Pirko) [607857 607858] {CVE-2010-2240} - [mm] fix page table unmap for stack guard page properly (Jiri Pirko) [607857 607858] {CVE-2010-2240} - [mm] fix missing unmap for stack guard page failure case (Jiri Pirko) [607857 607858] {CVE-2010-2240} - [mm] keep a guard page below a grow-down stack segment (Jiri Pirko) [607857 607858] {CVE-2010-2240} | ||
Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
Reference(s): | ELSA-2010-0661 CVE-2010-2240 | Version: | 4 |
Platform(s): | Oracle Linux 5 | Product(s): | kernel |
Definition Synopsis: | |||
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
OpenVAS Exploits
Date | Description |
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2012-03-16 | Name : VMSA-2011-0003.2 Third party component updates for VMware vCenter Server, vCe... File : nvt/gb_VMSA-2011-0003.nasl |
2012-03-16 | Name : VMSA-2011-0009.3 VMware hosted product updates, ESX patches and VI Client upd... File : nvt/gb_VMSA-2011-0009.nasl |
2012-03-15 | Name : VMSA-2011-0007 VMware ESXi and ESX Denial of Service and third party updates ... File : nvt/gb_VMSA-2011-0007.nasl |
2011-01-04 | Name : Mandriva Update for kernel MDVSA-2010:257 (kernel) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2010_257.nasl |
2010-10-19 | Name : Mandriva Update for kernel MDVSA-2010:198 (kernel) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2010_198.nasl |
2010-10-10 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 2094-1 (linux-2.6) File : nvt/deb_2094_1.nasl |
2010-09-27 | Name : Mandriva Update for kernel MDVSA-2010:172 (kernel) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2010_172.nasl |
2010-09-27 | Name : Mandriva Update for kernel MDVSA-2010:188 (kernel) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2010_188.nasl |
2010-09-10 | Name : CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2010:0676 centos4 i386 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2010_0676_kernel_centos4_i386.nasl |
2010-09-10 | Name : RedHat Update for kernel RHSA-2010:0676-01 File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2010_0676-01_kernel.nasl |
2010-09-07 | Name : RedHat Update for kernel RHSA-2010:0661-01 File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2010_0661-01_kernel.nasl |
2010-08-30 | Name : Fedora Update for kernel FEDORA-2010-13058 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2010_13058_kernel_fc13.nasl |
2010-08-30 | Name : Fedora Update for kernel FEDORA-2010-13110 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2010_13110_kernel_fc12.nasl |
2010-08-30 | Name : Ubuntu Update for linux regression USN-974-2 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_974_2.nasl |
2010-08-20 | Name : Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-974-1 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_974_1.nasl |
0000-00-00 | Name : Slackware Advisory SSA:2010-240-06 xorg-server File : nvt/esoft_slk_ssa_2010_240_06.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
Id | Description |
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67237 | Linux Kernel mm/memory.c do_anonymous_page Function Shared Memory Segment Bot... |
Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM)
Date | Description |
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2011-06-09 | IAVM : 2011-A-0075 - Multiple Vulnerabilities in VMware Products Severity : Category I - VMSKEY : V0028311 |
2011-05-12 | IAVM : 2011-A-0066 - Multiple Vulnerabilities in VMware Products Severity : Category I - VMSKEY : V0027158 |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
Date | Description |
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2016-03-04 | Name : The remote VMware ESX / ESXi host is missing a security-related patch. File : vmware_VMSA-2011-0009_remote.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2016-03-04 | Name : The remote VMware ESX / ESXi host is missing a security-related patch. File : vmware_VMSA-2011-0007_remote.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2016-03-04 | Name : The remote VMware ESX / ESXi host is missing a security-related patch. File : vmware_VMSA-2011-0003_remote.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2014-11-26 | Name : The remote OracleVM host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclevm_OVMSA-2013-0039.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2014-06-13 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_3_xorg-x11-Xvnc-100819.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2013-07-12 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2010-0676.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2013-07-12 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2010-0661.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2013-06-29 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2010-0661.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2013-01-25 | Name : The remote SuSE 11 host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_xorg-x11-server-rdp-120410.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2013-01-25 | Name : The remote SuSE 11 host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_xorg-x11-server-dmx-120410.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2013-01-24 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2010-0660.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2013-01-24 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2010-0670.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2013-01-24 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2010-0677.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2012-08-01 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : sl_20100907_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-7137.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2011-06-06 | Name : The remote VMware ESXi / ESX host is missing one or more security-related pat... File : vmware_VMSA-2011-0009.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2011-04-29 | Name : The remote VMware ESXi / ESX host is missing a security-related patch. File : vmware_VMSA-2011-0007.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2011-02-14 | Name : The remote VMware ESXi / ESX host is missing one or more security-related pat... File : vmware_VMSA-2011-0003.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2011-01-21 | Name : The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_11_xorg-x11-Xvnc-100819.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2010-12-17 | Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2010-257.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2010-10-11 | Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse_kernel-7133.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2010-10-11 | Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse_xorg-x11-Xvnc-7126.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 |
2010-10-06 | Name : The remote SuSE 9 host is missing a security-related patch. File : suse9_12638.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 |
2010-09-12 | Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2010-172.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2010-09-12 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2010-0676.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2010-09-08 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2010-0676.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2010-08-31 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2010-0661.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2010-08-29 | Name : The remote Slackware host is missing a security update. File : Slackware_SSA_2010-240-06.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2010-08-27 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-974-2.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2010-08-24 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2010-13110.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2010-08-24 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2010-13058.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2010-08-23 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-2094.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
2010-08-20 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-974-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
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2014-02-17 11:53:49 |
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