Upstream information

CVE-2010-4258 at MITRE

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.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
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:

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
  • kernel-docs >= 3.0.101-63.1
 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
  • brocade-bna-kmp-rt >= 2.1.0.0_2.6.33.7.2_rt30_0.3-0.2.9
  • iscsitarget-kmp-rt >= 1.4.19_2.6.33.7.2_rt30_0.3-0.7.26
  • kernel-rt >= 2.6.33.7.2-0.3.1
  • kernel-rt-base >= 2.6.33.7.2-0.3.1
  • kernel-rt-devel >= 2.6.33.7.2-0.3.1
  • kernel-rt_trace >= 2.6.33.7.2-0.3.1
  • kernel-rt_trace-base >= 2.6.33.7.2-0.3.1
  • kernel-rt_trace-devel >= 2.6.33.7.2-0.3.1
  • kernel-source-rt >= 2.6.33.7.2-0.3.1
  • kernel-syms-rt >= 2.6.33.7.2-0.3.1
  • ofed-kmp-rt >= 1.4.2_2.6.33.7.2_rt30_0.3-0.14.1
 Patchnames:
slertesp1-kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1
  • btrfs-kmp-default >= 0_2.6.32.27_0.2-0.3.29
  • btrfs-kmp-pae >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.7-0.3.107
  • btrfs-kmp-xen >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.7-0.3.107
  • ext4dev-kmp-default >= 0_2.6.32.27_0.2-7.3.29
  • ext4dev-kmp-pae >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.7-7.9.74
  • ext4dev-kmp-ppc64 >= 0_2.6.32.27_0.2-7.3.29
  • ext4dev-kmp-trace >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.7-7.9.74
  • ext4dev-kmp-xen >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.7-7.9.74
  • hyper-v-kmp-default >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.7-0.18.20
  • hyper-v-kmp-pae >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.7-0.18.20
  • hyper-v-kmp-trace >= 0_2.6.32.59_0.7-0.18.20
  • iscsitarget-kmp-default >= 1.4.19_2.6.32.19_0.3-0.7.8
  • kernel-default >= 2.6.32.27-0.2.2
  • kernel-default-base >= 2.6.32.27-0.2.2
  • kernel-default-devel >= 2.6.32.27-0.2.2
  • kernel-default-man >= 2.6.32.59-0.15.2
  • kernel-ec2 >= 2.6.32.59-0.7.1
  • kernel-ec2-base >= 2.6.32.59-0.7.1
  • kernel-ec2-devel >= 2.6.32.59-0.15.2
  • kernel-pae >= 2.6.32.59-0.7.1
  • kernel-pae-base >= 2.6.32.59-0.7.1
  • kernel-pae-devel >= 2.6.32.59-0.7.1
  • kernel-ppc64 >= 2.6.32.27-0.2.2
  • kernel-ppc64-base >= 2.6.32.27-0.2.2
  • kernel-ppc64-devel >= 2.6.32.27-0.2.2
  • kernel-source >= 2.6.32.27-0.2.2
  • kernel-syms >= 2.6.32.27-0.2.2
  • kernel-trace >= 2.6.32.27-0.2.2
  • kernel-trace-base >= 2.6.32.27-0.2.2
  • kernel-trace-devel >= 2.6.32.27-0.2.2
  • kernel-xen >= 2.6.32.59-0.7.1
  • kernel-xen-base >= 2.6.32.59-0.7.1
  • kernel-xen-devel >= 2.6.32.59-0.7.1
  • oracleasm-kmp-default >= 2.0.5_2.6.32.19_0.3-7.10.1
  • xen-kmp-default >= 4.0.3_21548_16_2.6.32.59_0.15-0.5.26
  • xen-kmp-pae >= 4.0.3_21548_16_2.6.32.59_0.15-0.5.26
  • xen-kmp-trace >= 4.0.3_21548_16_2.6.32.59_0.15-0.5.26
 Patchnames:
slessp1-kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
  • kernel-default >= 3.0.13-0.27.1
  • kernel-default-base >= 3.0.13-0.27.1
  • kernel-default-devel >= 3.0.13-0.27.1
  • kernel-default-man >= 3.0.13-0.27.1
  • kernel-pae >= 3.0.13-0.27.1
  • kernel-pae-base >= 3.0.13-0.27.1
  • kernel-pae-devel >= 3.0.13-0.27.1
  • kernel-ppc64 >= 3.0.13-0.27.1
  • kernel-ppc64-base >= 3.0.13-0.27.1
  • kernel-ppc64-devel >= 3.0.13-0.27.1
  • kernel-source >= 3.0.13-0.27.1
  • kernel-syms >= 3.0.13-0.27.1
  • kernel-trace >= 3.0.13-0.27.1
  • kernel-trace-base >= 3.0.13-0.27.1
  • kernel-trace-devel >= 3.0.13-0.27.1
  • kernel-xen >= 3.0.13-0.27.1
  • kernel-xen-base >= 3.0.13-0.27.1
  • kernel-xen-devel >= 3.0.13-0.27.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 GA kernel-default-3.0.13-0.27.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
  • kernel-default >= 3.0.76-0.11.1
  • kernel-default-base >= 3.0.76-0.11.1
  • kernel-default-devel >= 3.0.76-0.11.1
  • kernel-default-man >= 3.0.76-0.11.1
  • kernel-pae >= 3.0.76-0.11.1
  • kernel-pae-base >= 3.0.76-0.11.1
  • kernel-pae-devel >= 3.0.76-0.11.1
  • kernel-ppc64 >= 3.0.76-0.11.1
  • kernel-ppc64-base >= 3.0.76-0.11.1
  • kernel-ppc64-devel >= 3.0.76-0.11.1
  • kernel-source >= 3.0.76-0.11.1
  • kernel-syms >= 3.0.76-0.11.1
  • kernel-trace >= 3.0.76-0.11.1
  • kernel-trace-base >= 3.0.76-0.11.1
  • kernel-trace-devel >= 3.0.76-0.11.1
  • kernel-xen >= 3.0.76-0.11.1
  • kernel-xen-base >= 3.0.76-0.11.1
  • kernel-xen-devel >= 3.0.76-0.11.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 GA kernel-default-3.0.76-0.11.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • kernel-default >= 3.0.101-63.1
  • kernel-default-base >= 3.0.101-63.1
  • kernel-default-devel >= 3.0.101-63.1
  • kernel-default-man >= 3.0.101-63.1
  • kernel-docs >= 3.0.101-63.1
  • kernel-pae >= 3.0.101-63.1
  • kernel-pae-base >= 3.0.101-63.1
  • kernel-pae-devel >= 3.0.101-63.1
  • kernel-ppc64 >= 3.0.101-63.1
  • kernel-ppc64-base >= 3.0.101-63.1
  • kernel-ppc64-devel >= 3.0.101-63.1
  • kernel-source >= 3.0.101-63.1
  • kernel-syms >= 3.0.101-63.1
  • kernel-trace >= 3.0.101-63.1
  • kernel-trace-base >= 3.0.101-63.1
  • kernel-trace-devel >= 3.0.101-63.1
  • kernel-xen >= 3.0.101-63.1
  • kernel-xen-base >= 3.0.101-63.1
  • kernel-xen-devel >= 3.0.101-63.1
 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
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