Security update for Linux kernel
SUSE Security Update: Security update for Linux kernel
The SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Service Pack 4 LTSS
kernel has been updated to fix various security issues and
several bugs.
The following security issues have been addressed:
*
CVE-2011-2492: The bluetooth subsystem in the Linux
kernel before 3.0-rc4 does not properly initialize certain
data structures, which allows local users to obtain
potentially sensitive information from kernel memory via a
crafted getsockopt system call, related to (1) the
l2cap_sock_getsockopt_old function in
net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c and (2) the
rfcomm_sock_getsockopt_old function in
net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c. (bnc#702014)
*
CVE-2011-2494: kernel/taskstats.c in the Linux kernel
before 3.1 allows local users to obtain sensitive I/O
statistics by sending taskstats commands to a netlink
socket, as demonstrated by discovering the length of
another user's password. (bnc#703156)
*
CVE-2012-6537: 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. (bnc#809889)
*
CVE-2012-6539: The dev_ifconf function in
net/socket.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. (bnc#809891)
*
CVE-2012-6540: The do_ip_vs_get_ctl function in
net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c in the Linux kernel before
3.6 does not initialize a certain structure for
IP_VS_SO_GET_TIMEOUT commands, which allows local users to
obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a
crafted application. (bnc#809892)
*
CVE-2012-6541: The ccid3_hc_tx_getsockopt function in
net/dccp/ccids/ccid3.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. (bnc#809893)
*
CVE-2012-6542: 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. (bnc#809894)
*
CVE-2012-6544: The Bluetooth protocol stack in the
Linux kernel before 3.6 does not properly initialize
certain structures, which allows local users to obtain
sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a
crafted application that targets the (1) L2CAP or (2) HCI
implementation. (bnc#809898)
*
CVE-2012-6545: The Bluetooth RFCOMM implementation in
the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not properly initialize
certain structures, which allows local users to obtain
sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted
application. (bnc#809899)
*
CVE-2012-6546: 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.
(bnc#809900)
*
CVE-2012-6547: 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. (bnc#809901)
*
CVE-2012-6549: The isofs_export_encode_fh function in
fs/isofs/export.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not
initialize a certain structure member, which allows local
users to obtain sensitive information from kernel heap
memory via a crafted application. (bnc#809903)
*
CVE-2013-0343: The ipv6_create_tempaddr function in
net/ipv6/addrconf.c in the Linux kernel through 3.8 does
not properly handle problems with the generation of IPv6
temporary addresses, which allows remote attackers to cause
a denial of service (excessive retries and
address-generation outage), and consequently obtain
sensitive information, via ICMPv6 Router Advertisement (RA)
messages. (bnc#805226)
*
CVE-2013-0914: The flush_signal_handlers function in
kernel/signal.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.4 preserves
the value of the sa_restorer field across an exec
operation, which makes it easier for local users to bypass
the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted application
containing a sigaction system call. (bnc#808827)
*
CVE-2013-1827: 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.
(bnc#811354)
*
CVE-2013-2141: The do_tkill function in
kernel/signal.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9 does not
initialize a certain data structure, which allows local
users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory
via a crafted application that makes a (1) tkill or (2)
tgkill system call. (bnc#823267)
*
CVE-2013-2164: 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. (bnc#824295)
*
CVE-2013-2206: The sctp_sf_do_5_2_4_dupcook function
in net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c in the SCTP implementation in
the Linux kernel before 3.8.5 does not properly handle
associations during the processing of a duplicate COOKIE
ECHO chunk, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial
of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or
possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted SCTP
traffic. (bnc#826102)
*
CVE-2013-2232: 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. (bnc#827750)
*
CVE-2013-2234: 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. (bnc#827749)
*
CVE-2013-2237: 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. (bnc#828119)
*
CVE-2013-2888: Multiple array index errors in
drivers/hid/hid-core.c in the Human Interface Device (HID)
subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.11 allow physically
proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a
denial of service (heap memory corruption) via a crafted
device that provides an invalid Report ID. (bnc#835839)
*
CVE-2013-2893: The Human Interface Device (HID)
subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.11, when
CONFIG_LOGITECH_FF, CONFIG_LOGIG940_FF, or
CONFIG_LOGIWHEELS_FF is enabled, allows physically
proximate attackers to cause a denial of service
(heap-based out-of-bounds write) via a crafted device,
related to (1) drivers/hid/hid-lgff.c, (2)
drivers/hid/hid-lg3ff.c, and (3) drivers/hid/hid-lg4ff.c.
(bnc#835839)
*
CVE-2013-2897: Multiple array index errors in
drivers/hid/hid-multitouch.c in the Human Interface Device
(HID) subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.11, when
CONFIG_HID_MULTITOUCH is enabled, allow physically
proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (heap
memory corruption, or NULL pointer dereference and OOPS)
via a crafted device. (bnc#835839)
*
CVE-2013-3222: The vcc_recvmsg function in
net/atm/common.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does
not initialize a certain length variable, which allows
local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel
stack memory via a crafted recvmsg or recvfrom system call.
(bnc#816668)
*
CVE-2013-3223: The ax25_recvmsg function in
net/ax25/af_ax25.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does
not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local
users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack
memory via a crafted recvmsg or recvfrom system call.
(bnc#816668)
*
CVE-2013-3224: The bt_sock_recvmsg function in
net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c in the Linux kernel before
3.9-rc7 does not properly initialize a certain length
variable, which allows local users to obtain sensitive
information from kernel stack memory via a crafted recvmsg
or recvfrom system call. (bnc#816668)
*
CVE-2013-3228: The irda_recvmsg_dgram function in
net/irda/af_irda.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does
not initialize a certain length variable, which allows
local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel
stack memory via a crafted recvmsg or recvfrom system call.
(bnc#816668)
*
CVE-2013-3229: The iucv_sock_recvmsg function in
net/iucv/af_iucv.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does
not initialize a certain length variable, which allows
local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel
stack memory via a crafted recvmsg or recvfrom system call.
(bnc#816668)
*
CVE-2013-3231: The llc_ui_recvmsg function in
net/llc/af_llc.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does
not initialize a certain length variable, which allows
local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel
stack memory via a crafted recvmsg or recvfrom system call.
(bnc#816668)
*
CVE-2013-3232: The nr_recvmsg function in
net/netrom/af_netrom.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7
does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows
local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel
stack memory via a crafted recvmsg or recvfrom system call.
(bnc#816668)
*
CVE-2013-3234: The rose_recvmsg function in
net/rose/af_rose.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does
not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local
users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack
memory via a crafted recvmsg or recvfrom system call.
(bnc#816668)
*
CVE-2013-3235: net/tipc/socket.c in the Linux kernel
before 3.9-rc7 does not initialize a certain data structure
and a certain length variable, which allows local users to
obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a
crafted recvmsg or recvfrom system call. (bnc#816668)
*
CVE-2013-4162: The udp_v6_push_pending_frames
function in net/ipv6/udp.c in the IPv6 implementation in
the Linux kernel through 3.10.3 makes an incorrect function
call for pending data, which allows 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. (bnc#831058)
*
CVE-2013-4387: net/ipv6/ip6_output.c in the Linux
kernel through 3.11.4 does not properly determine the need
for UDP Fragmentation Offload (UFO) processing of small
packets after the UFO queueing of a large packet, which
allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service
(memory corruption and system crash) or possibly have
unspecified other impact via network traffic that triggers
a large response packet. (bnc#843430)
*
CVE-2013-4470: The Linux kernel before 3.12, when UDP
Fragmentation Offload (UFO) is enabled, does not properly
initialize certain data structures, which allows local
users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and
system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted
application that uses the UDP_CORK option in a setsockopt
system call and sends both short and long packets, related
to the ip_ufo_append_data function in net/ipv4/ip_output.c
and the ip6_ufo_append_data function in
net/ipv6/ip6_output.c. (bnc#847672)
*
CVE-2013-4483: The ipc_rcu_putref function in
ipc/util.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10 does not
properly manage a reference count, which allows local users
to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or system
crash) via a crafted application. (bnc#848321)
*
CVE-2013-4588: Multiple stack-based buffer overflows
in net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c in the Linux kernel
before 2.6.33, when CONFIG_IP_VS is used, allow local users
to gain privileges by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN
capability for (1) a getsockopt system call, related to the
do_ip_vs_get_ctl function, or (2) a setsockopt system call,
related to the do_ip_vs_set_ctl function. (bnc#851095)
*
CVE-2013-6383: The aac_compat_ioctl function in
drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c in the Linux kernel before
3.11.8 does not require the CAP_SYS_RAWIO capability, which
allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions
via a crafted ioctl call. (bnc#852558)
*
CVE-2014-1444: The fst_get_iface function in
drivers/net/wan/farsync.c in the Linux kernel before 3.11.7
does not properly initialize a certain data structure,
which allows local users to obtain sensitive information
from kernel memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN
capability for an SIOCWANDEV ioctl call. (bnc#858869)
*
CVE-2014-1445: The wanxl_ioctl function in
drivers/net/wan/wanxl.c in the Linux kernel before 3.11.7
does not properly initialize a certain data structure,
which allows local users to obtain sensitive information
from kernel memory via an ioctl call. (bnc#858870)
*
CVE-2014-1446: The yam_ioctl function in
drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c in the Linux kernel before
3.12.8 does not initialize a certain structure member,
which allows local users to obtain sensitive information
from kernel memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN
capability for an SIOCYAMGCFG ioctl call. (bnc#858872)
Also the following non-security bugs have been fixed:
* kernel: Remove newline from execve audit log
(bnc#827855).
* kernel: sclp console hangs (bnc#830344, LTC#95711).
* kernel: fix flush_tlb_kernel_range (bnc#825052,
LTC#94745).
*
kernel: lost IPIs on CPU hotplug (bnc#825052,
LTC#94784).
*
sctp: deal with multiple COOKIE_ECHO chunks
(bnc#826102).
* net: Uninline kfree_skb and allow NULL argument
(bnc#853501).
* netback: don't disconnect frontend when seeing
oversize packet.
*
netfront: reduce gso_max_size to account for max TCP
header.
*
fs/dcache: Avoid race in d_splice_alias and vfs_rmdir
(bnc#845028).
* fs/proc: proc_task_lookup() fix memory pinning
(bnc#827362 bnc#849765).
* blkdev_max_block: make private to fs/buffer.c
(bnc#820338).
* vfs: avoid "attempt to access beyond end of device"
warnings (bnc#820338).
* vfs: fix O_DIRECT read past end of block device
(bnc#820338).
* cifs: don't use CIFSGetSrvInodeNumber in
is_path_accessible (bnc#832603).
* xfs: Fix kABI breakage caused by AIL list
transformation (bnc#806219).
* xfs: Replace custom AIL linked-list code with struct
list_head (bnc#806219).
* reiserfs: fix problems with chowning setuid file w/
xattrs (bnc#790920).
* reiserfs: fix spurious multiple-fill in
reiserfs_readdir_dentry (bnc#822722).
*
jbd: Fix forever sleeping process in
do_get_write_access() (bnc#827983).
*
HID: check for NULL field when setting values
(bnc#835839).
* HID: provide a helper for validating hid reports
(bnc#835839).
* bcm43xx: netlink deadlock fix (bnc#850241).
* bnx2: Close device if tx_timeout reset fails
(bnc#857597).
* xfrm: invalidate dst on policy insertion/deletion
(bnc#842239).
* xfrm: prevent ipcomp scratch buffer race condition
(bnc#842239).
* lpfc: Update to 8.2.0.106 (bnc#798050).
* Make lpfc task management timeout configurable
(bnc#798050).
* dpt_i2o: Remove DPTI_STATE_IOCTL (bnc#798050).
* dpt_i2o: return SCSI_MLQUEUE_HOST_BUSY when in reset
(bnc#798050).
* advansys: Remove 'last_reset' references (bnc#798050).
* tmscsim: Move 'last_reset' into host structure
(bnc#798050).
*
dc395: Move 'last_reset' into internal host structure
(bnc#798050).
*
scsi: remove check for 'resetting' (bnc#798050).
* scsi: Allow error handling timeout to be specified
(bnc#798050).
* scsi: Eliminate error handler overload of the SCSI
serial number (bnc#798050).
* scsi: Reduce sequential pointer derefs in
scsi_error.c and reduce size as well (bnc#798050).
* scsi: Reduce error recovery time by reducing use of
TURs (bnc#798050).
* scsi: fix eh wakeup (scsi_schedule_eh vs
scsi_restart_operations)
* scsi: cleanup setting task state in
scsi_error_handler() (bnc#798050).
* scsi: Add 'eh_deadline' to limit SCSI EH runtime
(bnc#798050).
* scsi: Fixup compilation warning (bnc#798050).
* scsi: fc class: fix scanning when devs are offline
(bnc#798050).
* scsi: Warn on invalid command completion (bnc#798050).
* scsi: Retry failfast commands after EH (bnc#798050).
* scsi: kABI fixes (bnc#798050).
Security Issue references:
* CVE-2011-2492
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* CVE-2011-2494
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* CVE-2012-6537
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* CVE-2012-6539
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* CVE-2012-6540
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* CVE-2012-6541
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* CVE-2012-6542
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* CVE-2012-6544
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* CVE-2012-6545
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* CVE-2012-6546
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* CVE-2012-6547
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* CVE-2012-6549
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* CVE-2013-0343
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* CVE-2013-0914
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* CVE-2013-1827
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* CVE-2013-2141
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* CVE-2013-2164
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* CVE-2013-2206
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* CVE-2013-2232
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* CVE-2013-2234
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* CVE-2013-2237
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* CVE-2013-2888
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* CVE-2013-2893
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* CVE-2013-2897
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* CVE-2013-3222
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* CVE-2013-3223
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* CVE-2013-3224
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* CVE-2013-3228
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* CVE-2013-3229
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* CVE-2013-3231
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* CVE-2013-3232
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* CVE-2013-3234
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* CVE-2013-3235
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* CVE-2013-4162
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* CVE-2013-4387
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* CVE-2013-4470
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* CVE-2013-4483
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* CVE-2013-4588
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* CVE-2013-6383
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* CVE-2014-1444
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* CVE-2014-1445
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* CVE-2014-1446
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| Announcement ID: | SUSE-SU-2014:0536-1 |
| Rating: | important |
| References: | #702014 #703156 #790920 #798050 #805226 #806219 #808827 #809889 #809891 #809892 #809893 #809894 #809898 #809899 #809900 #809901 #809903 #811354 #816668 #820338 #822722 #823267 #824295 #825052 #826102 #826551 #827362 #827749 #827750 #827855 #827983 #828119 #830344 #831058 #832603 #835839 #842239 #843430 #845028 #847672 #848321 #849765 #850241 #851095 #852558 #853501 #857597 #858869 #858870 #858872 |
| Affected Products: |
An update that solves 42 vulnerabilities and has 8 fixes is now available.
Description:
The SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Service Pack 4 LTSS
kernel has been updated to fix various security issues and
several bugs.
The following security issues have been addressed:
*
CVE-2011-2492: The bluetooth subsystem in the Linux
kernel before 3.0-rc4 does not properly initialize certain
data structures, which allows local users to obtain
potentially sensitive information from kernel memory via a
crafted getsockopt system call, related to (1) the
l2cap_sock_getsockopt_old function in
net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c and (2) the
rfcomm_sock_getsockopt_old function in
net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c. (bnc#702014)
*
CVE-2011-2494: kernel/taskstats.c in the Linux kernel
before 3.1 allows local users to obtain sensitive I/O
statistics by sending taskstats commands to a netlink
socket, as demonstrated by discovering the length of
another user's password. (bnc#703156)
*
CVE-2012-6537: 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. (bnc#809889)
*
CVE-2012-6539: The dev_ifconf function in
net/socket.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. (bnc#809891)
*
CVE-2012-6540: The do_ip_vs_get_ctl function in
net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c in the Linux kernel before
3.6 does not initialize a certain structure for
IP_VS_SO_GET_TIMEOUT commands, which allows local users to
obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a
crafted application. (bnc#809892)
*
CVE-2012-6541: The ccid3_hc_tx_getsockopt function in
net/dccp/ccids/ccid3.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. (bnc#809893)
*
CVE-2012-6542: 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. (bnc#809894)
*
CVE-2012-6544: The Bluetooth protocol stack in the
Linux kernel before 3.6 does not properly initialize
certain structures, which allows local users to obtain
sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a
crafted application that targets the (1) L2CAP or (2) HCI
implementation. (bnc#809898)
*
CVE-2012-6545: The Bluetooth RFCOMM implementation in
the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not properly initialize
certain structures, which allows local users to obtain
sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted
application. (bnc#809899)
*
CVE-2012-6546: 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.
(bnc#809900)
*
CVE-2012-6547: 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. (bnc#809901)
*
CVE-2012-6549: The isofs_export_encode_fh function in
fs/isofs/export.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not
initialize a certain structure member, which allows local
users to obtain sensitive information from kernel heap
memory via a crafted application. (bnc#809903)
*
CVE-2013-0343: The ipv6_create_tempaddr function in
net/ipv6/addrconf.c in the Linux kernel through 3.8 does
not properly handle problems with the generation of IPv6
temporary addresses, which allows remote attackers to cause
a denial of service (excessive retries and
address-generation outage), and consequently obtain
sensitive information, via ICMPv6 Router Advertisement (RA)
messages. (bnc#805226)
*
CVE-2013-0914: The flush_signal_handlers function in
kernel/signal.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.4 preserves
the value of the sa_restorer field across an exec
operation, which makes it easier for local users to bypass
the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted application
containing a sigaction system call. (bnc#808827)
*
CVE-2013-1827: 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.
(bnc#811354)
*
CVE-2013-2141: The do_tkill function in
kernel/signal.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9 does not
initialize a certain data structure, which allows local
users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory
via a crafted application that makes a (1) tkill or (2)
tgkill system call. (bnc#823267)
*
CVE-2013-2164: 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. (bnc#824295)
*
CVE-2013-2206: The sctp_sf_do_5_2_4_dupcook function
in net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c in the SCTP implementation in
the Linux kernel before 3.8.5 does not properly handle
associations during the processing of a duplicate COOKIE
ECHO chunk, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial
of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or
possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted SCTP
traffic. (bnc#826102)
*
CVE-2013-2232: 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. (bnc#827750)
*
CVE-2013-2234: 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. (bnc#827749)
*
CVE-2013-2237: 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. (bnc#828119)
*
CVE-2013-2888: Multiple array index errors in
drivers/hid/hid-core.c in the Human Interface Device (HID)
subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.11 allow physically
proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a
denial of service (heap memory corruption) via a crafted
device that provides an invalid Report ID. (bnc#835839)
*
CVE-2013-2893: The Human Interface Device (HID)
subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.11, when
CONFIG_LOGITECH_FF, CONFIG_LOGIG940_FF, or
CONFIG_LOGIWHEELS_FF is enabled, allows physically
proximate attackers to cause a denial of service
(heap-based out-of-bounds write) via a crafted device,
related to (1) drivers/hid/hid-lgff.c, (2)
drivers/hid/hid-lg3ff.c, and (3) drivers/hid/hid-lg4ff.c.
(bnc#835839)
*
CVE-2013-2897: Multiple array index errors in
drivers/hid/hid-multitouch.c in the Human Interface Device
(HID) subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.11, when
CONFIG_HID_MULTITOUCH is enabled, allow physically
proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (heap
memory corruption, or NULL pointer dereference and OOPS)
via a crafted device. (bnc#835839)
*
CVE-2013-3222: The vcc_recvmsg function in
net/atm/common.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does
not initialize a certain length variable, which allows
local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel
stack memory via a crafted recvmsg or recvfrom system call.
(bnc#816668)
*
CVE-2013-3223: The ax25_recvmsg function in
net/ax25/af_ax25.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does
not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local
users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack
memory via a crafted recvmsg or recvfrom system call.
(bnc#816668)
*
CVE-2013-3224: The bt_sock_recvmsg function in
net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c in the Linux kernel before
3.9-rc7 does not properly initialize a certain length
variable, which allows local users to obtain sensitive
information from kernel stack memory via a crafted recvmsg
or recvfrom system call. (bnc#816668)
*
CVE-2013-3228: The irda_recvmsg_dgram function in
net/irda/af_irda.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does
not initialize a certain length variable, which allows
local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel
stack memory via a crafted recvmsg or recvfrom system call.
(bnc#816668)
*
CVE-2013-3229: The iucv_sock_recvmsg function in
net/iucv/af_iucv.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does
not initialize a certain length variable, which allows
local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel
stack memory via a crafted recvmsg or recvfrom system call.
(bnc#816668)
*
CVE-2013-3231: The llc_ui_recvmsg function in
net/llc/af_llc.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does
not initialize a certain length variable, which allows
local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel
stack memory via a crafted recvmsg or recvfrom system call.
(bnc#816668)
*
CVE-2013-3232: The nr_recvmsg function in
net/netrom/af_netrom.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7
does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows
local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel
stack memory via a crafted recvmsg or recvfrom system call.
(bnc#816668)
*
CVE-2013-3234: The rose_recvmsg function in
net/rose/af_rose.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does
not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local
users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack
memory via a crafted recvmsg or recvfrom system call.
(bnc#816668)
*
CVE-2013-3235: net/tipc/socket.c in the Linux kernel
before 3.9-rc7 does not initialize a certain data structure
and a certain length variable, which allows local users to
obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a
crafted recvmsg or recvfrom system call. (bnc#816668)
*
CVE-2013-4162: The udp_v6_push_pending_frames
function in net/ipv6/udp.c in the IPv6 implementation in
the Linux kernel through 3.10.3 makes an incorrect function
call for pending data, which allows 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. (bnc#831058)
*
CVE-2013-4387: net/ipv6/ip6_output.c in the Linux
kernel through 3.11.4 does not properly determine the need
for UDP Fragmentation Offload (UFO) processing of small
packets after the UFO queueing of a large packet, which
allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service
(memory corruption and system crash) or possibly have
unspecified other impact via network traffic that triggers
a large response packet. (bnc#843430)
*
CVE-2013-4470: The Linux kernel before 3.12, when UDP
Fragmentation Offload (UFO) is enabled, does not properly
initialize certain data structures, which allows local
users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and
system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted
application that uses the UDP_CORK option in a setsockopt
system call and sends both short and long packets, related
to the ip_ufo_append_data function in net/ipv4/ip_output.c
and the ip6_ufo_append_data function in
net/ipv6/ip6_output.c. (bnc#847672)
*
CVE-2013-4483: The ipc_rcu_putref function in
ipc/util.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10 does not
properly manage a reference count, which allows local users
to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or system
crash) via a crafted application. (bnc#848321)
*
CVE-2013-4588: Multiple stack-based buffer overflows
in net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c in the Linux kernel
before 2.6.33, when CONFIG_IP_VS is used, allow local users
to gain privileges by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN
capability for (1) a getsockopt system call, related to the
do_ip_vs_get_ctl function, or (2) a setsockopt system call,
related to the do_ip_vs_set_ctl function. (bnc#851095)
*
CVE-2013-6383: The aac_compat_ioctl function in
drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c in the Linux kernel before
3.11.8 does not require the CAP_SYS_RAWIO capability, which
allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions
via a crafted ioctl call. (bnc#852558)
*
CVE-2014-1444: The fst_get_iface function in
drivers/net/wan/farsync.c in the Linux kernel before 3.11.7
does not properly initialize a certain data structure,
which allows local users to obtain sensitive information
from kernel memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN
capability for an SIOCWANDEV ioctl call. (bnc#858869)
*
CVE-2014-1445: The wanxl_ioctl function in
drivers/net/wan/wanxl.c in the Linux kernel before 3.11.7
does not properly initialize a certain data structure,
which allows local users to obtain sensitive information
from kernel memory via an ioctl call. (bnc#858870)
*
CVE-2014-1446: The yam_ioctl function in
drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c in the Linux kernel before
3.12.8 does not initialize a certain structure member,
which allows local users to obtain sensitive information
from kernel memory by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN
capability for an SIOCYAMGCFG ioctl call. (bnc#858872)
Also the following non-security bugs have been fixed:
* kernel: Remove newline from execve audit log
(bnc#827855).
* kernel: sclp console hangs (bnc#830344, LTC#95711).
* kernel: fix flush_tlb_kernel_range (bnc#825052,
LTC#94745).
*
kernel: lost IPIs on CPU hotplug (bnc#825052,
LTC#94784).
*
sctp: deal with multiple COOKIE_ECHO chunks
(bnc#826102).
* net: Uninline kfree_skb and allow NULL argument
(bnc#853501).
* netback: don't disconnect frontend when seeing
oversize packet.
*
netfront: reduce gso_max_size to account for max TCP
header.
*
fs/dcache: Avoid race in d_splice_alias and vfs_rmdir
(bnc#845028).
* fs/proc: proc_task_lookup() fix memory pinning
(bnc#827362 bnc#849765).
* blkdev_max_block: make private to fs/buffer.c
(bnc#820338).
* vfs: avoid "attempt to access beyond end of device"
warnings (bnc#820338).
* vfs: fix O_DIRECT read past end of block device
(bnc#820338).
* cifs: don't use CIFSGetSrvInodeNumber in
is_path_accessible (bnc#832603).
* xfs: Fix kABI breakage caused by AIL list
transformation (bnc#806219).
* xfs: Replace custom AIL linked-list code with struct
list_head (bnc#806219).
* reiserfs: fix problems with chowning setuid file w/
xattrs (bnc#790920).
* reiserfs: fix spurious multiple-fill in
reiserfs_readdir_dentry (bnc#822722).
*
jbd: Fix forever sleeping process in
do_get_write_access() (bnc#827983).
*
HID: check for NULL field when setting values
(bnc#835839).
* HID: provide a helper for validating hid reports
(bnc#835839).
* bcm43xx: netlink deadlock fix (bnc#850241).
* bnx2: Close device if tx_timeout reset fails
(bnc#857597).
* xfrm: invalidate dst on policy insertion/deletion
(bnc#842239).
* xfrm: prevent ipcomp scratch buffer race condition
(bnc#842239).
* lpfc: Update to 8.2.0.106 (bnc#798050).
* Make lpfc task management timeout configurable
(bnc#798050).
* dpt_i2o: Remove DPTI_STATE_IOCTL (bnc#798050).
* dpt_i2o: return SCSI_MLQUEUE_HOST_BUSY when in reset
(bnc#798050).
* advansys: Remove 'last_reset' references (bnc#798050).
* tmscsim: Move 'last_reset' into host structure
(bnc#798050).
*
dc395: Move 'last_reset' into internal host structure
(bnc#798050).
*
scsi: remove check for 'resetting' (bnc#798050).
* scsi: Allow error handling timeout to be specified
(bnc#798050).
* scsi: Eliminate error handler overload of the SCSI
serial number (bnc#798050).
* scsi: Reduce sequential pointer derefs in
scsi_error.c and reduce size as well (bnc#798050).
* scsi: Reduce error recovery time by reducing use of
TURs (bnc#798050).
* scsi: fix eh wakeup (scsi_schedule_eh vs
scsi_restart_operations)
* scsi: cleanup setting task state in
scsi_error_handler() (bnc#798050).
* scsi: Add 'eh_deadline' to limit SCSI EH runtime
(bnc#798050).
* scsi: Fixup compilation warning (bnc#798050).
* scsi: fc class: fix scanning when devs are offline
(bnc#798050).
* scsi: Warn on invalid command completion (bnc#798050).
* scsi: Retry failfast commands after EH (bnc#798050).
* scsi: kABI fixes (bnc#798050).
Security Issue references:
* CVE-2011-2492
* CVE-2011-2494
* CVE-2012-6537
* CVE-2012-6539
* CVE-2012-6540
* CVE-2012-6541
* CVE-2012-6542
* CVE-2012-6544
* CVE-2012-6545
* CVE-2012-6546
* CVE-2012-6547
* CVE-2012-6549
* CVE-2013-0343
* CVE-2013-0914
* CVE-2013-1827
* CVE-2013-2141
* CVE-2013-2164
* CVE-2013-2206
* CVE-2013-2232
* CVE-2013-2234
* CVE-2013-2237
* CVE-2013-2888
* CVE-2013-2893
* CVE-2013-2897
* CVE-2013-3222
* CVE-2013-3223
* CVE-2013-3224
* CVE-2013-3228
* CVE-2013-3229
* CVE-2013-3231
* CVE-2013-3232
* CVE-2013-3234
* CVE-2013-3235
* CVE-2013-4162
* CVE-2013-4387
* CVE-2013-4470
* CVE-2013-4483
* CVE-2013-4588
* CVE-2013-6383
* CVE-2014-1444
* CVE-2014-1445
* CVE-2014-1446
Indications:
Everyone using the Linux Kernel on x86_64 architecture should update.
Special Instructions and Notes:
Please reboot the system after installing this update.
Package List:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 LTSS (i586 s390x x86_64):
- kernel-default-2.6.16.60-0.105.1
- kernel-source-2.6.16.60-0.105.1
- kernel-syms-2.6.16.60-0.105.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 LTSS (i586 x86_64):
- kernel-debug-2.6.16.60-0.105.1
- kernel-kdump-2.6.16.60-0.105.1
- kernel-smp-2.6.16.60-0.105.1
- kernel-xen-2.6.16.60-0.105.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 LTSS (i586):
- kernel-bigsmp-2.6.16.60-0.105.1
- kernel-kdumppae-2.6.16.60-0.105.1
- kernel-vmi-2.6.16.60-0.105.1
- kernel-vmipae-2.6.16.60-0.105.1
- kernel-xenpae-2.6.16.60-0.105.1
References:
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2492.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2494.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6537.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6539.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6540.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6541.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6542.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6544.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6545.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6546.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6547.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6549.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0343.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0914.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1827.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2141.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2164.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2206.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2232.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2234.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2237.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2888.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2893.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2897.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-3222.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-3223.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-3224.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-3228.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-3229.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-3231.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-3232.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-3234.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-3235.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4162.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4387.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4470.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4483.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4588.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6383.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1444.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1445.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1446.html
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/702014
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/703156
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/790920
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/798050
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/805226
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/806219
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/808827
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/809889
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/809891
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/809892
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/809893
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/809894
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/809898
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/809899
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/809900
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/809901
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/809903
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/811354
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/816668
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/820338
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/822722
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/823267
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/824295
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/825052
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/826102
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/826551
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/827362
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/827749
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/827750
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/827855
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/827983
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/828119
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/830344
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/831058
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/832603
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/835839
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/842239
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/843430
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/845028
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/847672
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/848321
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/849765
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/850241
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/851095
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/852558
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/853501
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/857597
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/858869
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/858870
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/858872
- http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=bd99d2fcd47fefd9c76757c1e9e1cccb
- http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=d046a694b83b003f9bb6b21b6c0e8e6f
- http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=e59a3c9997ba1bed5bbf01d34d34a3d7