Upstream information
Description
The do_exit function in kernel/exit.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 does not properly handle a KERNEL_DS get_fs value, which allows local users to bypass intended access_ok restrictions, overwrite arbitrary kernel memory locations, and gain privileges by leveraging a (1) BUG, (2) NULL pointer dereference, or (3) page fault, as demonstrated by vectors involving the clear_child_tid feature and the splice system call.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having important severity.
National Vulnerability Database | |
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Base Score | 6.2 |
Vector | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Access Vector | Local |
Access Complexity | High |
Authentication | None |
Confidentiality Impact | Complete |
Integrity Impact | Complete |
Availability Impact | Complete |
Note from the SUSE Security Team
We are affected by this problem, likely for all kernels. To mitigate the exploit, use: echo 1 > /proc/sys/kernel/panic_on_oops, which will panic your machine on exploit tries. Fixed packages will be released. SUSE Bugzilla entry: 657350 [RESOLVED / FIXED] SUSE Security Advisories:- SUSE-SA:2011:001, published Mon, 03 Jan 2011 15:00:00 +0000
- SUSE-SA:2011:002, published Mon, 03 Jan 2011 15:00:00 +0000
- SUSE-SA:2011:004, published Fri, 14 Jan 2011 13:00:00 +0000
- SUSE-SA:2011:005, published Tue, 25 Jan 2011 11:00:00 +0000
- SUSE-SA:2011:007, published Mon, 07 Feb 2011 09:00:00 +0000
- SUSE-SA:2011:008, published Fri, 11 Feb 2011 12:00:00 +0000
- openSUSE-SU-2011:0048-1, published Wed, 19 Jan 2011 01:08:48 +0100 (CET)
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0927-1, published Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:48:36 +0200 (CEST)
List of released packages
Product(s) | Fixed package version(s) | References |
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 GA kernel-docs-3.0.101-63.1 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension 11 SP1 |
| Patchnames: slertesp1-kernel |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 |
| Patchnames: slessp1-kernel |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 GA kernel-default-3.0.13-0.27.1 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 GA kernel-default-3.0.76-0.11.1 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 GA kernel-default-3.0.101-63.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 GA kernel-docs-3.0.101-63.1 |
Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification.
Product(s) | Source package | State |
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HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | kernel-default | Analysis |
HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | kernel-source | Analysis |
HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
SUSE Enterprise Storage 5 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Enterprise Storage 5 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Enterprise Storage 5 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 | kernel-default | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 | kernel-source | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for SAP Enterprise Search | kernel-default | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for SAP Enterprise Search | kernel-source | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 LTSS | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 LTSS | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 LTSS | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 LTSS | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 LTSS | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0 | kernel-rt | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 | kernel-rt | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP1 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP2 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 SP1 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15 SP2 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service Image Server 12 SP2 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service Image Server 12 SP2 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12 SP4 | kernel-source-rt | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12 SP5 | kernel-source-rt | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 | kernel-default | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 | kernel-source | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS | kernel-default | Unsupported |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS | kernel-source | Unsupported |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 LTSS | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 LTSS | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 BCL | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 BCL | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 ESPOS | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 ESPOS | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 LTSS | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 LTSS | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 BCL | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 BCL | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 BCL | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 ESPOS | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 ESPOS | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 ESPOS | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 LTSS | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 LTSS | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 LTSS | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 ESPOS | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 ESPOS | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 ESPOS | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 LTSS | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 LTSS | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 LTSS | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 ESPOS | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 ESPOS | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 LTSS | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 LTSS | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 LTSS | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 LTSS | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 LTSS | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Business Critical Linux 15 SP1 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Business Critical Linux 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Business Critical Linux 15 SP1 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Business All-in-One 11 SP1 | kernel-default | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Business All-in-One 11 SP1 | kernel-source | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Storage 6 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Storage 6 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Storage 6 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Storage 7 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Storage 7 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Storage 7 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
SUSE Manager Server 4.0 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Manager Server 4.0 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Manager Server 4.0 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
SUSE Manager Server 4.1 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE Manager Server 4.1 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE Manager Server 4.1 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 | kernel-default | Analysis |
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 | kernel-source | Analysis |
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 | kernel-source-azure | Analysis |
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP1 | kernel-source-rt | Analysis |
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP2 | kernel-source-rt | Analysis |