The ip_frag_reasm function in net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.32-rc8, and 2.6.29 and later versions before 2.6.32, calls IP_INC_STATS_BH with an incorrect argument, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and hang) via long IP packets, possibly related to the ip_defrag function.

New Linux kernel packages are available for Slackware 13.0 and
-current to address a security issue. A kernel bug discovered by David Ford may allow remote attackers to crash the kernel by sending an oversized IP packet. While the impact on ordinary servers is still unclear (the problem was noticed while running openvasd), we are issuing these kernel packages as a preemptive measure.

Some vulnerabilities were discovered and corrected in the Linux 2.6 kernel :

Memory leak in the appletalk subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.4.x through 2.4.37.6 and 2.6.x through 2.6.31, when the appletalk and ipddp modules are loaded but the ipddpN device is not found, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via IP-DDP datagrams. (CVE-2009-2903)

Multiple race conditions in fs/pipe.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32-rc6 allow local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or gain privileges by attempting to open an anonymous pipe via a /proc/*/fd/ pathname. (CVE-2009-3547)

The tcf_fill_node function in net/sched/cls_api.c in the netlink subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.32-rc5, and 2.4.37.6 and earlier, does not initialize a certain tcm__pad2 structure member, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2005-4881. (CVE-2009-3612)

net/unix/af_unix.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.31.4 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) by creating an abstract-namespace AF_UNIX listening socket, performing a shutdown operation on this socket, and then performing a series of connect operations to this socket. (CVE-2009-3621)

Integer overflow in the kvm_dev_ioctl_get_supported_cpuid function in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31.4 allows local users to have an unspecified impact via a KVM_GET_SUPPORTED_CPUID request to the kvm_arch_dev_ioctl function.
(CVE-2009-3638)

The nfs4_proc_lock function in fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c in the NFSv4 client in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31-rc4 allows remote NFS servers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) by sending a certain response containing incorrect file attributes, which trigger attempted use of an open file that lacks NFSv4 state.
(CVE-2009-3726)

The ip_frag_reasm function in ipv4/ip_fragment.c in Linux kernel 2.6.32-rc8, and possibly earlier versions, calls IP_INC_STATS_BH with an incorrect argument, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and hang) via long IP packets, possibly related to the ip_defrag function. (CVE-2009-1298)

To update your kernel, please follow the directions located at :

http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/kernelupdate

The Linux kernel for openSUSE 11.2 was updated to 2.6.31.8 to fix the following bugs and security issues :

  - A file overwrite issue on the ext4 filesystem could be     used by local attackers that have write access to a     filesystem to change/overwrite files of other users,     including root. (CVE-2009-4131)

  - A remote denial of service by sending overly long     packets could be used by remote attackers to crash a     machine. (CVE-2009-1298)

  - The mac80211 subsystem in the Linux kernel allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via a     crafted Delete Block ACK (aka DELBA) packet, related to     an erroneous 'code shuffling patch.' (CVE-2009-4026)

  - Race condition in the mac80211 subsystem in the Linux     kernel allows remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (system crash) via a Delete Block ACK (aka     DELBA) packet that triggers a certain state change in     the absence of an aggregation session. (CVE-2009-4027)

  - The poll_mode_io file for the megaraid_sas driver in     the Linux kernel has world-writable permissions, which     allows local users to change the I/O mode of the driver     by modifying this file. (CVE-2009-3939)

  - The collect_rx_frame function in     drivers/isdn/hisax/hfc_usb.c in the Linux kernel allows     attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted     HDLC packet that arrives over ISDN and triggers a buffer     under-read. This requires the attacker to access the     machine on ISDN protocol level. (CVE-2009-4005)

  - Array index error in the gdth_read_event function in     drivers/scsi/gdth.c in the Linux kernel allows local     users to cause a denial of service or possibly gain     privileges via a negative event index in an IOCTL     request. (CVE-2009-3080)

  - The get_instantiation_keyring function in     security/keys/keyctl.c in the KEYS subsystem in the     Linux kernel does not properly maintain the reference     count of a keyring, which allows local users to gain     privileges or cause a denial of service (OOPS) via     vectors involving calls to this function without     specifying a keyring by ID, as demonstrated by a series     of keyctl request2 and keyctl list commands.
    (CVE-2009-3624)

  - The fuse_direct_io function in fs/fuse/file.c in the     fuse subsystem in the Linux kernel might allow attackers     to cause a denial of service (invalid pointer     dereference and OOPS) via vectors possibly related to a     memory-consumption attack. (CVE-2009-4021)

  - Multiple race conditions in fs/pipe.c in the Linux     kernel allow local users to cause a denial of service     (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or gain     privileges by attempting to open an anonymous pipe via a     /proc/*/fd/ pathname. As openSUSE 11.2 by default sets     mmap_min_addr protection, this issue will just Oops the     kernel and not be able to execute code. (CVE-2009-3547)

  - net/unix/af_unix.c in the Linux kernel allows local     users to cause a denial of service (system hang) by     creating an abstract-namespace AF_UNIX listening socket,     performing a shutdown operation on this socket, and then     performing a series of connect operations to this     socket. (CVE-2009-3621)

  - drivers/firewire/ohci.c in the Linux kernel when     packet-per-buffer mode is used, allows local users to     cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and     system crash) or possibly have unknown other impact via     an unspecified ioctl associated with receiving an ISO     packet that contains zero in the payload-length field.
    (CVE-2009-4138)

  - The ext4_decode_error function in fs/ext4/super.c in     the ext4 filesystem in the Linux kernel allows     user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (NULL pointer dereference), and possibly have     unspecified other impact, via a crafted read-only     filesystem that lacks a journal. (CVE-2009-4308)

  - The ext4_fill_flex_info function in fs/ext4/super.c in     the Linux kernel allows user-assisted remote attackers     to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and     panic) via a malformed ext4 filesystem containing a     super block with a large FLEX_BG group size (aka     s_log_groups_per_flex value). (CVE-2009-4307)

  - Unspecified vulnerability in the EXT4_IOC_MOVE_EXT (aka     move extents) ioctl implementation in the ext4     filesystem in the Linux kernel allows local users to     cause a denial of service (filesystem corruption) via     unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than     CVE-2009-4131. (CVE-2009-4306)

  - The EXT4_IOC_MOVE_EXT (aka move extents) ioctl     implementation in the ext4 filesystem in the Linux     kernel allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files     via a crafted request, related to insufficient checks     for file permissions. This can lead to privilege     escalations. (CVE-2009-4131)

  - The rt2870 and rt2860 drivers were refreshed to the     level they are in the Linux 2.6.32 kernel, bringing new     device support and new functionality.

David Ford discovered that the IPv4 defragmentation routine did not correctly handle oversized packets. A remote attacker could send specially crafted traffic that would cause a system to crash, leading to a denial of service. (The fix was included in the earlier kernels from USN-864-1.) (CVE-2009-1298)

Akira Fujita discovered that the Ext4 'move extents' ioctl did not correctly check permissions. A local attacker could exploit this to overwrite arbitrary files on the system, leading to root privilege escalation. (CVE-2009-4131).

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

CVE-2009-1298 null ptr deref in ipv4 ip_frag_reasm.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
54875	Slackware current : kernel (SSA:2009-342-01)	Nessus	Slackware Local Security Checks	high
48161	Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : kernel (MDVSA-2009:329)	Nessus	Mandriva Local Security Checks	high
43631	SuSE 11.2 Security Update: kernel (2009-12-18)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
43097	Ubuntu 9.10 : linux vulnerability (USN-869-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high
43036	Fedora 12 : kernel-2.6.31.6-162.fc12 (2009-12825)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
43035	Fedora 11 : kernel-2.6.30.9-102.fc11 (2009-12786)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high

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