INFORMATION BULLETIN
INFORMATION BULLETIN
| PROBLEM: | Red Hat has released updates to fix vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel. The vulnerabilities were found in the ixj telephony card driver, the pcilynx firewire driver, and the bttv video capture card driver. Also a number of bugs have been fixed in the IDE tapestreamer driver. |
| PLATFORM: | Red Hat Linux 7.3 Red Hat Linux 8.0 |
| DAMAGE: | Exploiting any of these vulnerabilities could allow a local user to obtain elevated (root) privileges. |
| SOLUTION: | Apply patches as stated in Red Hat's bulletin. |
| VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT: |
The risk is MEDIUM. A security code audit of the 2.4 kernel found a number of possible local security vulnerabilities. All Red Hat Linux 7.3 and 8.0 users should upgrade to this errata kernel which is not vulnerable to these security issues. |
| LINKS: | |
| CIAC BULLETIN: | http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-096.shtml |
| ORIGINAL BULLETIN: | https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-206.html |
REVISION HISTORY:
5/15/03 - updated package information with "File Outdated..." statements.
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New kernel fixes local security issues
Advisory: RHSA-2002:206-13
Last updated on: 2003-05-14
Affected Products: Red Hat Linux 7.3
Red Hat Linux 8.0
Security Advisory
Details:
Updated kernel fixes local security issues and provides several updated
drivers to support newer hardware and fix bugs under Red Hat Linux 7.3.
[Update 8 May 2003]
Added missing modutils-devel packages for Red Hat Linux 7.3
The Linux kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system. A
security code audit of the 2.4 kernel found a number of possible local
security vulnerabilities which could allow a local user to obtain elevated
(root) privileges. The vulnerabilities were found in the ixj telephony card
driver, the pcilynx firewire driver, and the bttv video capture card driver.
In addition, several drivers (e100, e1000, tg3n and IDE) have been updated
to support newer hardware for Red Hat Linux 7.3, and a number of bugs have
been fixed in IDE tapestreamer driver.
All Red Hat Linux 7.3 and 8.0 users should upgrade to this errata kernel
which is not vulnerable to these security issues.
NOTE: As with the 8.0 release, IDE DMA on CD-ROM drives is disabled by
default. If you are sure that your CD-ROM drive is capable of IDE
DMA, place the following line in the /etc/modules.conf file:
options ide-cd dma=1
Thanks to Silvio Cesare for finding the local security issues.
Updated packages:
Red Hat Linux 7.3
SRPMS:
hwdata-0.14.1-1.src.rpm
[ via FTP ] [ via HTTP ]
5c742d695efa74cce26a070a018561b6
kernel-2.4.18-17.7.x.src.rpm
File outdated by: RHSA-2003:172
d0cf8ef64412c78c9d32da9d0cb9850d
modutils-2.4.18-3.7x.src.rpm
[ via FTP ] [ via HTTP ]
0414620fa83d72ffd9f128be2e4bf430
athlon:
kernel-2.4.18-17.7.x.athlon.rpm
File outdated by: RHSA-2003:172
082114a540f7bd692476584e38c6cd5c
kernel-smp-2.4.18-17.7.x.athlon.rpm
File outdated by: RHSA-2003:172
bd2fa5b6b721caf12dcea357304c008b
i386:
kernel-2.4.18-17.7.x.i386.rpm
File outdated by: RHSA-2003:172
cfdef58820f5d7701f4221c80a7c821b
kernel-BOOT-2.4.18-17.7.x.i386.rpm
File outdated by: RHSA-2003:172
145d063537e3a34723d50e611cbd37a8
kernel-doc-2.4.18-17.7.x.i386.rpm
File outdated by: RHSA-2003:172
8d9a20e2f4d82cc262cab928910377fa
kernel-source-2.4.18-17.7.x.i386.rpm
File outdated by: RHSA-2003:172
0344cc1d42651916fb91ed7a700f3f90
modutils-2.4.18-3.7x.i386.rpm
[ via FTP ] [ via HTTP ]
cddd8196a38dbff1a8e34429415670fb
modutils-devel-2.4.18-3.7x.i386.rpm
[ via FTP ] [ via HTTP ]
8c663b5015ba81b2ebef80307a37885f
i586:
kernel-2.4.18-17.7.x.i586.rpm
File outdated by: RHSA-2003:172
576ceca80b035a10b942e6feb217c055
kernel-smp-2.4.18-17.7.x.i586.rpm
File outdated by: RHSA-2003:172
d9d2b3fa23ee4733b35fd730e9553625
i686:
kernel-2.4.18-17.7.x.i686.rpm
File outdated by: RHSA-2003:172
3a3afd67620fc36de17876629398dceb
kernel-bigmem-2.4.18-17.7.x.i686.rpm
File outdated by: RHSA-2003:172
fe9a658e1e22defc3cf5e2134646a6eb
kernel-debug-2.4.18-17.7.x.i686.rpm
File outdated by: RHSA-2003:098
158c941a9b430581a7bcd23ec1398052
kernel-smp-2.4.18-17.7.x.i686.rpm
File outdated by: RHSA-2003:172
f9e11d26c2ca35ef403656be882fb592
noarch:
hwdata-0.14.1-1.noarch.rpm
[ via FTP ] [ via HTTP ]
100b8e47ecde440cca8122a08fb59b81
Red Hat Linux 8.0
SRPMS:
hwdata-0.48-1.src.rpm
[ via FTP ] [ via HTTP ]
eb9d565f55332264a15afadfc2e2b1a6
kernel-2.4.18-17.8.0.src.rpm
File outdated by: RHSA-2003:172
11c9a0e4224f20712b24805fd4e5f0be
athlon:
kernel-2.4.18-17.8.0.athlon.rpm
File outdated by: RHSA-2003:172
0ccc7295596f093121f4e2ae9767ebd1
kernel-smp-2.4.18-17.8.0.athlon.rpm
File outdated by: RHSA-2003:172
e0e77e845a0b2e491150cf4e892d6c24
i386:
kernel-2.4.18-17.8.0.i386.rpm
File outdated by: RHSA-2003:172
47870d4e2b646a59c8ade167f38575e6
kernel-BOOT-2.4.18-17.8.0.i386.rpm
File outdated by: RHSA-2003:172
9e38f1aeebbc862dcf050b936dcc781e
kernel-doc-2.4.18-17.8.0.i386.rpm
File outdated by: RHSA-2003:172
78734f41ea1ba399f0a7d60f7d46bb8f
kernel-source-2.4.18-17.8.0.i386.rpm
File outdated by: RHSA-2003:172
c869e31fdd68ae7b1beae942282717b4
i586:
kernel-2.4.18-17.8.0.i586.rpm
File outdated by: RHSA-2003:172
49a2d9c5add3431c395574c7456f5596
kernel-smp-2.4.18-17.8.0.i586.rpm
File outdated by: RHSA-2003:172
69ece85c6df4002f7e071c4b210c204f
i686:
kernel-2.4.18-17.8.0.i686.rpm
File outdated by: RHSA-2003:172
f05ebe7ff48fea54ed013018f1133b5e
kernel-bigmem-2.4.18-17.8.0.i686.rpm
File outdated by: RHSA-2003:172
9b9a868c08b100dbd5c1f7458fd5331d
kernel-debug-2.4.18-17.8.0.i686.rpm
File outdated by: RHSA-2003:098
c8e06fe44752510d49ad227ab01f323c
kernel-smp-2.4.18-17.8.0.i686.rpm
File outdated by: RHSA-2003:172
f5efa4f4d8db58a413a41bc66c13c3da
noarch:
hwdata-0.48-1.noarch.rpm
[ via FTP ] [ via HTTP ]
d160a0e0aa78e76b5c9a7c229d516eb8
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
The procedure for upgrading the kernel manually is documented at:
http://www.redhat.com/support/docs/howto/kernel-upgrade/
Please read the directions for your architecture carefully before
proceeding with the kernel upgrade.
Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network. Many
people find this to be an easier way to apply updates. To use Red Hat
Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:
up2date
This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system. Note that you need to select the kernel
explicitly on default configurations of up2date.
Bugs fixed: (see bugzilla for more information)
71622 - cs4232 module is not auto-loaded on use
73339 - apm locks up Asus A7N266VM (nForce chipset)
74589 - speedstep doesn't work on IBM ThinkPad T30 (pentium 4)
74879 - aha152x driver broken
75107 - boot time in /proc/stat is incorrect
75113 - /proc/uptime shows wrong uptime (slightly) and idle time (totally)
References:
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.18
The listed packages are GPG signed by Red Hat, Inc. for security. Our key is
available at:
http://www.redhat.com/solutions/security/news/publickey/#key
You can verify each package and see who signed it with the following command:
rpm --checksig -v filename
If you only wish to verify that each package has not been corrupted or tampered
with, examine only the md5sum with the following command:
md5sum filename
The Red Hat security contact is security@redhat.com. More contact details at
http://www.redhat.com/solutions/security/news/contact.html
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