The chase_port function in drivers/usb/serial/io_ti.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via an attempted /dev/ttyUSB read or write operation on a disconnected Edgeport USB serial converter.

Updated kernel-rt packages that fix several security issues and multiple bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.3.

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.

Security fixes :

* It was found that the kernel-rt update RHBA-2012:0044 introduced an integer conversion issue in the Linux kernel's Performance Events implementation. This led to a user-supplied index into the perf_swevent_enabled array not being validated properly, resulting in out-of-bounds kernel memory access. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to escalate their privileges. (CVE-2013-2094, Important)

A public exploit for CVE-2013-2094 that affects Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 is available. Refer to Red Hat Knowledge Solution 373743, linked to in the References, for further information and mitigation instructions for users who are unable to immediately apply this update.

* An integer overflow flaw, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, was found in the way the Intel i915 driver in the Linux kernel handled the allocation of the buffer used for relocation copies. A local user with console access could use this flaw to cause a denial of service or escalate their privileges. (CVE-2013-0913, Important)

* It was found that the Linux kernel used effective user and group IDs instead of real ones when passing messages with SCM_CREDENTIALS ancillary data. A local, unprivileged user could leverage this flaw with a set user ID (setuid) application, allowing them to escalate their privileges. (CVE-2013-1979, Important)

* A race condition in install_user_keyrings(), leading to a NULL pointer dereference, was found in the key management facility. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2013-1792, Moderate)

* A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel's XFS file system implementation. A local user who is able to mount an XFS file system could use this flaw to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2013-1819, Moderate)

* An information leak was found in the Linux kernel's POSIX signals implementation. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to bypass the Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) security feature.
(CVE-2013-0914, Low)

* A use-after-free flaw was found in the tmpfs implementation. A local user able to mount and unmount a tmpfs file system could use this flaw to cause a denial of service or, potentially, escalate their privileges. (CVE-2013-1767, Low)

* A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel's USB Inside Out Edgeport Serial Driver implementation. A local user with physical access to a system and with access to a USB device's tty file could use this flaw to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2013-1774, Low)

* A format string flaw was found in the ext3_msg() function in the Linux kernel's ext3 file system implementation. A local user who is able to mount an ext3 file system could use this flaw to cause a denial of service or, potentially, escalate their privileges.
(CVE-2013-1848, Low)

* A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernel's cdc-wdm driver, used for USB CDC WCM device management. An attacker with physical access to a system could use this flaw to cause a denial of service or, potentially, escalate their privileges. (CVE-2013-1860, Low)

* A heap-based buffer overflow in the way the tg3 Ethernet driver parsed the vital product data (VPD) of devices could allow an attacker with physical access to a system to cause a denial of service or, potentially, escalate their privileges. (CVE-2013-1929, Low)

* Information leaks in the Linux kernel's cryptographic API could allow a local user who has the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability to leak kernel stack memory to user-space. (CVE-2013-2546, CVE-2013-2547, CVE-2013-2548, Low)

* Information leaks in the Linux kernel could allow a local, unprivileged user to leak kernel stack memory to user-space.
(CVE-2013-2634, CVE-2013-2635, CVE-2013-3076, CVE-2013-3222, CVE-2013-3224, CVE-2013-3225, CVE-2013-3231, Low)

Red Hat would like to thank Andy Lutomirski for reporting CVE-2013-1979. CVE-2013-1792 was discovered by Mateusz Guzik of Red Hat EMEA GSS SEG Team.

The Linux kernel was updated to 3.4.63, fixing various bugs and security issues.

  - Linux 3.4.59 (CVE-2013-2237 bnc#828119).

  - Linux 3.4.57 (CVE-2013-2148 bnc#823517).

  - Linux 3.4.55 (CVE-2013-2232 CVE-2013-2234 CVE-2013-4162     CVE-2013-4163 bnc#827749 bnc#827750 bnc#831055     bnc#831058).

  - Drivers: hv: util: Fix a bug in util version negotiation     code (bnc#838346).

  - vmxnet3: prevent div-by-zero panic when ring resizing     uninitialized dev (bnc#833321).

  - bnx2x: protect different statistics flows (bnc#814336).

  - bnx2x: Avoid sending multiple statistics queries     (bnc#814336).

  - Drivers: hv: util: Fix a bug in version negotiation code     for util services (bnc#828714).

  - Update Xen patches to 3.4.53.

  - netfront: fix kABI after 'reduce gso_max_size to account     for max TCP header'.

  - netback: don't disconnect frontend when seeing oversize     packet (bnc#823342).

  - netfront: reduce gso_max_size to account for max TCP     header.

  - backends: Check for insane amounts of requests on the     ring.

  - reiserfs: Fixed double unlock in reiserfs_setattr     failure path.

  - reiserfs: locking, release lock around quota operations     (bnc#815320).

  - reiserfs: locking, handle nested locks properly     (bnc#815320).

  - reiserfs: locking, push write lock out of xattr code     (bnc#815320).

  - ipv6: ip6_append_data_mtu did not care about pmtudisc     and frag_size (bnc#831055, CVE-2013-4163).

  - af_key: fix info leaks in notify messages (bnc#827749     CVE-2013-2234).

  - af_key: initialize satype in key_notify_policy_flush()     (bnc#828119 CVE-2013-2237).

  - ipv6: call udp_push_pending_frames when uncorking a     socket with (bnc#831058, CVE-2013-4162).

  - ipv6: ip6_sk_dst_check() must not assume ipv6 dst.

  - xfs: fix _xfs_buf_find oops on blocks beyond the     filesystem end (CVE-2013-1819 bnc#807471).

  - brcmsmac: don't start device when RfKill is engaged     (bnc#787649).

  - CIFS: Protect i_nlink from being negative (bnc#785542     bnc#789598).

  - cifs: don't compare uniqueids in cifs_prime_dcache     unless server inode numbers are in use (bnc#794988).

  - xfs: xfs: fallback to vmalloc for large buffers in     xfs_compat_attrlist_by_handle (bnc#818053 bnc#807153).

  - xfs: fallback to vmalloc for large buffers in     xfs_attrlist_by_handle (bnc#818053 bnc#807153).

  - Linux 3.4.53 (CVE-2013-2164 CVE-2013-2851 bnc#822575     bnc#824295).

  - drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c: use kzalloc() for failing     hardware (bnc#824295, CVE-2013-2164).

  - fanotify: info leak in copy_event_to_user()     (CVE-2013-2148 bnc#823517).

  - block: do not pass disk names as format strings     (bnc#822575 CVE-2013-2851).

  - ext4: avoid hang when mounting non-journal filesystems     with orphan list (bnc#817377).

  - Linux 3.4.49 (CVE-2013-0231 XSA-43 bnc#801178).

  - Linux 3.4.48 (CVE-2013-1774 CVE-2013-2850 bnc#806976     bnc#821560).

  - Always include the git commit in KOTD builds This allows     us not to set it explicitly in builds submitted to the     official distribution (bnc#821612, bnc#824171).

  - Bluetooth: Really fix registering hci with duplicate     name (bnc#783858).

  - Bluetooth: Fix registering hci with duplicate name     (bnc#783858).

The openSUSE 12.1 kernel was updated to fix a severe secrutiy issue and various bugs.

Security issues fixed: CVE-2013-2094: The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel used an incorrect integer data type, which allowed local users to gain privileges via a crafted perf_event_open system call.

CVE-2013-1774: The chase_port function in drivers/usb/serial/io_ti.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via an attempted /dev/ttyUSB read or write operation on a disconnected Edgeport USB serial converter.

CVE-2013-1928: The do_video_set_spu_palette function in fs/compat_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel lacked a certain error check, which might have allowed local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted VIDEO_SET_SPU_PALETTE ioctl call on a /dev/dvb device.

CVE-2013-1796: The kvm_set_msr_common function in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the Linux kernel did not ensure a required time_page alignment during an MSR_KVM_SYSTEM_TIME operation, which allowed guest OS users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and host OS memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application.

CVE-2013-1797: Use-after-free vulnerability in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the Linux kernel allowed guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application that triggers use of a guest physical address (GPA) in (1) movable or (2) removable memory during an MSR_KVM_SYSTEM_TIME kvm_set_msr_common operation.

CVE-2013-1798: The ioapic_read_indirect function in virt/kvm/ioapic.c in the Linux kernel did not properly handle a certain combination of invalid IOAPIC_REG_SELECT and IOAPIC_REG_WINDOW operations, which allowed guest OS users to obtain sensitive information from host OS memory or cause a denial of service (host OS OOPS) via a crafted application.

CVE-2013-1767: Use-after-free vulnerability in the shmem_remount_fs function in mm/shmem.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (system crash) by remounting a tmpfs filesystem without specifying a required mpol (aka mempolicy) mount option.

CVE-2013-0913: Integer overflow in drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c in the i915 driver in the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) subsystem in the Linux kernel allowed local users to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application that triggers many relocation copies, and potentially leads to a race condition.

Bugs fixed :

  - qlge: fix dma map leak when the last chunk is not     allocated (bnc#819519).

  - TTY: fix atime/mtime regression (bnc#815745).

  - fs/compat_ioctl.c: VIDEO_SET_SPU_PALETTE missing error     check (bnc#813735).

  - USB: io_ti: Fix NULL dereference in chase_port()     (bnc#806976, CVE-2013-1774).

  - KVM: Convert MSR_KVM_SYSTEM_TIME to use     gfn_to_hva_cache_init (bnc#806980 CVE-2013-1797).

  - KVM: Fix bounds checking in ioapic indirect register     read (bnc#806980 CVE-2013-1798).

  - KVM: Fix for buffer overflow in handling of     MSR_KVM_SYSTEM_TIME (bnc#806980 CVE-2013-1796).

  - kabi/severities: Allow kvm module abi changes - modules     are self consistent

  - loopdev: fix a deadlock (bnc#809748).

  - block: use i_size_write() in bd_set_size() (bnc#809748).

  - drm/i915: bounds check execbuffer relocation count     (bnc#808829,CVE-2013-0913).

  - tmpfs: fix use-after-free of mempolicy object     (bnc#806138, CVE-2013-1767).

Linux kernel was updated to kernel 3.4.42 fixing various bugs and security issues.

  - Refresh patches.suse/SUSE-bootsplash. Fix bootsplash     breakage due to stable fix (bnc#813963)

  - Linux 3.4.39.

  - kABI: protect struct tracer.

  - Linux 3.4.38 (bnc#808829,CVE-2013-0913).

  - patches.kabi/kabi-protect-struct-sk_buff.patch: kABI:
    protect struct sk_buff.

  - patches.kabi/kabi-ipv4-remove-inclusion.patch: kABI:
    ipv4, remove inclusion.

  - USB: io_ti: Fix NULL dereference in chase_port()     (bnc#806976, CVE-2013-1774).

  - Linux 3.4.37 (bnc#809155 bnc#809330 bnc#809748     CVE-2013-1848).

  - Linux 3.4.36.

  - KVM: Convert MSR_KVM_SYSTEM_TIME to use     gfn_to_hva_cache_init (bnc#806980 CVE-2013-1797).

  - KVM: Fix bounds checking in ioapic indirect register     read (bnc#806980 CVE-2013-1798).

  - KVM: Fix for buffer overflow in handling of     MSR_KVM_SYSTEM_TIME (bnc#806980 CVE-2013-1796).

  - kabi/severities: Allow kvm abi changes - kvm modules are     self consistent

  - loopdev: fix a deadlock (bnc#809748).

  - block: use i_size_write() in bd_set_size() (bnc#809748).

  - drm/i915: bounds check execbuffer relocation count     (bnc#808829,CVE-2013-0913).

  - TTY: do not reset master's packet mode (bnc#809330).

  - Update patches.fixes/ext3-Fix-format-string-issues.patch     (bnc#809155 CVE-2013-1848).

  - ext3: Fix format string issues (bnc#809155).

  - Linux 3.4.35 (bnc#802153).

  - Linux 3.4.34 (CVE-2013-1763 CVE-2013-1767 bnc#792500     bnc#806138 bnc#805633).

  - tmpfs: fix use-after-free of mempolicy object     (bnc#806138, CVE-2013-1767).

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 2 kernel has been updated to version 3.0.93 and includes various bug and security fixes.

The following security bugs have been fixed :

  - The fill_event_metadata function in     fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c in the Linux kernel     did not initialize a certain structure member, which     allowed local users to obtain sensitive information from     kernel memory via a read operation on the fanotify     descriptor. (CVE-2013-2148)

  - The key_notify_policy_flush function in net/key/af_key.c     in the Linux kernel did not initialize a certain     structure member, which allowed local users to obtain     sensitive information from kernel heap memory by reading     a broadcast message from the notify_policy interface of     an IPSec key_socket. (CVE-2013-2237)

  - The ip6_sk_dst_check function in net/ipv6/ip6_output.c     in the Linux kernel allowed local users to cause a     denial of service (system crash) by using an AF_INET6     socket for a connection to an IPv4 interface.
    (CVE-2013-2232)

  - The (1) key_notify_sa_flush and (2)     key_notify_policy_flush functions in net/key/af_key.c in     the Linux kernel did not initialize certain structure     members, which allowed local users to obtain sensitive     information from kernel heap memory by reading a     broadcast message from the notify interface of an IPSec     key_socket. (CVE-2013-2234)

  - The udp_v6_push_pending_frames function in     net/ipv6/udp.c in the IPv6 implementation in the Linux     kernel made an incorrect function call for pending data,     which allowed local users to cause a denial of service     (BUG and system crash) via a crafted application that     uses the UDP_CORK option in a setsockopt system call.
    (CVE-2013-4162)

  - net/ceph/auth_none.c in the Linux kernel allowed remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer     dereference and system crash) or possibly have     unspecified other impact via an auth_reply message that     triggers an attempted build_request operation.
    (CVE-2013-1059)

  - The mmc_ioctl_cdrom_read_data function in     drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c in the Linux kernel allowed local     users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory     via a read operation on a malfunctioning CD-ROM drive.
    (CVE-2013-2164)

  - Format string vulnerability in the register_disk     function in block/genhd.c in the Linux kernel allowed     local users to gain privileges by leveraging root access     and writing format string specifiers to     /sys/module/md_mod/parameters/new_array in order to     create a crafted /dev/md device name. (CVE-2013-2851)

  - The ip6_append_data_mtu function in     net/ipv6/ip6_output.c in the IPv6 implementation in the     Linux kernel did not properly maintain information about     whether the IPV6_MTU setsockopt option had been     specified, which allowed local users to cause a denial     of service (BUG and system crash) via a crafted     application that uses the UDP_CORK option in a     setsockopt system call. (CVE-2013-4163)

  - Heap-based buffer overflow in the tg3_read_vpd function     in drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c in the Linux     kernel allowed physically proximate attackers to cause a     denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute     arbitrary code via crafted firmware that specifies a     long string in the Vital Product Data (VPD) data     structure. (CVE-2013-1929)

  - The _xfs_buf_find function in fs/xfs/xfs_buf.c in the     Linux kernel did not validate block numbers, which     allowed local users to cause a denial of service (NULL     pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have     unspecified other impact by leveraging the ability to     mount an XFS filesystem containing a metadata inode with     an invalid extent map. (CVE-2013-1819)

  - The chase_port function in drivers/usb/serial/io_ti.c in     the Linux kernel allowed local users to cause a denial     of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash)     via an attempted /dev/ttyUSB read or write operation on     a disconnected Edgeport USB serial converter.
    (CVE-2013-1774)

Also the following bugs have been fixed :

BTRFS :

  - btrfs: merge contiguous regions when loading free space     cache

  - btrfs: fix how we deal with the orphan block rsv

  - btrfs: fix wrong check during log recovery

  - btrfs: change how we indicate we are adding csums

  - btrfs: flush delayed inodes if we are short on space.
    (bnc#801427)

  - btrfs: rework shrink_delalloc. (bnc#801427)

  - btrfs: fix our overcommit math. (bnc#801427)

  - btrfs: delay block group item insertion. (bnc#801427)

  - btrfs: remove bytes argument from do_chunk_alloc.
    (bnc#801427)

  - btrfs: run delayed refs first when out of space.
    (bnc#801427)

  - btrfs: do not commit instead of overcommitting.
    (bnc#801427)

  - btrfs: do not take inode delalloc mutex if we are a free     space inode. (bnc#801427)

  - btrfs: fix chunk allocation error handling. (bnc#801427)

  - btrfs: remove extent mapping if we fail to add chunk.
    (bnc#801427)

  - btrfs: do not overcommit if we do not have enough space     for global rsv. (bnc#801427)

  - btrfs: rework the overcommit logic to be based on the     total size. (bnc#801427)

  - btrfs: steal from global reserve if we are cleaning up     orphans. (bnc#801427)

  - btrfs: clear chunk_alloc flag on retryable failure.
    (bnc#801427)

  - btrfs: use reserved space for creating a snapshot.
    (bnc#801427)

  - btrfs: cleanup to make the function     btrfs_delalloc_reserve_metadata more logic. (bnc#801427)

  - btrfs: fix space leak when we fail to reserve metadata     space. (bnc#801427)

  - btrfs: fix space accounting for unlink and rename.
    (bnc#801427)

  - btrfs: allocate new chunks if the space is not enough     for global rsv. (bnc#801427)

  - btrfs: various abort cleanups. (bnc#812526 / bnc#801427)

  - btrfs: simplify unlink reservations (bnc#801427). OTHER :

  - x86: Add workaround to NMI iret woes. (bnc#831949)

  - x86: Do not schedule while still in NMI context.
    (bnc#831949)

  - bnx2x: Avoid sending multiple statistics queries.
    (bnc#814336)

  - bnx2x: protect different statistics flows. (bnc#814336)

  - futex: Take hugepages into account when generating     futex_key.

  - drivers/hv: util: Fix a bug in version negotiation code     for util services. (bnc#828714)

  - printk: Add NMI ringbuffer. (bnc#831949)

  - printk: extract ringbuffer handling from vprintk.
    (bnc#831949)

  - printk: NMI safe printk. (bnc#831949)

  - printk: Make NMI ringbuffer size independent on     log_buf_len. (bnc#831949)

  - printk: Do not call console_unlock from nmi context.
    (bnc#831949)

  - printk: Do not use printk_cpu from finish_printk.
    (bnc#831949)

  - mlx4_en: Adding 40gb speed report for ethtool.
    (bnc#831410)

  - reiserfs: Fixed double unlock in reiserfs_setattr     failure path.

  - reiserfs: delay reiserfs lock until journal     initialization. (bnc#815320)

  - reiserfs: do not lock journal_init(). (bnc#815320)

  - reiserfs: locking, handle nested locks properly.
    (bnc#815320)

  - reiserfs: locking, push write lock out of xattr code.
    (bnc#815320)

  - reiserfs: locking, release lock around quota operations.
    (bnc#815320)

  - NFS: support 'nosharetransport' option (bnc#807502,     bnc#828192, FATE#315593).

  - dm mpath: add retain_attached_hw_handler feature.
    (bnc#760407)

  - scsi_dh: add scsi_dh_attached_handler_name. (bnc#760407)

  - bonding: disallow change of MAC if fail_over_mac     enabled. (bnc#827376)

  - bonding: propagate unicast lists down to slaves.
    (bnc#773255 / bnc#827372)

  - bonding: emit address change event also in bond_release.
    (bnc#773255 / bnc#827372)

  - bonding: emit event when bonding changes MAC.
    (bnc#773255 / bnc#827372)

  - SUNRPC: Ensure we release the socket write lock if the     rpc_task exits early. (bnc#830901)

  - ext4: force read-only unless rw=1 module option is used     (fate#314864).

  - HID: fix unused rsize usage. (bnc#783475)

  - HID: fix data access in implement(). (bnc#783475)

  - xfs: fix deadlock in xfs_rtfree_extent with kernel v3.x.
    (bnc#829622)

  - r8169: allow multicast packets on sub-8168f chipset.
    (bnc#805371)

  - r8169: support new chips of RTL8111F. (bnc#805371)

  - r8169: define the early size for 8111evl. (bnc#805371)

  - r8169: fix the reset setting for 8111evl. (bnc#805371)

  - r8169: add MODULE_FIRMWARE for the firmware of 8111evl.
    (bnc#805371)

  - r8169: fix sticky accepts packet bits in RxConfig.
    (bnc#805371)

  - r8169: adjust the RxConfig settings. (bnc#805371)

  - r8169: support RTL8111E-VL. (bnc#805371)

  - r8169: add ERI functions. (bnc#805371)

  - r8169: modify the flow of the hw reset. (bnc#805371)

  - r8169: adjust some registers. (bnc#805371)

  - r8169: check firmware content sooner. (bnc#805371)

  - r8169: support new firmware format. (bnc#805371)

  - r8169: explicit firmware format check. (bnc#805371)

  - r8169: move the firmware down into the device private     data. (bnc#805371)

  - mm: link_mem_sections make sure nmi watchdog does not     trigger while linking memory sections. (bnc#820434)

  - kernel: lost IPIs on CPU hotplug (bnc#825048,     LTC#94784).

  - iwlwifi: use correct supported firmware for 6035 and     6000g2. (bnc#825887)

  - watchdog: Update watchdog_thresh atomically.
    (bnc#829357)

  - watchdog: update watchdog_tresh properly. (bnc#829357)

  - watchdog:
    watchdog-make-disable-enable-hotplug-and-preempt-save.pa     tch. (bnc#829357)

  - include/1/smp.h: define __smp_call_function_single for     !CONFIG_SMP. (bnc#829357)

  - lpfc: Return correct error code on bsg_timeout.
    (bnc#816043)

  - dm-multipath: Drop table when retrying ioctl.
    (bnc#808940)

  - scsi: Do not retry invalid function error. (bnc#809122)

  - scsi: Always retry internal target error. (bnc#745640,     bnc#825227)

  - ibmvfc: Driver version 1.0.1. (bnc#825142)

  - ibmvfc: Fix for offlining devices during error recovery.
    (bnc#825142)

  - ibmvfc: Properly set cancel flags when cancelling abort.
    (bnc#825142)

  - ibmvfc: Send cancel when link is down. (bnc#825142)

  - ibmvfc: Support FAST_IO_FAIL in EH handlers.
    (bnc#825142)

  - ibmvfc: Suppress ABTS if target gone. (bnc#825142)

  - fs/dcache.c: add cond_resched() to     shrink_dcache_parent(). (bnc#829082)

  - kmsg_dump: do not run on non-error paths by default.
    (bnc#820172)

  - mm: honor min_free_kbytes set by user. (bnc#826960)

  - hyperv: Fix a kernel warning from     netvsc_linkstatus_callback(). (bnc#828574)

  - RT: Fix up hardening patch to not gripe when avg >     available, which lockless access makes possible and     happens in -rt kernels running a cpubound ltp realtime     testcase. Just keep the output sane in that case.

  - md/raid10: Fix two bug affecting RAID10 reshape (-).

  - Allow NFSv4 to run execute-only files. (bnc#765523)

  - fs/ocfs2/namei.c: remove unnecessary ERROR when removing     non-empty directory. (bnc#819363)

  - block: Reserve only one queue tag for sync IO if only 3     tags are available. (bnc#806396)

  - drm/i915: Add wait_for in init_ring_common. (bnc#813604)

  - drm/i915: Mark the ringbuffers as being in the GTT     domain. (bnc#813604)

  - ext4: avoid hang when mounting non-journal filesystems     with orphan list. (bnc#817377)

  - autofs4 - fix get_next_positive_subdir(). (bnc#819523)

  - ocfs2: Add bits_wanted while calculating credits in     ocfs2_calc_extend_credits. (bnc#822077)

  - re-enable io tracing. (bnc#785901)

  - SUNRPC: Prevent an rpc_task wakeup race. (bnc#825591)

  - tg3: Prevent system hang during repeated EEH errors.
    (bnc#822066)

  - backends: Check for insane amounts of requests on the     ring.

  - Update Xen patches to 3.0.82.

  - netiucv: Hold rtnl between name allocation and device     registration. (bnc#824159)

  - drm/edid: Do not print messages regarding stereo or     csync by default. (bnc#821235)

  - net/sunrpc: xpt_auth_cache should be ignored when     expired. (bnc#803320)

  - sunrpc/cache: ensure items removed from cache do not     have pending upcalls. (bnc#803320)

  - sunrpc/cache: remove races with queuing an upcall.
    (bnc#803320)

  - sunrpc/cache: use cache_fresh_unlocked consistently and     correctly. (bnc#803320)

  - md/raid10 'enough' fixes. (bnc#773837)

  - Update config files: disable IP_PNP. (bnc#822825)

  - Disable efi pstore by default. (bnc#804482 / bnc#820172)

  - md: Fix problem with GET_BITMAP_FILE returning wrong     status. (bnc#812974 / bnc#823497)

  - USB: xHCI: override bogus bulk wMaxPacketSize values.
    (bnc#823082)

  - ALSA: hda - Fix system panic when DMA > 40 bits for     Nvidia audio controllers. (bnc#818465)

  - USB: UHCI: fix for suspend of virtual HP controller.
    (bnc#817035)

  - mm: mmu_notifier: re-fix freed page still mapped in     secondary MMU. (bnc#821052)

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 3 kernel has been updated to 3.0.82 and to fix various bugs and security issues.

The following security issues have been fixed :

  - The chase_port function in drivers/usb/serial/io_ti.c in     the Linux kernel allowed local users to cause a denial     of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash)     via an attempted /dev/ttyUSB read or write operation on     a disconnected Edgeport USB serial converter.
    (CVE-2013-1774)

  - Timing side channel on attacks were possible on     /dev/ptmx that could allow local attackers to predict     keypresses like e.g. passwords. This has been fixed     again by updating accessed/modified time on the pty     devices in resolution of 8 seconds, so that idle time     detection can still work. (CVE-2013-0160)

  - The vcc_recvmsg function in net/atm/common.c in the     Linux kernel did not initialize a certain length     variable, which allowed local users to obtain sensitive     information from kernel stack memory via a crafted     recvmsg or recvfrom system call. (CVE-2013-3222)

  - The ax25_recvmsg function in net/ax25/af_ax25.c in the     Linux kernel did not initialize a certain data     structure, which allowed local users to obtain sensitive     information from kernel stack memory via a crafted     recvmsg or recvfrom system call. (CVE-2013-3223)

  - The bt_sock_recvmsg function in     net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c in the Linux kernel did not     properly initialize a certain length variable, which     allowed local users to obtain sensitive information from     kernel stack memory via a crafted recvmsg or recvfrom     system call. (CVE-2013-3224)

  - The rfcomm_sock_recvmsg function in     net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c in the Linux kernel did not     initialize a certain length variable, which allowed     local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel     stack memory via a crafted recvmsg or recvfrom system     call. (CVE-2013-3225)

  - The caif_seqpkt_recvmsg function in     net/caif/caif_socket.c in the Linux kernel did not     initialize a certain length variable, which allowed     local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel     stack memory via a crafted recvmsg or recvfrom system     call. (CVE-2013-3227)

  - The irda_recvmsg_dgram function in net/irda/af_irda.c in     the Linux kernel did not initialize a certain length     variable, which allowed local users to obtain sensitive     information from kernel stack memory via a crafted     recvmsg or recvfrom system call. (CVE-2013-3228)

  - The iucv_sock_recvmsg function in net/iucv/af_iucv.c in     the Linux kernel did not initialize a certain length     variable, which allowed local users to obtain sensitive     information from kernel stack memory via a crafted     recvmsg or recvfrom system call. (CVE-2013-3229)

  - The llc_ui_recvmsg function in net/llc/af_llc.c in the     Linux kernel did not initialize a certain length     variable, which allowed local users to obtain sensitive     information from kernel stack memory via a crafted     recvmsg or recvfrom system call. (CVE-2013-3231)

  - The nr_recvmsg function in net/netrom/af_netrom.c in the     Linux kernel did not initialize a certain data     structure, which allowed local users to obtain sensitive     information from kernel stack memory via a crafted     recvmsg or recvfrom system call. (CVE-2013-3232)

  - The rose_recvmsg function in net/rose/af_rose.c in the     Linux kernel did not initialize a certain data     structure, which allowed local users to obtain sensitive     information from kernel stack memory via a crafted     recvmsg or recvfrom system call. (CVE-2013-3234)

  - net/tipc/socket.c in the Linux kernel did not initialize     a certain data structure and a certain length variable,     which allowed local users to obtain sensitive     information from kernel stack memory via a crafted     recvmsg or recvfrom system call. (CVE-2013-3235)

  - The crypto API in the Linux kernel did not initialize     certain length variables, which allowed local users to     obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory     via a crafted recvmsg or recvfrom system call, related     to the hash_recvmsg function in crypto/algif_hash.c and     the skcipher_recvmsg function in     crypto/algif_skcipher.c. (CVE-2013-3076)

  - The scm_set_cred function in include/net/scm.h in the     Linux kernel used incorrect uid and gid values during     credentials passing, which allowed local users to gain     privileges via a crafted application. (CVE-2013-1979)

  - A kernel information leak via tkill/tgkill was fixed.
    The following non-security bugs have been fixed :

S/390 :

  - af_iucv: Missing man page (bnc#825037, LTC#94825).

  - iucv: fix kernel panic at reboot (bnc#825037,     LTC#93803).

  - kernel: lost IPIs on CPU hotplug (bnc#825037,     LTC#94784).

  - dasd: Add missing descriptions for dasd timeout messages     (bnc#825037, LTC#94762).

  - dasd: Fix hanging device after resume with internal     error 13 (bnc#825037, LTC#94554).

  - cio: Suppress 2nd path verification during resume     (bnc#825037, LTC#94554).

  - vmcp: Missing man page (bnc#825037, LTC#94453).

  - kernel: 3215 console crash (bnc#825037, LTC#94302).

  - netiucv: Hold rtnl between name allocation and device     registration. (bnc#824159)

  - s390/ftrace: fix mcount adjustment (bnc#809895). HyperV :

  - Drivers: hv: Fix a bug in get_vp_index().

  - hyperv: Fix a compiler warning in netvsc_send().

  - Tools: hv: Fix a checkpatch warning.

  - tools: hv: skip iso9660 mounts in hv_vss_daemon.

  - tools: hv: use FIFREEZE/FITHAW in hv_vss_daemon.

  - tools: hv: use getmntent in hv_vss_daemon.

  - Tools: hv: Fix a checkpatch warning.

  - tools: hv: fix checks for origin of netlink message in     hv_vss_daemon.

  - Tools: hv: fix warnings in hv_vss_daemon.

  - x86, hyperv: Handle Xen emulation of Hyper-V more     gracefully.

  - hyperv: Fix a kernel warning from     netvsc_linkstatus_callback().

  - Drivers: hv: balloon: make local functions static.

  - tools: hv: daemon should check type of received Netlink     msg.

  - tools: hv: daemon setsockopt should use options macros.

  - tools: hv: daemon should subscribe only to CN_KVP_IDX     group.

  - driver: hv: remove cast for kmalloc return value.

  - hyperv: use 3.4 as LIC version string (bnc#822431).
    BTRFS :

  - btrfs: flush delayed inodes if we are short on space.
    (bnc#801427)

  - btrfs: rework shrink_delalloc. (bnc#801427)

  - btrfs: fix our overcommit math. (bnc#801427)

  - btrfs: delay block group item insertion. (bnc#801427)

  - btrfs: remove bytes argument from do_chunk_alloc.
    (bnc#801427)

  - btrfs: run delayed refs first when out of space.
    (bnc#801427)

  - btrfs: do not commit instead of overcommitting.
    (bnc#801427)

  - btrfs: do not take inode delalloc mutex if we are a free     space inode. (bnc#801427)

  - btrfs: fix chunk allocation error handling. (bnc#801427)

  - btrfs: remove extent mapping if we fail to add chunk.
    (bnc#801427)

  - btrfs: do not overcommit if we do not have enough space     for global rsv. (bnc#801427)

  - btrfs: rework the overcommit logic to be based on the     total size. (bnc#801427)

  - btrfs: steal from global reserve if we are cleaning up     orphans. (bnc#801427)

  - btrfs: clear chunk_alloc flag on retryable failure.
    (bnc#801427)

  - btrfs: use reserved space for creating a snapshot.
    (bnc#801427)

  - btrfs: cleanup to make the function     btrfs_delalloc_reserve_metadata more logic. (bnc#801427)

  - btrfs: fix space leak when we fail to reserve metadata     space. (bnc#801427)

  - btrfs: fix space accounting for unlink and rename.
    (bnc#801427)

  - btrfs: allocate new chunks if the space is not enough     for global rsv. (bnc#801427)

  - btrfs: various abort cleanups. (bnc#812526 / bnc#801427)

  - btrfs: simplify unlink reservations (bnc#801427). XFS :

  - xfs: Move allocation stack switch up to xfs_bmapi.
    (bnc#815356)

  - xfs: introduce XFS_BMAPI_STACK_SWITCH. (bnc#815356)

  - xfs: zero allocation_args on the kernel stack.
    (bnc#815356)

  - xfs: fix debug_object WARN at xfs_alloc_vextent().
    (bnc#815356)

  - xfs: do not defer metadata allocation to the workqueue.
    (bnc#815356)

  - xfs: introduce an allocation workqueue. (bnc#815356)

  - xfs: fix race while discarding buffers [V4] (bnc#815356     (comment 36)).

  - xfs: Serialize file-extending direct IO. (bnc#818371)

  - xfs: Do not allocate new buffers on every call to
    _xfs_buf_find. (bnc#763968)

  - xfs: fix buffer lookup race on allocation failure     (bnc#763968). ALSA :

  - Fix VT1708 jack detection on SLEPOS machines.
    (bnc#813922)

  - ALSA: hda - Avoid choose same converter for unused pins.
    (bnc#826186)

  - ALSA: hda - Cache the MUX selection for generic HDMI.
    (bnc#826186)

  - ALSA: hda - Haswell converter power state D0 verify.
    (bnc#826186)

  - ALSA: hda - Do not take unresponsive D3 transition too     serious. (bnc#823597)

  - ALSA: hda - Introduce bit flags to     snd_hda_codec_read/write(). (bnc#823597)

  - ALSA: hda - Check CORB overflow. (bnc#823597)

  - ALSA: hda - Check validity of CORB/RIRB WP reads.
    (bnc#823597)

  - ALSA: hda - Fix system panic when DMA > 40 bits for     Nvidia audio controllers. (bnc#818465)

  - ALSA: hda - Add hint for suppressing lower cap for IDT     codecs. (bnc#812332)

  - ALSA: hda - Enable mic-mute LED on more HP laptops     (bnc#821859). Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) :

  - drm/i915: Add wait_for in init_ring_common. (bnc#813604)

  - drm/i915: Mark the ringbuffers as being in the GTT     domain. (bnc#813604)

  - drm/edid: Do not print messages regarding stereo or     csync by default. (bnc#821235)

  - drm/i915: force full modeset if the connector is in DPMS     OFF mode. (bnc#809975)

  - drm/i915/sdvo: Use &amp;intel_sdvo->ddc instead of     intel_sdvo->i2c for DDC. (bnc#808855)

  - drm/mm: fix dump table BUG. (bnc#808837)

  - drm/i915: Clear the stolen fb before enabling     (bnc#808015). XEN :

  - xen/netback: Update references. (bnc#823342)

  - xen: Check for insane amounts of requests on the ring.

  - Update Xen patches to 3.0.82.

  - netback: do not disconnect frontend when seeing oversize     packet.

  - netfront: reduce gso_max_size to account for max TCP     header.

  - netfront: fix kABI after 'reduce gso_max_size to account     for max TCP header'. Other :

  - x86, efi: retry ExitBootServices() on failure.
    (bnc#823386)

  - x86/efi: Fix dummy variable buffer allocation.
    (bnc#822080)

  - ext4: avoid hang when mounting non-journal filesystems     with orphan list. (bnc#817377)

  - mm: compaction: Scan PFN caching KABI workaround (Fix     KABI breakage (bnc#825657)).

  - autofs4 - fix get_next_positive_subdir(). (bnc#819523)

  - ocfs2: Add bits_wanted while calculating credits in     ocfs2_calc_extend_credits. (bnc#822077)

  - writeback: Avoid needless scanning of b_dirty list.
    (bnc#819018)

  - writeback: Do not sort b_io list only because of block     device inode. (bnc#819018)

  - re-enable io tracing. (bnc#785901)

  - pciehp: Corrected the old mismatching DMI strings.

  - SUNRPC: Prevent an rpc_task wakeup race. (bnc#825591)

  - tg3: Prevent system hang during repeated EEH errors.
    (bnc#822066)

  - scsi_dh_alua: multipath failover fails with error 15.
    (bnc#825696)

  - Do not switch camera on HP EB 8780. (bnc#797090)

  - Do not switch webcam for HP EB 8580w. (bnc#797090)

  - mm: fixup compilation error due to an asm write through     a const pointer. (bnc#823795)

  - do not switch cam port on HP EliteBook 840. (bnc#822164)

  - net/sunrpc: xpt_auth_cache should be ignored when     expired. (bnc#803320)

  - sunrpc/cache: ensure items removed from cache do not     have pending upcalls. (bnc#803320)

  - sunrpc/cache: remove races with queuing an upcall.
    (bnc#803320)

  - sunrpc/cache: use cache_fresh_unlocked consistently and     correctly. (bnc#803320)

  - KVM: x86: emulate movdqa. (bnc#821070)

  - KVM: x86: emulator: add support for vector alignment.
    (bnc#821070)

  - KVM: x86: emulator: expand decode flags to 64 bits.
    (bnc#821070)

  - xhci - correct comp_mode_recovery_timer on return from     hibernate. (bnc#808136)

  - md/raid10 enough fixes. (bnc#773837)

  - lib/Makefile: Fix oid_registry build dependency.
    (bnc#823223)

  - Update config files: disable IP_PNP. (bnc#822825)

  - Fix kABI breakage for addition of     snd_hda_bus.no_response_fallback. (bnc#823597)

  - Disable efi pstore by default. (bnc#804482 / bnc#820172)

  - md: Fix problem with GET_BITMAP_FILE returning wrong     status. (bnc#812974)

  - bnx2x: Fix bridged GSO for 57710/57711 chips.
    (bnc#819610)

  - USB: xHCI: override bogus bulk wMaxPacketSize values.
    (bnc#823082)

  - BTUSB: Add MediaTek bluetooth MT76x0E support.
    (bnc#797727 / bnc#822340)

  - qlge: Update version to 1.00.00.32. (bnc#819195)

  - qlge: Fix ethtool autoneg advertising. (bnc#819195)

  - qlge: Fix receive path to drop error frames.
    (bnc#819195)

  - qlge: remove NETIF_F_TSO6 flag. (bnc#819195)

  - remove init of dev->perm_addr in drivers. (bnc#819195)

  - drivers/net: fix up function prototypes after __dev*     removals. (bnc#819195)

  - qlge: remove __dev* attributes. (bnc#819195)

  - drivers: ethernet: qlogic: qlge_dbg.c: Fixed a coding     style issue. (bnc#819195)

  - cxgb4: Force uninitialized state if FW_ON_ADAPTER is <     FW_VERSION and we are the MASTER_PF. (bnc#809130)

  - USB: UHCI: fix for suspend of virtual HP controller.
    (bnc#817035)

  - timer_list: Convert timer list to be a proper seq_file.
    (bnc#818047)

  - timer_list: Split timer_list_show_tickdevices.
    (bnc#818047)

  - sched: Fix /proc/sched_debug failure on very very large     systems. (bnc#818047)

  - sched: Fix /proc/sched_stat failure on very very large     systems. (bnc#818047)

  - reiserfs: fix spurious multiple-fill in     reiserfs_readdir_dentry. (bnc#822722)

  - libfc: do not exch_done() on invalid sequence ptr.
    (bnc#810722)

  - netfilter: ip6t_LOG: fix logging of packet mark.
    (bnc#821930)

  - virtio_net: introduce VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_DATA_VALID.
    (bnc#819655)

  - HWPOISON: fix misjudgement of page_action() for errors     on mlocked pages (Memory failure RAS (bnc#821799)).

  - HWPOISON: check dirty flag to match against clean page     (Memory failure RAS (bnc#821799)).

  - HWPOISON: change order of error_states elements (Memory     failure RAS (bnc#821799)).

  - mm: hwpoison: fix action_result() to print out     dirty/clean (Memory failure RAS (bnc#821799)).

  - mm: mmu_notifier: re-fix freed page still mapped in     secondary MMU. (bnc#821052)

  - Do not switch webcams in some HP ProBooks to XHCI.
    (bnc#805804)

  - Do not switch BT on HP ProBook 4340. (bnc#812281)

  - mm: memory_dev_init make sure nmi watchdog does not     trigger while registering memory sections. (bnc#804609,     bnc#820434)

  - mm: compaction: Restart compaction from near where it     left off

  - mm: compaction: cache if a pageblock was scanned and no     pages were isolated

  - mm: compaction: clear PG_migrate_skip based on     compaction and reclaim activity

  - mm: compaction: Scan PFN caching KABI workaround

  - mm: page_allocator: Remove first_pass guard

  - mm: vmscan: do not stall on writeback during memory     compaction Cache compaction restart points for faster     compaction cycles (bnc#816451)

The remote Oracle Linux 5 / 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2013-2534 advisory.

  - block/scsi_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel through 3.8 does not properly consider the SCSI device class during     authorization of SCSI commands, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via an     SG_IO ioctl call that leverages overlapping opcodes. (CVE-2012-4542)

  - The llc_ui_getname function in net/llc/af_llc.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 has an incorrect return     value in certain circumstances, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack     memory via a crafted application that leverages an uninitialized pointer argument. (CVE-2012-6542)

  - The KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.0 does not check whether kernel addresses are specified     during allocation of memory slots for use in a guest's physical address space, which allows local users to     gain privileges or obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted application, related to     arch/x86/kvm/paging_tmpl.h and virt/kvm/kvm_main.c. (CVE-2013-1943)

  - Heap-based buffer overflow in the tg3_read_vpd function in drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c in the     Linux kernel before 3.8.6 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (system     crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted firmware that specifies a long string in the Vital     Product Data (VPD) data structure. (CVE-2013-1929)

  - Heap-based buffer overflow in the wdm_in_callback function in drivers/usb/class/cdc-wdm.c in the Linux     kernel before 3.8.4 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or     possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted cdc-wdm USB device. (CVE-2013-1860)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Oracle Linux 5 / 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2013-2525 advisory.

  - The llc_ui_getname function in net/llc/af_llc.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 has an incorrect return     value in certain circumstances, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack     memory via a crafted application that leverages an uninitialized pointer argument. (CVE-2012-6542)

  - Heap-based buffer overflow in the tg3_read_vpd function in drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c in the     Linux kernel before 3.8.6 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (system     crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted firmware that specifies a long string in the Vital     Product Data (VPD) data structure. (CVE-2013-1929)

  - Heap-based buffer overflow in the wdm_in_callback function in drivers/usb/class/cdc-wdm.c in the Linux     kernel before 3.8.4 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or     possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted cdc-wdm USB device. (CVE-2013-1860)

  - fs/ext3/super.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.4 uses incorrect arguments to functions in certain     circumstances related to printk input, which allows local users to conduct format-string attacks and     possibly gain privileges via a crafted application. (CVE-2013-1848)

  - The scm_set_cred function in include/net/scm.h in the Linux kernel before 3.8.11 uses incorrect uid and     gid values during credentials passing, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted     application. (CVE-2013-1979)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Oracle Linux 5 / 6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2013-2523 advisory.

  - block/scsi_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel through 3.8 does not properly consider the SCSI device class during     authorization of SCSI commands, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via an     SG_IO ioctl call that leverages overlapping opcodes. (CVE-2012-4542)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Oracle Linux 5 / 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2013-2520 advisory.

  - Race condition in fs/ext4/extents.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.16 allows local users to obtain     sensitive information from a deleted file by reading an extent that was not properly marked as     uninitialized. (CVE-2012-4508)

  - The online_pages function in mm/memory_hotplug.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 allows local users to     cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other     impact in opportunistic circumstances by using memory that was hot-added by an administrator.
    (CVE-2012-5517)

  - arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable.h in the Linux kernel before 3.6.2, when transparent huge pages are used,     does not properly support PROT_NONE memory regions, which allows local users to cause a denial of service     (system crash) via a crafted application. (CVE-2013-0309)

  - The cipso_v4_validate function in net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.8 allows local     users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have     unspecified other impact via an IPOPT_CIPSO IP_OPTIONS setsockopt system call. (CVE-2013-0310)

  - Race condition in the ptrace functionality in the Linux kernel before 3.7.5 allows local users to gain     privileges via a PTRACE_SETREGS ptrace system call in a crafted application, as demonstrated by     ptrace_death. (CVE-2013-0871)

  - The kvm_set_msr_common function in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the Linux kernel through 3.8.4 does not ensure a     required time_page alignment during an MSR_KVM_SYSTEM_TIME operation, which allows guest OS users to cause     a denial of service (buffer overflow and host OS memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other     impact via a crafted application. (CVE-2013-1796)

  - The ioapic_read_indirect function in virt/kvm/ioapic.c in the Linux kernel through 3.8.4 does not properly     handle a certain combination of invalid IOAPIC_REG_SELECT and IOAPIC_REG_WINDOW operations, which allows     guest OS users to obtain sensitive information from host OS memory or cause a denial of service (host OS     OOPS) via a crafted application. (CVE-2013-1798)

  - net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not initialize certain structures, which allows     local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.
    (CVE-2012-6537)

  - The ATM implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not initialize certain structures, which allows     local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted application.
    (CVE-2012-6546)

  - The __tun_chr_ioctl function in drivers/net/tun.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not initialize a     certain structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a     crafted application. (CVE-2012-6547)

  - The xfrm_state_netlink function in net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c in the Linux kernel before 3.5.7 does not properly     handle error conditions in dump_one_state function calls, which allows local users to gain privileges or     cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN     capability. (CVE-2013-1826)

  - The hidp_setup_hid function in net/bluetooth/hidp/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.6 does not     properly copy a certain name field, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel     memory by setting a long name and making an HIDPCONNADD ioctl call. (CVE-2013-0349)

  - The chase_port function in drivers/usb/serial/io_ti.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.4 allows local users     to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via an attempted /dev/ttyUSB read     or write operation on a disconnected Edgeport USB serial converter. (CVE-2013-1774)

  - Race condition in the install_user_keyrings function in security/keys/process_keys.c in the Linux kernel     before 3.8.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash)     via crafted keyctl system calls that trigger keyring operations in simultaneous threads. (CVE-2013-1792)

  - net/dccp/ccid.h in the Linux kernel before 3.5.4 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial     of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for a     certain (1) sender or (2) receiver getsockopt call. (CVE-2013-1827)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Oracle Linux 5 / 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2013-2519 advisory.

  - The kvm_set_msr_common function in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the Linux kernel through 3.8.4 does not ensure a     required time_page alignment during an MSR_KVM_SYSTEM_TIME operation, which allows guest OS users to cause     a denial of service (buffer overflow and host OS memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other     impact via a crafted application. (CVE-2013-1796)

  - Use-after-free vulnerability in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the Linux kernel through 3.8.4 allows guest OS users     to cause a denial of service (host OS memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a     crafted application that triggers use of a guest physical address (GPA) in (1) movable or (2) removable     memory during an MSR_KVM_SYSTEM_TIME kvm_set_msr_common operation. (CVE-2013-1797)

  - The ioapic_read_indirect function in virt/kvm/ioapic.c in the Linux kernel through 3.8.4 does not properly     handle a certain combination of invalid IOAPIC_REG_SELECT and IOAPIC_REG_WINDOW operations, which allows     guest OS users to obtain sensitive information from host OS memory or cause a denial of service (host OS     OOPS) via a crafted application. (CVE-2013-1798)

  - The hidp_setup_hid function in net/bluetooth/hidp/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.6 does not     properly copy a certain name field, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel     memory by setting a long name and making an HIDPCONNADD ioctl call. (CVE-2013-0349)

  - Use-after-free vulnerability in the shmem_remount_fs function in mm/shmem.c in the Linux kernel before     3.7.10 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (system crash) by remounting a     tmpfs filesystem without specifying a required mpol (aka mempolicy) mount option. (CVE-2013-1767)

  - The chase_port function in drivers/usb/serial/io_ti.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.4 allows local users     to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via an attempted /dev/ttyUSB read     or write operation on a disconnected Edgeport USB serial converter. (CVE-2013-1774)

  - Race condition in the install_user_keyrings function in security/keys/process_keys.c in the Linux kernel     before 3.8.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash)     via crafted keyctl system calls that trigger keyring operations in simultaneous threads. (CVE-2013-1792)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2013-0744 advisory.

  - The kvm_set_msr_common function in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the Linux kernel through 3.8.4 does not ensure a     required time_page alignment during an MSR_KVM_SYSTEM_TIME operation, which allows guest OS users to cause     a denial of service (buffer overflow and host OS memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other     impact via a crafted application. (CVE-2013-1796)

  - Use-after-free vulnerability in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the Linux kernel through 3.8.4 allows guest OS users     to cause a denial of service (host OS memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a     crafted application that triggers use of a guest physical address (GPA) in (1) movable or (2) removable     memory during an MSR_KVM_SYSTEM_TIME kvm_set_msr_common operation. (CVE-2013-1797)

  - The ioapic_read_indirect function in virt/kvm/ioapic.c in the Linux kernel through 3.8.4 does not properly     handle a certain combination of invalid IOAPIC_REG_SELECT and IOAPIC_REG_WINDOW operations, which allows     guest OS users to obtain sensitive information from host OS memory or cause a denial of service (host OS     OOPS) via a crafted application. (CVE-2013-1798)

  - Integer overflow in drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c in the i915 driver in the Direct Rendering     Manager (DRM) subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.8.3, as used in Google Chrome OS before     25.0.1364.173 and other products, allows local users to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer     overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application that triggers many     relocation copies, and potentially leads to a race condition. (CVE-2013-0913)

  - Buffer overflow in the VFAT filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.3 allows local users to     gain privileges or cause a denial of service (system crash) via a VFAT write operation on a filesystem     with the utf8 mount option, which is not properly handled during UTF-8 to UTF-16 conversion.
    (CVE-2013-1773)

  - net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not initialize certain structures, which allows     local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.
    (CVE-2012-6537)

  - The ATM implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not initialize certain structures, which allows     local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted application.
    (CVE-2012-6546)

  - The __tun_chr_ioctl function in drivers/net/tun.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not initialize a     certain structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a     crafted application. (CVE-2012-6547)

  - The xfrm_state_netlink function in net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c in the Linux kernel before 3.5.7 does not properly     handle error conditions in dump_one_state function calls, which allows local users to gain privileges or     cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN     capability. (CVE-2013-1826)

  - The hidp_setup_hid function in net/bluetooth/hidp/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.6 does not     properly copy a certain name field, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel     memory by setting a long name and making an HIDPCONNADD ioctl call. (CVE-2013-0349)

  - Use-after-free vulnerability in the shmem_remount_fs function in mm/shmem.c in the Linux kernel before     3.7.10 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (system crash) by remounting a     tmpfs filesystem without specifying a required mpol (aka mempolicy) mount option. (CVE-2013-1767)

  - The chase_port function in drivers/usb/serial/io_ti.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.4 allows local users     to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via an attempted /dev/ttyUSB read     or write operation on a disconnected Edgeport USB serial converter. (CVE-2013-1774)

  - Race condition in the install_user_keyrings function in security/keys/process_keys.c in the Linux kernel     before 3.8.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash)     via crafted keyctl system calls that trigger keyring operations in simultaneous threads. (CVE-2013-1792)

  - net/dccp/ccid.h in the Linux kernel before 3.5.4 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial     of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for a     certain (1) sender or (2) receiver getsockopt call. (CVE-2013-1827)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Multiple vulnerabilities has been found and corrected in the Linux kernel :

net/ceph/auth_none.c in the Linux kernel through 3.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via an auth_reply message that triggers an attempted build_request operation.
(CVE-2013-1059)

The HP Smart Array controller disk-array driver and Compaq SMART2 controller disk-array driver in the Linux kernel through 3.9.4 do not initialize certain data structures, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via (1) a crafted IDAGETPCIINFO command for a /dev/ida device, related to the ida_locked_ioctl function in drivers/block/cpqarray.c or (2) a crafted CCISS_PASSTHRU32 command for a /dev/cciss device, related to the cciss_ioctl32_passthru function in drivers/block/cciss.c.
(CVE-2013-2147)

The fill_event_metadata function in fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c in the Linux kernel through 3.9.4 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a read operation on the fanotify descriptor. (CVE-2013-2148)

Format string vulnerability in the register_disk function in block/genhd.c in the Linux kernel through 3.9.4 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging root access and writing format string specifiers to /sys/module/md_mod/parameters/new_array in order to create a crafted /dev/md device name. (CVE-2013-2851)

The mmc_ioctl_cdrom_read_data function in drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c in the Linux kernel through 3.10 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a read operation on a malfunctioning CD-ROM drive. (CVE-2013-2164)

The key_notify_policy_flush function in net/key/af_key.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory by reading a broadcast message from the notify_policy interface of an IPSec key_socket. (CVE-2013-2237)

The (1) key_notify_sa_flush and (2) key_notify_policy_flush functions in net/key/af_key.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10 do not initialize certain structure members, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory by reading a broadcast message from the notify interface of an IPSec key_socket.
(CVE-2013-2234)

The ip6_sk_dst_check function in net/ipv6/ip6_output.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by using an AF_INET6 socket for a connection to an IPv4 interface. (CVE-2013-2232)

The online_pages function in mm/memory_hotplug.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact in opportunistic circumstances by using memory that was hot-added by an administrator. (CVE-2012-5517)

Format string vulnerability in the b43_request_firmware function in drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c in the Broadcom B43 wireless driver in the Linux kernel through 3.9.4 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging root access and including format string specifiers in an fwpostfix modprobe parameter, leading to improper construction of an error message. (CVE-2013-2852)

The ftrace implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.8.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging the CAP_SYS_ADMIN capability for write access to the (1) set_ftrace_pid or (2) set_graph_function file, and then making an lseek system call. (CVE-2013-3301)

The pciback_enable_msi function in the PCI backend driver (drivers/xen/pciback/conf_space_capability_msi.c) in Xen for the Linux kernel 2.6.18 and 3.8 allows guest OS users with PCI device access to cause a denial of service via a large number of kernel log messages.
NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third-party information.
(CVE-2013-0231)

The chase_port function in drivers/usb/serial/io_ti.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via an attempted /dev/ttyUSB read or write operation on a disconnected Edgeport USB serial converter. (CVE-2013-1774)

Heap-based buffer overflow in the iscsi_add_notunderstood_response function in drivers/target/iscsi/iscsi_target_parameters.c in the iSCSI target subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.9.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and OOPS) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long key that is not properly handled during construction of an error-response packet.
(CVE-2013-2850)

The updated packages provides a solution for these security issues.

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a denial of service, information leak or privilege escalation. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems :

  - CVE-2012-2121     Benjamin Herrenschmidt and Jason Baron discovered issues     with the IOMMU mapping of memory slots used in KVM     device assignment. Local users with the ability to     assign devices could cause a denial of service due to a     memory page leak.

  - CVE-2012-3552     Hafid Lin reported an issue in the IP networking     subsystem. A remote user can cause a denial of service     (system crash) on servers running applications that set     options on sockets which are actively being processed.

  - CVE-2012-4461     Jon Howell reported a denial of service issue in the KVM     subsystem. On systems that do not support the XSAVE     feature, local users with access to the /dev/kvm     interface can cause a system crash.

  - CVE-2012-4508     Dmitry Monakhov and Theodore Ts'o reported a race     condition in the ext4 filesystem. Local users could gain     access to sensitive kernel memory.

  - CVE-2012-6537     Mathias Krause discovered information leak issues in the     Transformation user configuration interface. Local users     with the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability can gain access to     sensitive kernel memory.

  - CVE-2012-6539     Mathias Krause discovered an issue in the networking     subsystem. Local users on 64-bit systems can gain access     to sensitive kernel memory.

  - CVE-2012-6540     Mathias Krause discovered an issue in the Linux virtual     server subsystem. Local users can gain access to     sensitive kernel memory. Note: this issue does not     affect Debian provided kernels, but may affect custom     kernels built from Debian's linux-source-2.6.32 package.

  - CVE-2012-6542     Mathias Krause discovered an issue in the LLC protocol     support code. Local users can gain access to sensitive     kernel memory.

  - CVE-2012-6544     Mathias Krause discovered issues in the Bluetooth     subsystem. Local users can gain access to sensitive     kernel memory.

  - CVE-2012-6545     Mathias Krause discovered issues in the Bluetooth RFCOMM     protocol support. Local users can gain access to     sensitive kernel memory.

  - CVE-2012-6546     Mathias Krause discovered issues in the ATM networking     support. Local users can gain access to sensitive kernel     memory.

  - CVE-2012-6548     Mathias Krause discovered an issue in the UDF file     system support. Local users can obtain access to     sensitive kernel memory.

  - CVE-2012-6549     Mathias Krause discovered an issue in the isofs file     system support. Local users can obtain access to     sensitive kernel memory.

  - CVE-2013-0349     Anderson Lizardo discovered an issue in the Bluetooth     Human Interface Device Protocol (HIDP) stack. Local     users can obtain access to sensitive kernel memory.

  - CVE-2013-0914     Emese Revfy discovered an issue in the signal     implementation. Local users may be able to bypass the     address space layout randomization (ASLR) facility due     to a leaking of information to child processes.

  - CVE-2013-1767     Greg Thelen reported an issue in the tmpfs virtual     memory filesystem. Local users with sufficient privilege     to mount filesystems can cause a denial of service or     possibly elevated privileges due to a use-after free     defect.

  - CVE-2013-1773     Alan Stern provided a fix for a defect in the     UTF8->UTF16 string conversion facility used by the VFAT     filesystem. A local user could cause a buffer overflow     condition, resulting in a denial of service or     potentially elevated privileges.

  - CVE-2013-1774     Wolfgang Frisch provided a fix for a NULL pointer     dereference defect in the driver for some serial USB     devices from Inside Out Networks. Local users with     permission to access these devices can create a denial     of service (kernel oops) by causing the device to be     removed while it is in use.

  - CVE-2013-1792     Mateusz Guzik of Red Hat EMEA GSS SEG Team discovered a     race condition in the access key retention support in     the kernel. A local user could cause a denial of service     (NULL pointer dereference).

  - CVE-2013-1796     Andrew Honig of Google reported an issue in the KVM     subsystem. A user in a guest operating system could     corrupt kernel memory, resulting in a denial of service.

  - CVE-2013-1798     Andrew Honig of Google reported an issue in the KVM     subsystem. A user in a guest operating system could     cause a denial of service due to a use after-free     defect.

  - CVE-2013-1826     Mathias Krause discovered an issue in the Transformation     (XFRM) user configuration interface of the networking     stack. A user with the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability may be     able to gain elevated privileges.

  - CVE-2013-1860     Oliver Neukum discovered an issue in the USB CDC WCM     Device Management driver. Local users with the ability     to attach devices can cause a denial of service (kernel     crash) or potentially gain elevated privileges.

  - CVE-2013-1928     Kees Cook provided a fix for an information leak in the     VIDEO_SET_SPU_PALETTE ioctl for 32-bit applications     running on a 64-bit kernel. Local users can gain access     to sensitive kernel memory.

  - CVE-2013-1929     Oded Horovitz and Brad Spengler reported an issue in the     device driver for Broadcom Tigon3 based gigabit     Ethernet. Users with the ability to attach untrusted     devices can create an overflow condition, resulting in a     denial of service or elevated privileges.

  - CVE-2013-2015     Theodore Ts'o provided a fix for an issue in the ext4     filesystem. Local users with the ability to mount a     specially crafted filesystem can cause a denial of     service (infinite loop).

  - CVE-2013-2634     Mathias Krause discovered a few issues in the Data     Center Bridging (DCB) netlink interface. Local users can     gain access to sensitive kernel memory.

  - CVE-2013-3222     Mathias Krause discovered an issue in the Asynchronous     Transfer Mode (ATM) protocol support. Local users can     gain access to sensitive kernel memory.

  - CVE-2013-3223     Mathias Krause discovered an issue in the Amateur Radio     AX.25 protocol support. Local users can gain access to     sensitive kernel memory.

  - CVE-2013-3224     Mathias Krause discovered an issue in the Bluetooth     subsystem. Local users can gain access to sensitive     kernel memory.

  - CVE-2013-3225     Mathias Krause discovered an issue in the Bluetooth     RFCOMM protocol support. Local users can gain access to     sensitive kernel memory.

  - CVE-2013-3228     Mathias Krause discovered an issue in the IrDA     (infrared) subsystem support. Local users can gain     access to sensitive kernel memory.

  - CVE-2013-3229     Mathias Krause discovered an issue in the IUCV support     on s390 systems. Local users can gain access to     sensitive kernel memory.

  - CVE-2013-3231     Mathias Krause discovered an issue in the ANSI/IEEE     802.2 LLC type 2 protocol support. Local users can gain     access to sensitive kernel memory.

  - CVE-2013-3234     Mathias Krause discovered an issue in the Amateur Radio     X.25 PLP (Rose) protocol support. Local users can gain     access to sensitive kernel memory.

  - CVE-2013-3235     Mathias Krause discovered an issue in the Transparent     Inter Process Communication (TIPC) protocol support.
    Local users can gain access to sensitive kernel memory.

Mathias Krause discovered an information leak in the Linux kernel's getsockname implementation for Logical Link Layer (llc) sockets. A local user could exploit this flaw to examine some of the kernel's stack memory. (CVE-2012-6542)

Mathias Krause discovered information leaks in the Linux kernel's Bluetooth Logical Link Control and Adaptation Protocol (L2CAP) implementation. A local user could exploit these flaws to examine some of the kernel's stack memory. (CVE-2012-6544)

Mathias Krause discovered information leaks in the Linux kernel's Bluetooth RFCOMM protocol implementation. A local user could exploit these flaws to examine parts of kernel memory. (CVE-2012-6545)

Mathias Krause discovered information leaks in the Linux kernel's Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) networking stack. A local user could exploit these flaws to examine some parts of kernel memory.
(CVE-2012-6546)

Mathias Krause discovered an information leak in the Linux kernel's UDF file system implementation. A local user could exploit this flaw to examine some of the kernel's heap memory. (CVE-2012-6548)

Andrew Jones discovered a flaw with the xen_iret function in Linux kernel's Xen virtualizeation. In the 32-bit Xen paravirt platform an unprivileged guest OS user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (crash the system) or gain guest OS privilege.
(CVE-2013-0228)

An information leak was discovered in the Linux kernel's Bluetooth stack when HIDP (Human Interface Device Protocol) support is enabled.
A local unprivileged user could exploit this flaw to cause an information leak from the kernel. (CVE-2013-0349)

A flaw was discovered in the Edgeort USB serial converter driver when the device is disconnected while it is in use. A local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash).
(CVE-2013-1774)

Andrew Honig discovered a flaw in guest OS time updates in the Linux kernel's KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine). A privileged guest user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (crash host system) or potential escalate privilege to the host kernel level.
(CVE-2013-1796).

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.

* An integer overflow flaw, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, was found in the way the Intel i915 driver in the Linux kernel handled the allocation of the buffer used for relocation copies. A local user with console access could use this flaw to cause a denial of service or escalate their privileges. (CVE-2013-0913, Important)

* A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way UTF-8 characters were converted to UTF-16 in the utf8s_to_utf16s() function of the Linux kernel's FAT file system implementation. A local user able to mount a FAT file system with the 'utf8=1' option could use this flaw to crash the system or, potentially, to escalate their privileges.
(CVE-2013-1773, Important)

* A flaw was found in the way KVM handled guest time updates when the buffer the guest registered by writing to the MSR_KVM_SYSTEM_TIME machine state register (MSR) crossed a page boundary. A privileged guest user could use this flaw to crash the host or, potentially, escalate their privileges, allowing them to execute arbitrary code at the host kernel level. (CVE-2013-1796, Important)

* A potential use-after-free flaw was found in the way KVM handled guest time updates when the GPA (guest physical address) the guest registered by writing to the MSR_KVM_SYSTEM_TIME machine state register (MSR) fell into a movable or removable memory region of the hosting user-space process (by default, QEMU-KVM) on the host. If that memory region is deregistered from KVM using KVM_SET_USER_MEMORY_REGION and the allocated virtual memory reused, a privileged guest user could potentially use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the host. (CVE-2013-1797, Important)

* A flaw was found in the way KVM emulated IOAPIC (I/O Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller). A missing validation check in the ioapic_read_indirect() function could allow a privileged guest user to crash the host, or read a substantial portion of host kernel memory.
(CVE-2013-1798, Important)

* A race condition in install_user_keyrings(), leading to a NULL pointer dereference, was found in the key management facility. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2013-1792, Moderate)

* A NULL pointer dereference in the XFRM implementation could allow a local user who has the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2013-1826, Moderate)

* A NULL pointer dereference in the Datagram Congestion Control Protocol (DCCP) implementation could allow a local user to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2013-1827, Moderate)

* Information leak flaws in the XFRM implementation could allow a local user who has the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability to leak kernel stack memory to user-space. (CVE-2012-6537, Low)

* Two information leak flaws in the Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) subsystem could allow a local, unprivileged user to leak kernel stack memory to user-space. (CVE-2012-6546, Low)

* An information leak was found in the TUN/TAP device driver in the networking implementation. A local user with access to a TUN/TAP virtual interface could use this flaw to leak kernel stack memory to user-space. (CVE-2012-6547, Low)

* An information leak in the Bluetooth implementation could allow a local user who has the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability to leak kernel stack memory to user-space. (CVE-2013-0349, Low)

* A use-after-free flaw was found in the tmpfs implementation. A local user able to mount and unmount a tmpfs file system could use this flaw to cause a denial of service or, potentially, escalate their privileges. (CVE-2013-1767, Low)

* A NULL pointer dereference was found in the Linux kernel's USB Inside Out Edgeport Serial Driver implementation. An attacker with physical access to a system could use this flaw to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2013-1774, Low)

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.

Security :

* An integer overflow flaw, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, was found in the way the Intel i915 driver in the Linux kernel handled the allocation of the buffer used for relocation copies. A local user with console access could use this flaw to cause a denial of service or escalate their privileges. (CVE-2013-0913, Important)

* A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way UTF-8 characters were converted to UTF-16 in the utf8s_to_utf16s() function of the Linux kernel's FAT file system implementation. A local user able to mount a FAT file system with the 'utf8=1' option could use this flaw to crash the system or, potentially, to escalate their privileges.
(CVE-2013-1773, Important)

* A flaw was found in the way KVM handled guest time updates when the buffer the guest registered by writing to the MSR_KVM_SYSTEM_TIME machine state register (MSR) crossed a page boundary. A privileged guest user could use this flaw to crash the host or, potentially, escalate their privileges, allowing them to execute arbitrary code at the host kernel level. (CVE-2013-1796, Important)

* A potential use-after-free flaw was found in the way KVM handled guest time updates when the GPA (guest physical address) the guest registered by writing to the MSR_KVM_SYSTEM_TIME machine state register (MSR) fell into a movable or removable memory region of the hosting user-space process (by default, QEMU-KVM) on the host. If that memory region is deregistered from KVM using KVM_SET_USER_MEMORY_REGION and the allocated virtual memory reused, a privileged guest user could potentially use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the host. (CVE-2013-1797, Important)

* A flaw was found in the way KVM emulated IOAPIC (I/O Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller). A missing validation check in the ioapic_read_indirect() function could allow a privileged guest user to crash the host, or read a substantial portion of host kernel memory.
(CVE-2013-1798, Important)

* A race condition in install_user_keyrings(), leading to a NULL pointer dereference, was found in the key management facility. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2013-1792, Moderate)

* A NULL pointer dereference in the XFRM implementation could allow a local user who has the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2013-1826, Moderate)

* A NULL pointer dereference in the Datagram Congestion Control Protocol (DCCP) implementation could allow a local user to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2013-1827, Moderate)

* Information leak flaws in the XFRM implementation could allow a local user who has the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability to leak kernel stack memory to user-space. (CVE-2012-6537, Low)

* Two information leak flaws in the Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) subsystem could allow a local, unprivileged user to leak kernel stack memory to user-space. (CVE-2012-6546, Low)

* An information leak was found in the TUN/TAP device driver in the networking implementation. A local user with access to a TUN/TAP virtual interface could use this flaw to leak kernel stack memory to user-space. (CVE-2012-6547, Low)

* An information leak in the Bluetooth implementation could allow a local user who has the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability to leak kernel stack memory to user-space. (CVE-2013-0349, Low)

* A use-after-free flaw was found in the tmpfs implementation. A local user able to mount and unmount a tmpfs file system could use this flaw to cause a denial of service or, potentially, escalate their privileges. (CVE-2013-1767, Low)

* A NULL pointer dereference was found in the Linux kernel's USB Inside Out Edgeport Serial Driver implementation. An attacker with physical access to a system could use this flaw to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2013-1774, Low)

Red Hat would like to thank Andrew Honig of Google for reporting CVE-2013-1796, CVE-2013-1797, and CVE-2013-1798. CVE-2013-1792 was discovered by Mateusz Guzik of Red Hat EMEA GSS SEG Team.

Andrew Cooper of Citrix reported a Xen stack corruption in the Linux kernel. An unprivileged user in a 32bit PVOPS guest can cause the guest kernel to crash, or operate erroneously. (CVE-2013-0190)

A failure to validate input was discovered in the Linux kernel's Xen netback (network backend) driver. A user in a guest OS may exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service to the guest OS and other guest domains. (CVE-2013-0216)

A memory leak was discovered in the Linux kernel's Xen netback (network backend) driver. A user in a guest OS could trigger this flaw to cause a denial of service on the system. (CVE-2013-0217)

Andrew Jones discovered a flaw with the xen_iret function in Linux kernel's Xen virtualizeation. In the 32-bit Xen paravirt platform an unprivileged guest OS user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (crash the system) or gain guest OS privilege.
(CVE-2013-0228)

A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel Xen PCI backend driver. If a PCI device is assigned to the guest OS, the guest OS could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service on the host. (CVE-2013-0231)

A flaw was reported in the permission checks done by the Linux kernel for /dev/cpu/*/msr. A local root user with all capabilities dropped could exploit this flaw to execute code with full root capabilities.
(CVE-2013-0268)

A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's vhost driver used to accelerate guest networking in KVM based virtual machines. A privileged guest user could exploit this flaw to crash the host system. (CVE-2013-0311)

A flaw was discovered in the Extended Verification Module (EVM) of the Linux kernel. An unprivileged local user code exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2013-0313)

An information leak was discovered in the Linux kernel's Bluetooth stack when HIDP (Human Interface Device Protocol) support is enabled.
A local unprivileged user could exploit this flaw to cause an information leak from the kernel. (CVE-2013-0349)

A flaw was discovered in the Edgeort USB serial converter driver when the device is disconnected while it is in use. A local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash).
(CVE-2013-1774).

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.

The remote CentOS system is missing a security update which has been documented in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2013-0744.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
83611	SUSE SLES11 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2014:0287-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
76660	RHEL 6 : MRG (RHSA-2013:0829)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
75184	openSUSE Security Update : kernel (openSUSE-SU-2013:1619-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
75018	openSUSE Security Update : kernel (openSUSE-SU-2013:0847-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
75012	openSUSE Security Update : kernel (openSUSE-SU-2013:0824-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
70039	SuSE 11.2 Security Update : Linux kernel (SAT Patch Numbers 8263 / 8265 / 8273)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
68954	SuSE 11.3 Security Update : Linux kernel (SAT Patch Numbers 7991 / 7992 / 7994)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
68856	Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel Security (ELSA-2013-2534)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	high
68855	Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel Security (ELSA-2013-2525)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	high
68853	Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2013-2523)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	medium
68852	Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2013-2520)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	medium
68851	Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel Security (ELSA-2013-2519)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	medium
68807	Oracle Linux 6 : kernel (ELSA-2013-0744)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	high
67254	Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : kernel (MDVSA-2013:194)	Nessus	Mandriva Local Security Checks	high
66431	Debian DSA-2668-1 : linux-2.6 - privilege escalation/denial of service/information leak	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	medium
66344	SuSE 11.2 Security Update : Linux kernel (SAT Patch Numbers 7667 / 7669 / 7675)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
66232	Ubuntu 10.04 LTS : linux-ec2 vulnerabilities (USN-1808-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	medium
66214	Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20130423)	Nessus	Scientific Linux Local Security Checks	high
66204	CentOS 6 : kernel (CESA-2013:0744)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	high
66192	RHEL 6 : kernel (RHSA-2013:0744)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
66171	Ubuntu 10.04 LTS : linux vulnerabilities (USN-1805-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	medium
65609	Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : linux vulnerabilities (USN-1767-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	medium
801540	CentOS RHSA-2013-0744 Security Check	Log Correlation Engine	Generic	high

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