-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Important: kernel security and bug fix update Advisory ID: RHSA-2014:0159-01 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0159.html Issue date: 2014-02-11 CVE Names: CVE-2013-2929 CVE-2013-6381 CVE-2013-7263 CVE-2013-7265 ===================================================================== 1. Summary: Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having Important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, noarch, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - noarch, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, noarch, ppc64, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, noarch, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64 3. Description: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. * A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way the qeth_snmp_command() function in the Linux kernel's QETH network device driver implementation handled SNMP IOCTL requests with an out-of-bounds length. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to crash the system or, potentially, escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2013-6381, Important) * A flaw was found in the way the get_dumpable() function return value was interpreted in the ptrace subsystem of the Linux kernel. When 'fs.suid_dumpable' was set to 2, a local, unprivileged local user could use this flaw to bypass intended ptrace restrictions and obtain potentially sensitive information. (CVE-2013-2929, Low) * It was found that certain protocol handlers in the Linux kernel's networking implementation could set the addr_len value without initializing the associated data structure. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to leak kernel stack memory to user space using the recvmsg, recvfrom, and recvmmsg system calls (CVE-2013-7263, CVE-2013-7265, Low). This update also fixes several bugs. Documentation for these changes will be available shortly from the Technical Notes document linked to in the References section. All kernel users are advised to 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 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 https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258 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 (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 1028148 - CVE-2013-2929 kernel: exec/ptrace: get_dumpable() incorrect tests 1033600 - CVE-2013-6381 Kernel: qeth: buffer overflow in snmp ioctl 1035875 - CVE-2013-7263 CVE-2013-7265 Kernel: net: leakage of uninitialized memory to user-space via recv syscalls 6. Package List: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Client/en/os/SRPMS/kernel-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.src.rpm i386: kernel-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm kernel-debug-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-i686-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm kernel-devel-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm kernel-headers-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm perf-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm noarch: kernel-abi-whitelists-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.noarch.rpm kernel-doc-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.noarch.rpm kernel-firmware-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.noarch.rpm x86_64: kernel-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-devel-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-headers-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm perf-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Client/en/os/SRPMS/kernel-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.src.rpm i386: kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-i686-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm python-perf-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm x86_64: kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm python-perf-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6ComputeNode/en/os/SRPMS/kernel-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.src.rpm noarch: kernel-abi-whitelists-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.noarch.rpm kernel-doc-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.noarch.rpm kernel-firmware-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.noarch.rpm x86_64: kernel-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-devel-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-headers-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm perf-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6ComputeNode/en/os/SRPMS/kernel-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.src.rpm x86_64: kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm python-perf-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Server/en/os/SRPMS/kernel-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.src.rpm i386: kernel-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm kernel-debug-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-i686-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm kernel-devel-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm kernel-headers-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm perf-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm noarch: kernel-abi-whitelists-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.noarch.rpm kernel-doc-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.noarch.rpm kernel-firmware-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.noarch.rpm ppc64: kernel-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.ppc64.rpm kernel-bootwrapper-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.ppc64.rpm kernel-debug-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.ppc64.rpm kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.ppc64.rpm kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.ppc64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.ppc64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.ppc64.rpm kernel-devel-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.ppc64.rpm kernel-headers-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.ppc64.rpm perf-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.ppc64.rpm perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.ppc64.rpm python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.ppc64.rpm s390x: kernel-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.s390x.rpm kernel-debug-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.s390x.rpm kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.s390x.rpm kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.s390x.rpm kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.s390x.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.s390x.rpm kernel-devel-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.s390x.rpm kernel-headers-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.s390x.rpm kernel-kdump-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.s390x.rpm kernel-kdump-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.s390x.rpm kernel-kdump-devel-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.s390x.rpm perf-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.s390x.rpm perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.s390x.rpm python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.s390x.rpm x86_64: kernel-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-devel-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-headers-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm perf-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Server/en/os/SRPMS/kernel-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.src.rpm i386: kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-i686-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm python-perf-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm ppc64: kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.ppc64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.ppc64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.ppc64.rpm perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.ppc64.rpm python-perf-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.ppc64.rpm python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.ppc64.rpm s390x: kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.s390x.rpm kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.s390x.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.s390x.rpm kernel-kdump-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.s390x.rpm perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.s390x.rpm python-perf-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.s390x.rpm python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.s390x.rpm x86_64: kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm python-perf-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Workstation/en/os/SRPMS/kernel-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.src.rpm i386: kernel-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm kernel-debug-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-i686-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm kernel-devel-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm kernel-headers-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm perf-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm noarch: kernel-abi-whitelists-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.noarch.rpm kernel-doc-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.noarch.rpm kernel-firmware-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.noarch.rpm x86_64: kernel-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-devel-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-headers-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm perf-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Workstation/en/os/SRPMS/kernel-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.src.rpm i386: kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-i686-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm python-perf-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.i686.rpm x86_64: kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm python-perf-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.5.1.el6.x86_64.rpm These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. 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