-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Important: kernel security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2015:0009-01 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0009.html Issue date: 2015-01-05 CVE Names: CVE-2014-9322 ===================================================================== 1. Summary: Updated kernel packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extended Life Cycle Support. 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 AS (v. 4 ELS) - i386, ia64, noarch, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 4 ELS) - i386, noarch, x86_64 3. Description: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. * A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel handled GS segment register base switching when recovering from a #SS (stack segment) fault on an erroneous return to user space. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2014-9322, Important) Red Hat would like to thank Andy Lutomirski 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. 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/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/): 1172806 - CVE-2014-9322 kernel: x86: local privesc due to bad_iret and paranoid entry incompatibility 6. Package List: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 4 ELS): Source: kernel-2.6.9-106.EL.src.rpm i386: kernel-2.6.9-106.EL.i686.rpm kernel-debuginfo-2.6.9-106.EL.i686.rpm kernel-devel-2.6.9-106.EL.i686.rpm kernel-hugemem-2.6.9-106.EL.i686.rpm kernel-hugemem-devel-2.6.9-106.EL.i686.rpm kernel-smp-2.6.9-106.EL.i686.rpm kernel-smp-devel-2.6.9-106.EL.i686.rpm kernel-xenU-2.6.9-106.EL.i686.rpm kernel-xenU-devel-2.6.9-106.EL.i686.rpm ia64: kernel-2.6.9-106.EL.ia64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-2.6.9-106.EL.ia64.rpm kernel-devel-2.6.9-106.EL.ia64.rpm kernel-largesmp-2.6.9-106.EL.ia64.rpm kernel-largesmp-devel-2.6.9-106.EL.ia64.rpm noarch: kernel-doc-2.6.9-106.EL.noarch.rpm x86_64: kernel-2.6.9-106.EL.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-2.6.9-106.EL.x86_64.rpm kernel-devel-2.6.9-106.EL.x86_64.rpm kernel-largesmp-2.6.9-106.EL.x86_64.rpm kernel-largesmp-devel-2.6.9-106.EL.x86_64.rpm kernel-smp-2.6.9-106.EL.x86_64.rpm kernel-smp-devel-2.6.9-106.EL.x86_64.rpm kernel-xenU-2.6.9-106.EL.x86_64.rpm kernel-xenU-devel-2.6.9-106.EL.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 4 ELS): Source: kernel-2.6.9-106.EL.src.rpm i386: kernel-2.6.9-106.EL.i686.rpm kernel-debuginfo-2.6.9-106.EL.i686.rpm kernel-devel-2.6.9-106.EL.i686.rpm kernel-hugemem-2.6.9-106.EL.i686.rpm kernel-hugemem-devel-2.6.9-106.EL.i686.rpm kernel-smp-2.6.9-106.EL.i686.rpm kernel-smp-devel-2.6.9-106.EL.i686.rpm kernel-xenU-2.6.9-106.EL.i686.rpm kernel-xenU-devel-2.6.9-106.EL.i686.rpm noarch: kernel-doc-2.6.9-106.EL.noarch.rpm x86_64: kernel-2.6.9-106.EL.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-2.6.9-106.EL.x86_64.rpm kernel-devel-2.6.9-106.EL.x86_64.rpm kernel-largesmp-2.6.9-106.EL.x86_64.rpm kernel-largesmp-devel-2.6.9-106.EL.x86_64.rpm kernel-smp-2.6.9-106.EL.x86_64.rpm kernel-smp-devel-2.6.9-106.EL.x86_64.rpm kernel-xenU-2.6.9-106.EL.x86_64.rpm kernel-xenU-devel-2.6.9-106.EL.x86_64.rpm These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/ 7. References: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9322 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important 8. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is . More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/ Copyright 2015 Red Hat, Inc. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iD8DBQFUqvdkXlSAg2UNWIIRAgVPAKCDvtmAekTxnxJNJ4rf+47bI3n0YgCgo045 3N0TYQC+XrakYrAojgc+cTo= =laFK -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- RHSA-announce mailing list RHSA-announce@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhsa-announce