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Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Updated kernel resolves security vulnerability
Advisory ID: RHSA-2003:417-01
Issue date: 2004-01-05
Updated on: 2004-01-05
Product: Red Hat Linux
Keywords:
Cross references:
Obsoletes:
CVE Names: CAN-2003-0984 CAN-2003-0985
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1. Topic:
Updated kernel packages are now available that fix a security
vulnerability which may allow local users to gain root privileges.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Linux 7.1 - athlon, i386, i586, i686
Red Hat Linux 7.2 - athlon, i386, i586, i686
Red Hat Linux 7.3 - athlon, i386, i586, i686
Red Hat Linux 8.0 - athlon, i386, i586, i686
Red Hat Linux 9 - athlon, i386, i586, i686
3. Problem description:
The Linux kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system.
Paul Starzetz discovered a flaw in bounds checking in mremap() in the Linux
kernel versions 2.4.23 and previous which may allow a local attacker to
gain root privileges. No exploit is currently available; however, it is
believed that this issue is exploitable (although not trivially.) The
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned
the name CAN-2003-0985 to this issue.
All users are advised to upgrade to these errata packages, which contain a
backported security patch that corrects this issue.
Red Hat would like to thank Paul Starzetz from ISEC for disclosing this
issue as well as Andrea Arcangeli and Solar Designer for working on the patch.
These packages also contain a fix for a minor information leak in the real
time clock (rtc) routines. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project
(cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2003-0984 to this issue.
We have provided kernel updates for Red Hat Linux 7.1-8.0 with this
advisory as these were prepared by us prior to December 31 2003. Please
note that Red Hat Linux 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, and 8.0 have reached their end of
life for errata support and no further errata will be issued for those
distributions.
4. Solution:
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run:
rpm -Fvh [filenames]
where [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. Only those
RPMs which are currently installed will be updated. Those RPMs which are
not installed but included in the list will not be updated. Note that you
can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directory *only* contains the
desired RPMs.
Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network. Many
people find this 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.
If up2date fails to connect to Red Hat Network due to SSL
Certificate Errors, you need to install a version of the
up2date client with an updated certificate. The latest version of
up2date is available from the Red Hat FTP site and may also be
downloaded directly from the RHN website:
https://rhn.redhat.com/help/latest-up2date.pxt
5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla for more info):
90338 - (TUX)password incorrectly parsed + patch to fix the problem
6. RPMs required:
Red Hat Linux 7.1:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.1/en/os/SRPMS/kernel-2.4.20-28.7.src.rpm
athlon:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.1/en/os/athlon/kernel-2.4.20-28.7.athlon.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.1/en/os/athlon/kernel-smp-2.4.20-28.7.athlon.rpm
i386:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.1/en/os/i386/kernel-2.4.20-28.7.i386.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.1/en/os/i386/kernel-source-2.4.20-28.7.i386.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.1/en/os/i386/kernel-doc-2.4.20-28.7.i386.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.1/en/os/i386/kernel-BOOT-2.4.20-28.7.i386.rpm
i586:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.1/en/os/i586/kernel-2.4.20-28.7.i586.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.1/en/os/i586/kernel-smp-2.4.20-28.7.i586.rpm
i686:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.1/en/os/i686/kernel-2.4.20-28.7.i686.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.1/en/os/i686/kernel-smp-2.4.20-28.7.i686.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.1/en/os/i686/kernel-bigmem-2.4.20-28.7.i686.rpm
Red Hat Linux 7.2:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/SRPMS/kernel-2.4.20-28.7.src.rpm
athlon:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/athlon/kernel-2.4.20-28.7.athlon.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/athlon/kernel-smp-2.4.20-28.7.athlon.rpm
i386:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/i386/kernel-2.4.20-28.7.i386.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/i386/kernel-source-2.4.20-28.7.i386.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/i386/kernel-doc-2.4.20-28.7.i386.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/i386/kernel-BOOT-2.4.20-28.7.i386.rpm
i586:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/i586/kernel-2.4.20-28.7.i586.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/i586/kernel-smp-2.4.20-28.7.i586.rpm
i686:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/i686/kernel-2.4.20-28.7.i686.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/i686/kernel-smp-2.4.20-28.7.i686.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/i686/kernel-bigmem-2.4.20-28.7.i686.rpm
Red Hat Linux 7.3:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.3/en/os/SRPMS/kernel-2.4.20-28.7.src.rpm
athlon:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.3/en/os/athlon/kernel-2.4.20-28.7.athlon.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.3/en/os/athlon/kernel-smp-2.4.20-28.7.athlon.rpm
i386:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.3/en/os/i386/kernel-2.4.20-28.7.i386.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.3/en/os/i386/kernel-source-2.4.20-28.7.i386.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.3/en/os/i386/kernel-doc-2.4.20-28.7.i386.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.3/en/os/i386/kernel-BOOT-2.4.20-28.7.i386.rpm
i586:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.3/en/os/i586/kernel-2.4.20-28.7.i586.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.3/en/os/i586/kernel-smp-2.4.20-28.7.i586.rpm
i686:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.3/en/os/i686/kernel-2.4.20-28.7.i686.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.3/en/os/i686/kernel-smp-2.4.20-28.7.i686.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.3/en/os/i686/kernel-bigmem-2.4.20-28.7.i686.rpm
Red Hat Linux 8.0:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/8.0/en/os/SRPMS/kernel-2.4.20-28.8.src.rpm
athlon:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/8.0/en/os/athlon/kernel-2.4.20-28.8.athlon.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/8.0/en/os/athlon/kernel-smp-2.4.20-28.8.athlon.rpm
i386:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/8.0/en/os/i386/kernel-2.4.20-28.8.i386.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/8.0/en/os/i386/kernel-source-2.4.20-28.8.i386.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/8.0/en/os/i386/kernel-doc-2.4.20-28.8.i386.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/8.0/en/os/i386/kernel-BOOT-2.4.20-28.8.i386.rpm
i586:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/8.0/en/os/i586/kernel-2.4.20-28.8.i586.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/8.0/en/os/i586/kernel-smp-2.4.20-28.8.i586.rpm
i686:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/8.0/en/os/i686/kernel-2.4.20-28.8.i686.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/8.0/en/os/i686/kernel-smp-2.4.20-28.8.i686.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/8.0/en/os/i686/kernel-bigmem-2.4.20-28.8.i686.rpm
Red Hat Linux 9:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/9/en/os/SRPMS/kernel-2.4.20-28.9.src.rpm
athlon:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/9/en/os/athlon/kernel-2.4.20-28.9.athlon.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/9/en/os/athlon/kernel-smp-2.4.20-28.9.athlon.rpm
i386:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/9/en/os/i386/kernel-2.4.20-28.9.i386.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/9/en/os/i386/kernel-source-2.4.20-28.9.i386.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/9/en/os/i386/kernel-doc-2.4.20-28.9.i386.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/9/en/os/i386/kernel-BOOT-2.4.20-28.9.i386.rpm
i586:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/9/en/os/i586/kernel-2.4.20-28.9.i586.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/9/en/os/i586/kernel-smp-2.4.20-28.9.i586.rpm
i686:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/9/en/os/i686/kernel-2.4.20-28.9.i686.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/9/en/os/i686/kernel-smp-2.4.20-28.9.i686.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/9/en/os/i686/kernel-bigmem-2.4.20-28.9.i686.rpm
7. Verification:
MD5 sum Package Name
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6f37a0c884be50f702665dd418e7d8a5 7.1/en/os/SRPMS/kernel-2.4.20-28.7.src.rpm
85dabb948243fcd96fed1946217b3259 7.1/en/os/athlon/kernel-2.4.20-28.7.athlon.rpm
ba80fcbe3237ece886506446413d6330 7.1/en/os/athlon/kernel-smp-2.4.20-28.7.athlon.rpm
a4b2cd2ad6acb98c045a0644add55ef8 7.1/en/os/i386/kernel-2.4.20-28.7.i386.rpm
46cbf5df2050e923343be59c26eb5714 7.1/en/os/i386/kernel-BOOT-2.4.20-28.7.i386.rpm
9e64a9b15edc09d4a0f75513445f4021 7.1/en/os/i386/kernel-doc-2.4.20-28.7.i386.rpm
dbc9c6aa900467f4182306545d3bed81 7.1/en/os/i386/kernel-source-2.4.20-28.7.i386.rpm
46325c861ee83b2f679b9f8563f2e441 7.1/en/os/i586/kernel-2.4.20-28.7.i586.rpm
51ede5686dc0997c76a14d523e057e67 7.1/en/os/i586/kernel-smp-2.4.20-28.7.i586.rpm
ab86ca21757966e2f49d58438b26253a 7.1/en/os/i686/kernel-2.4.20-28.7.i686.rpm
78229375349f57c62f0f1837770cc3f0 7.1/en/os/i686/kernel-bigmem-2.4.20-28.7.i686.rpm
4321ad444747e8e3ebf6e7576b08d6db 7.1/en/os/i686/kernel-smp-2.4.20-28.7.i686.rpm
6f37a0c884be50f702665dd418e7d8a5 7.2/en/os/SRPMS/kernel-2.4.20-28.7.src.rpm
85dabb948243fcd96fed1946217b3259 7.2/en/os/athlon/kernel-2.4.20-28.7.athlon.rpm
ba80fcbe3237ece886506446413d6330 7.2/en/os/athlon/kernel-smp-2.4.20-28.7.athlon.rpm
a4b2cd2ad6acb98c045a0644add55ef8 7.2/en/os/i386/kernel-2.4.20-28.7.i386.rpm
46cbf5df2050e923343be59c26eb5714 7.2/en/os/i386/kernel-BOOT-2.4.20-28.7.i386.rpm
9e64a9b15edc09d4a0f75513445f4021 7.2/en/os/i386/kernel-doc-2.4.20-28.7.i386.rpm
dbc9c6aa900467f4182306545d3bed81 7.2/en/os/i386/kernel-source-2.4.20-28.7.i386.rpm
46325c861ee83b2f679b9f8563f2e441 7.2/en/os/i586/kernel-2.4.20-28.7.i586.rpm
51ede5686dc0997c76a14d523e057e67 7.2/en/os/i586/kernel-smp-2.4.20-28.7.i586.rpm
ab86ca21757966e2f49d58438b26253a 7.2/en/os/i686/kernel-2.4.20-28.7.i686.rpm
78229375349f57c62f0f1837770cc3f0 7.2/en/os/i686/kernel-bigmem-2.4.20-28.7.i686.rpm
4321ad444747e8e3ebf6e7576b08d6db 7.2/en/os/i686/kernel-smp-2.4.20-28.7.i686.rpm
6f37a0c884be50f702665dd418e7d8a5 7.3/en/os/SRPMS/kernel-2.4.20-28.7.src.rpm
85dabb948243fcd96fed1946217b3259 7.3/en/os/athlon/kernel-2.4.20-28.7.athlon.rpm
ba80fcbe3237ece886506446413d6330 7.3/en/os/athlon/kernel-smp-2.4.20-28.7.athlon.rpm
a4b2cd2ad6acb98c045a0644add55ef8 7.3/en/os/i386/kernel-2.4.20-28.7.i386.rpm
46cbf5df2050e923343be59c26eb5714 7.3/en/os/i386/kernel-BOOT-2.4.20-28.7.i386.rpm
9e64a9b15edc09d4a0f75513445f4021 7.3/en/os/i386/kernel-doc-2.4.20-28.7.i386.rpm
dbc9c6aa900467f4182306545d3bed81 7.3/en/os/i386/kernel-source-2.4.20-28.7.i386.rpm
46325c861ee83b2f679b9f8563f2e441 7.3/en/os/i586/kernel-2.4.20-28.7.i586.rpm
51ede5686dc0997c76a14d523e057e67 7.3/en/os/i586/kernel-smp-2.4.20-28.7.i586.rpm
ab86ca21757966e2f49d58438b26253a 7.3/en/os/i686/kernel-2.4.20-28.7.i686.rpm
78229375349f57c62f0f1837770cc3f0 7.3/en/os/i686/kernel-bigmem-2.4.20-28.7.i686.rpm
4321ad444747e8e3ebf6e7576b08d6db 7.3/en/os/i686/kernel-smp-2.4.20-28.7.i686.rpm
7ff4997770e18fd8dfa94dde6ccd9f05 8.0/en/os/SRPMS/kernel-2.4.20-28.8.src.rpm
69096d7bf580f241c2774a75d19a4f6b 8.0/en/os/athlon/kernel-2.4.20-28.8.athlon.rpm
07cc69196376c7cbcad2c4a93aff0be0 8.0/en/os/athlon/kernel-smp-2.4.20-28.8.athlon.rpm
a97ba9aea863b5b49f26259f105e8d8f 8.0/en/os/i386/kernel-2.4.20-28.8.i386.rpm
ab4eac1f8c255a9d70808469e46e918c 8.0/en/os/i386/kernel-BOOT-2.4.20-28.8.i386.rpm
210eb290286bb696f94e9ebe5399d67e 8.0/en/os/i386/kernel-doc-2.4.20-28.8.i386.rpm
312b7e646dc4825617d3a9b485957c67 8.0/en/os/i386/kernel-source-2.4.20-28.8.i386.rpm
90ddcdf7660107c2e297bd2531b4a544 8.0/en/os/i586/kernel-2.4.20-28.8.i586.rpm
25692d7064ab7bc55a17c53ee24e9d3d 8.0/en/os/i586/kernel-smp-2.4.20-28.8.i586.rpm
91ca2b2685cf6c5e0b8d1b9043865bea 8.0/en/os/i686/kernel-2.4.20-28.8.i686.rpm
3fecc24946697e5dd0428df38cbb2198 8.0/en/os/i686/kernel-bigmem-2.4.20-28.8.i686.rpm
40d954506e1b0ad60c7f150d76872ec5 8.0/en/os/i686/kernel-smp-2.4.20-28.8.i686.rpm
5eb1ef7c29f3bd5e3afb9c41d5f688e5 9/en/os/SRPMS/kernel-2.4.20-28.9.src.rpm
954a8afbe2216769a4aaa5b0b597612f 9/en/os/athlon/kernel-2.4.20-28.9.athlon.rpm
198dfae0a67d9aa91f367e90e1a264c7 9/en/os/athlon/kernel-smp-2.4.20-28.9.athlon.rpm
a398b7f0a741ab95ab0b66929c48dc95 9/en/os/i386/kernel-2.4.20-28.9.i386.rpm
e394c681c64e22a94ed22dd8a510aad0 9/en/os/i386/kernel-BOOT-2.4.20-28.9.i386.rpm
8355d266e3c354e97099add60ea25331 9/en/os/i386/kernel-doc-2.4.20-28.9.i386.rpm
12ad6c3ad16ddee2ad6c3ba579005a9d 9/en/os/i386/kernel-source-2.4.20-28.9.i386.rpm
0047dac37b4f888e53b5b304524b795d 9/en/os/i586/kernel-2.4.20-28.9.i586.rpm
08a3391dcb7f5532310ce234d2570bd0 9/en/os/i586/kernel-smp-2.4.20-28.9.i586.rpm
6cdbe7002a6834dc1aa27cc5f47ba5a7 9/en/os/i686/kernel-2.4.20-28.9.i686.rpm
3788274eba272ef23704bec4cb19e4af 9/en/os/i686/kernel-bigmem-2.4.20-28.9.i686.rpm
d9fe2e46b08f596e19a49ae724d2db5a 9/en/os/i686/kernel-smp-2.4.20-28.9.i686.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key is
available from https://www.redhat.com/security/keys.html
You can verify each package 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>
8. References:
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9154/discussion/
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0984
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0985
9. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact
details at https://www.redhat.com/solutions/security/news/contact.html
Copyright 2003 Red Hat, Inc.
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