Updated kernel packages that fix a security issue and a bug in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel are now available.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

The Linux kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system.

These new kernel packages contain a fix for the following security issue :

* a flaw in the signal handling on PowerPC-based systems that allowed a local user to cause a denial of service (floating point corruption).
(CVE-2007-3107, Moderate).

In addition to the security issue described above, a fix for the following have been included :

* a bug that can lead to data corruption with ServerWorks IDE controllers.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 users are advised to upgrade to these packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues.

This kernel update brings the kernel to the one shipped with SLES 10 Service Pack 1 and also fixes the following security problems:

- CVE-2007-2242: The IPv6 protocol allows remote attackers   to cause a denial of service via crafted IPv6 type 0   route headers (IPV6_RTHDR_TYPE_0) that create network   amplification between two routers. 

  The default is that RH0 is disabled now. To adjust this, write to the file /proc/net/accept_source_route6.

- CVE-2007-2453: The random number feature in the Linux   kernel 2.6 (1) did not properly seed pools when there is   no entropy, or (2) used an incorrect cast when extracting   entropy, which might have caused the random number   generator to provide the same values after reboots on   systems without an entropy source.

- CVE-2007-2876: A NULL pointer dereference in SCTP   connection tracking could be caused by a remote attacker   by sending specially crafted packets. Note that this   requires SCTP set-up and active to be exploitable.

- CVE-2007-3105: Stack-based buffer overflow in the random   number generator (RNG) implementation in the Linux kernel   before 2.6.22 might allow local root users to cause a   denial of service or gain privileges by setting the   default wakeup threshold to a value greater than the   output pool size, which triggers writing random numbers   to the stack by the pool transfer function involving   'bound check ordering'.

  Since this value can only be changed by a root user, exploitability is low.

- CVE-2007-3107: The signal handling in the Linux kernel,   when run on PowerPC systems using HTX, allows local users   to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors   involving floating point corruption and concurrency.

- CVE-2007-2525: Memory leak in the PPP over Ethernet   (PPPoE) socket implementation in the Linux kernel allowed   local users to cause a denial of service (memory   consumption) by creating a socket using connect, and   releasing it before the PPPIOCGCHAN ioctl is initialized.

- CVE-2007-3513: The lcd_write function in   drivers/usb/misc/usblcd.c in the Linux kernel did not   limit the amount of memory used by a caller, which   allowed local users to cause a denial of service (memory   consumption).

- CVE-2007-3851: On machines with a Intel i965 based   graphics card local users with access to the direct   rendering devicenode could overwrite memory on the   machine and so gain root privileges.

This kernel is not compatible to the previous SUSE Linux 10.1 kernel, so the Kernel Module Packages will need to be updated.

- a flaw in the signal handling on PowerPC-based systems     that allowed a local user to cause a denial of service     (floating point corruption). (CVE-2007-3107, Moderate).

In addition to the security issue described above, a fix for the following has been included :

  - a bug that can lead to data corruption with ServerWorks     IDE controllers.

The minix filesystem did not properly validate certain filesystem values. If a local attacker could trick the system into attempting to mount a corrupted minix filesystem, the kernel could be made to hang for long periods of time, resulting in a denial of service. This was only vulnerable in Ubuntu 7.04 and 7.10. (CVE-2006-6058)

The signal handling on PowerPC systems using HTX allowed local users to cause a denial of service via floating point corruption. This was only vulnerable in Ubuntu 6.10 and 7.04. (CVE-2007-3107)

The Linux kernel did not properly validate the hop-by-hop IPv6 extended header. Remote attackers could send a crafted IPv6 packet and cause a denial of service via kernel panic. This was only vulnerable in Ubuntu 7.04. (CVE-2007-4567)

The JFFS2 filesystem with ACL support enabled did not properly store permissions during inode creation and ACL setting. Local users could possibly access restricted files after a remount. This was only vulnerable in Ubuntu 7.04 and 7.10. (CVE-2007-4849)

Chris Evans discovered an issue with certain drivers that use the ieee80211_rx function. Remote attackers could send a crafted 802.11 frame and cause a denial of service via crash. This was only vulnerable in Ubuntu 7.04 and 7.10. (CVE-2007-4997)

Alex Smith discovered an issue with the pwc driver for certain webcam devices. A local user with physical access to the system could remove the device while a userspace application had it open and cause the USB subsystem to block. This was only vulnerable in Ubuntu 7.04.
(CVE-2007-5093)

Scott James Remnant discovered a coding error in ptrace. Local users could exploit this and cause the kernel to enter an infinite loop.
This was only vulnerable in Ubuntu 7.04 and 7.10. (CVE-2007-5500)

It was discovered that the Linux kernel could dereference a NULL pointer when processing certain IPv4 TCP packets. A remote attacker could send a crafted TCP ACK response and cause a denial of service via crash. This was only vulnerable in Ubuntu 7.10. (CVE-2007-5501)

Warren Togami discovered that the hrtimer subsystem did not properly check for large relative timeouts. A local user could exploit this and cause a denial of service via soft lockup. (CVE-2007-5966)

Venustech AD-LAB discovered a buffer overflow in the isdn net subsystem. This issue is exploitable by local users via crafted input to the isdn_ioctl function. (CVE-2007-6063)

It was discovered that the isdn subsystem did not properly check for NULL termination when performing ioctl handling. A local user could exploit this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2007-6151)

Blake Frantz discovered that when a root process overwrote an existing core file, the resulting core file retained the previous core file's ownership. Local users could exploit this to gain access to sensitive information. (CVE-2007-6206)

Hugh Dickins discovered the when using the tmpfs filesystem, under rare circumstances, a kernel page may be improperly cleared. A local user may be able to exploit this and read sensitive kernel data or cause a denial of service via crash. (CVE-2007-6417)

Bill Roman discovered that the VFS subsystem did not properly check access modes. A local user may be able to gain removal privileges on directories. (CVE-2008-0001).

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.

From Red Hat Security Advisory 2007:0595 :

Updated kernel packages that fix a security issue and a bug in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel are now available.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

The Linux kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system.

These new kernel packages contain a fix for the following security issue :

* a flaw in the signal handling on PowerPC-based systems that allowed a local user to cause a denial of service (floating point corruption).
(CVE-2007-3107, Moderate).

In addition to the security issue described above, a fix for the following have been included :

* a bug that can lead to data corruption with ServerWorks IDE controllers.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 users are advised to upgrade to these packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues.

This kernel update fixes the following security problems :

  - The IPv6 protocol allows remote attackers to cause a     denial of service via crafted IPv6 type 0 route headers     (IPV6_RTHDR_TYPE_0) that create network amplification     between two routers. (CVE-2007-2242)

    The default is that RH0 is disabled now. To adjust this,     write to the file /proc/net/accept_source_route6.

  - The random number feature in the Linux kernel 2.6 (1)     did not properly seed pools when there is no entropy, or     (2) used an incorrect cast when extracting entropy,     which might have caused the random number generator to     provide the same values after reboots on systems without     an entropy source. (CVE-2007-2453)

  - A NULL pointer dereference in SCTP connection tracking     could be caused by a remote attacker by sending     specially crafted packets. Note that this requires SCTP     set-up and active to be exploitable. (CVE-2007-2876)

  - Stack-based buffer overflow in the random number     generator (RNG) implementation in the Linux kernel     before 2.6.22 might allow local root users to cause a     denial of service or gain privileges by setting the     default wakeup threshold to a value greater than the     output pool size, which triggers writing random numbers     to the stack by the pool transfer function involving     'bound check ordering'. (CVE-2007-3105)

    Since this value can only be changed by a root user,     exploitability is low.

  - The signal handling in the Linux kernel, when run on     PowerPC systems using HTX, allows local users to cause a     denial of service via unspecified vectors involving     floating point corruption and concurrency.
    (CVE-2007-3107)

  - Memory leak in the PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) socket     implementation in the Linux kernel allowed local users     to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by     creating a socket using connect, and releasing it before     the PPPIOCGCHAN ioctl is initialized. (CVE-2007-2525)

  - The lcd_write function in drivers/usb/misc/usblcd.c in     the Linux kernel did not limit the amount of memory used     by a caller, which allowed local users to cause a denial     of service (memory consumption). (CVE-2007-3513)

  - A local attacker could send a death signal to a setuid     root program under certain conditions, potentially     causing unwanted behaviour in this program.
    (CVE-2007-3848)

  - On machines with a Intel i965 based graphics card local     users with access to the direct rendering devicenode     could overwrite memory on the machine and so gain root     privileges. (CVE-2007-3851)

  - Fixed a denial of service possibility where a local     attacker with access to a pwc camera device could hang     the USB subsystem. [#302194]

and the following non security bugs :

  - patches.arch/ppc-oprofile-970mp.patch: enable ppc64/970     MP, requires oprofile 0.9.3 [#252696]

  - patches.arch/x86_64-no-tsc-with-C3: don't use TSC on     x86_64 Intel systems when CPU has C3 [#254061]

  - patches.arch/x86_64-hpet-lost-interrupts-fix.patch:
    backport x86_64 hpet lost interrupts code [#257035]

  - patches.fixes/fusion-nat-consumption-fix: handle a     potential race in mptbase. This fixes a NaT consumption     crash [#257412]

  - patches.arch/ia64-skip-clock-calibration: enabled     [#259501]

  - patches.fixes/md-raid1-handle-read-error: Correctly     handle read errors from a failed drive in raid1     [#261459]

  - patches.arch/ia64-fix-kdump-on-init: kdump on INIT needs     multi-nodes sync-up (v.2) [#265764]

  - patches.arch/ia64-perfmon-fix-2: race condition between     pfm_context_create and pfm_read [#268131]

  - patches.fixes/cpufreq_ppc_boot_option.patch: workaround     for _PPC (BIOS cpufreq limitations) [#269579]

  - patches.arch/acpi_package_object_support.patch: ACPI     package object as method parameter support (in AML)     [#270956]

  - patches.fixes/ia64_cpufreq_PDC.patch: correctly assign     as cpufreq capable driver (_PDC) to BIOS [#270973]

  - patches.arch/ia64-kdump-hpzx1-ioc-workaround: update to     latest upstream version of the patch [#271158]

  - patches.suse/delayacct_memleak.patch: Fix delayacct     memory leak [#271187]

  - patches.fixes/fc_transport-check-portstate-before-scan:
    check FC portstates before invoking target scan     [#271338]

  - patches.fixes/unusual14cd.patch: quirk for 14cd:6600     [#274087]

  -     patches.fixes/reiserfs-change_generation_on_update_sd.di     ff: fix assertion failure in reiserfs [#274288]

  -     patches.drivers/d-link-dge-530t-should-use-the-skge-driv     er.patch: D-Link DGE-530T should use the skge driver     [#275376]

  - patches.arch/ia64-dont-unwind-running-tasks.patch: Only     unwind non-running tasks [#275854]

  - patches.fixes/dm-mpath-rdac-avt-support: short circuit     RDAC hardware handler in AVT mode [#277834]

  - patches.fixes/lkcd-re-enable-valid_phys_addr_range:
    re-enable the valid_phys_addr_range() check [#279433]

  - patches.drivers/cciss-panic-on-reboot: when root     filesystem is xfs the server cannot do a second reboot     [#279436] Also resolves same issue in [#291759].

  - patches.drivers/ide-hpt366-fix-302n-oops: fix hpt302n     oops [#279705]

  - patches.fixes/serial-8250-backup-timer-2-deadlock-fix:
    fix possible deadlock [#280771]

  - patches.fixes/nfs-osync-error-return: ensure proper     error return from O_SYNC writes [#280833]

  - patches.fixes/acpi_pci_hotplug_poweroff.patch: ACPI PCI     hotplug driver acpiphp unable to power off PCI slot     [#281234]

  -     patches.drivers/pci-hotplug-acpiphp-remove-hot-plug-para     meter-write-to-pci-host-bridge.patch: remove hot plug     parameter write to PCI host bridge [#281239]

  - patches.fixes/scsi-set-correct-resid: Incorrect 'resid'     field values when using a tape device [#281640]

  - patches.drivers/usb-edgeport-epic-support.patch: USB:
    add EPIC support to the io_edgeport driver [#281921]

  - patches.fixes/usb-hid-ncr-no-init-reports.patch: HID:
    Don't initialize reports for NCR devices [#281921]

  - patches.drivers/ppc-power6-ehea.patch: use decimal     values in sysfs propery logical_port_id, fix panic when     adding / removing logical eHEA ports [#283070]

  - patches.arch/ppc-power6-ebus.patch: DLPAR Adapter     add/remove functionality for eHEA [#283239]

  - patches.fixes/nfs-enospc: Return ENOSPC and EDQUOT to     NFS write requests more promptly [#284042]

  -     patches.drivers/pci-hotplug-acpiphp-avoid-acpiphp-cannot
    -get-bridge-info-pci-hotplug-failure.patch: PCI:
    hotplug: acpiphp: avoid acpiphp 'cannot get bridge info'     PCI hotplug failure [#286193]

  - patches.drivers/lpfc-8.1.10.9-update: lpfc update to     8.1.10.9 [#286223]

  - patches.fixes/make-swappiness-safer-to-use.patch: Handle     low swappiness gracefully [#288799]

  - patches.arch/ppc-oprofile-power5plusplus.patch: oprofile     support for Power 5++ [#289223]

  - patches.drivers/ppc-power6-ehea.patch: Fixed possible     kernel panic on VLAN packet recv [#289301]

  - patches.fixes/igrab_should_check_for_i_clear.patch:
    igrab() should check for I_CLEAR [#289576]

  - patches.fixes/wait_for_sysfs_population.diff: Driver     core: bus device event delay [#289964]

  -     patches.drivers/scsi-throttle-SG_DXFER_TO_FROM_DEV-warni     ng-better: better throttling of SG_DXFER_TO_FROM_DEV     warning messages [#290117]

  -     patches.arch/mark-unwind-info-for-signal-trampolines-in-     vdsos.patch: Mark unwind info for signal trampolines in     vDSOs [#291421]

  - patches.fixes/hugetlbfs-stack-grows-fix.patch: don't     allow the stack to grow into hugetlb reserved regions     [#294021]

  - patches.drivers/alsa-post-sp1-hda-analog-update: add     support of of missing AD codecs [#294471]

  - patches.drivers/alsa-post-sp1-hda-conexant-fixes: fix     unterminated arrays [#294480]

  - patches.fixes/fix_hpet_init_race.patch: fix a race in     HPET initialization on x86_64 resulting in a lockup on     boot [#295115]

  - patches.drivers/alsa-post-sp1-hda-sigmatel-pin-fix: Fix     number of pin widgets with STAC codecs [#295653]

  -     patches.fixes/pci-pcieport-driver-remove-invalid-warning
    -message.patch: PCI: pcieport-driver: remove invalid     warning message [#297135] [#298561]

  - patches.kernel.org/patch-2.6.16.NN-$((NN+1)), NN =     18,...,52: update to Kernel 2.6.16.53; lots of bugfixes     [#298719] [#186582] [#186583] [#186584]

  - patches.fixes/ocfs2-1.2-svn-r3027.diff: proactive patch     [#298845]

  - patches.drivers/b44-phy-fix: Fix frequent PHY resets     under load on b44 [#301653]

  - dd patches.arch/ppc-eeh-node-status-okay.patch firmware     returns 'okay' instead of 'ok' for node status [#301788]

The remote CentOS system is missing a security update which has been documented in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2007-0595.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
25686	RHEL 5 : kernel (RHSA-2007:0595)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	7/10/2007	1/14/2021	low
43647	CentOS 5 : kernel (CESA-2007:0595)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	1/6/2010	1/4/2021	low
27296	SuSE Security Update: Kernel Update for SUSE Linux 10.1 (kernel-4193)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	10/17/2007	1/14/2021	high
60222	Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL5.x i386/x86_64	Nessus	Scientific Linux Local Security Checks	8/1/2012	1/14/2021	low
30183	Ubuntu 6.10 / 7.04 / 7.10 : linux-source-2.6.17/20/22 vulnerabilities (USN-574-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	2/5/2008	1/19/2021	high
67537	Oracle Linux 5 : kernel (ELSA-2007-0595)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	7/12/2013	8/24/2021	low
59123	SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 4186)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	5/17/2012	1/14/2021	high
29487	SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 4185)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	12/13/2007	1/14/2021	high
801432	CentOS RHSA-2007-0595 Security Check	Log Correlation Engine	Generic			high

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