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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2007:0347 - Security Advisory
Issued:
2007-05-16
Updated:
2007-05-16

RHSA-2007:0347 - Security Advisory

  • Overview
  • Updated Packages

Synopsis

Important: kernel security and bug fix update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory: Important

Red Hat Insights patch analysis

Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.

View affected systems

Topic

Updated kernel packages that fix security issues and bugs in the Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 5 kernel are now available.

This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.

Description

The Linux kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system.

These new kernel packages contain fixes for the following security issues:

  • a flaw in the handling of IPv6 type 0 routing headers that allowed remote

users to cause a denial of service that led to a network amplification
between two routers (CVE-2007-2242, Important).

  • a flaw in the nfnetlink_log netfilter module that allowed a local user to

cause a denial of service (CVE-2007-1496, Important).

  • a flaw in the flow list of listening IPv6 sockets that allowed a local

user to cause a denial of service (CVE-2007-1592, Important).

  • a flaw in the handling of netlink messages that allowed a local user to

cause a denial of service (infinite recursion) (CVE-2007-1861, Important).

  • a flaw in the IPv4 forwarding base that allowed a local user to cause an

out-of-bounds access (CVE-2007-2172, Important).

  • a flaw in the nf_conntrack netfilter module for IPv6 that allowed remote

users to bypass certain netfilter rules using IPv6 fragments
(CVE-2007-1497, Moderate).

In addition to the security issues described above, fixes for the following
have been included:

  • a regression in ipv6 routing.
  • an error in memory initialization that caused gdb to output inaccurate

backtraces on ia64.

  • the nmi watchdog timeout was updated from 5 to 30 seconds.
  • a flaw in distributed lock management that could result in errors during

virtual machine migration.

  • an omitted include in kernel-headers that led to compile failures for

some packages.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 users are advised to upgrade to these packages,
which contain backported patches to correct these issues.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188

Affected Products

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 ia64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386

Fixes

  • BZ - 238046 - oops and panics bringing up/down interfaces on 128p Altix, 8 interfaces
  • BZ - 238731 - dlm locking error from gfs dio/aio during virt machine migration
  • BZ - 238749 - The patch "xen: Add PACKET_AUXDATA cmsg" cause /usr/include/linux/if_packet.h broken
  • BZ - 238944 - CVE-2007-1592 IPv6 oops triggerable by any user
  • BZ - 238946 - CVE-2007-1496 Various NULL pointer dereferences in netfilter code
  • BZ - 238947 - CVE-2007-1497 IPv6 fragments bypass in nf_conntrack netfilter code
  • BZ - 238948 - CVE-2007-2172 fib_semantics.c out of bounds access vulnerability
  • BZ - 238949 - CVE-2007-2242 IPv6 routing headers issue
  • BZ - 238960 - CVE-2007-1861 infinite recursion in netlink

CVEs

  • CVE-2007-1496
  • CVE-2007-1497
  • CVE-2007-1861
  • CVE-2007-2242
  • CVE-2007-2172
  • CVE-2007-1592

References

  • http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Note: More recent versions of these packages may be available. Click a package name for more details.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5

SRPM
kernel-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.src.rpm SHA-256: 245229446e663ad4f2d1be418cff9eca70c55b830f03d7e2070849116dd7214c
x86_64
kernel-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7c265ed04980e6b72dbe44b85a6157516e039f81c24d1c12bd50a45434bf0b40
kernel-devel-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: e1ee7bf913576e9783163133fa10b5c9fb4681ad0804b93c70bc9a34bda50446
kernel-doc-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 2116807a176e81a3049f9441b1c1f82fd6981eb62f4283fca604d63fbdbb5644
kernel-headers-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 19e925389a37de86ad32ad083bbfc79db2440086089f3b01b6e251e3cd0c79a4
kernel-xen-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 16e5fea5e20a91263e163c3a9d0cb7a9bfae87567e9848f25884bd11daa6134f
kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 2069c9dd744dffc187c84f1bb7f7b09f7fcc497c2eb0b27a6a9c59835aabfa6b
ia64
kernel-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.ia64.rpm SHA-256: f9ecb9269b775f55617bf50aee42740566cc082c453f06ed0a4a6a0ce6a9a5b0
kernel-devel-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.ia64.rpm SHA-256: a32a4d91954cc363bda4e4b59cdc342c40e62f41802b03c1e16acccc3eb24c23
kernel-doc-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 2116807a176e81a3049f9441b1c1f82fd6981eb62f4283fca604d63fbdbb5644
kernel-headers-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 6275ac1f1164b4ebbbca61b56a6ce6d7af75ddf6a96dc5d3a56f55101ec36689
kernel-xen-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 6e16e9ba7e203b4441d1a8ef353a19fb84b426031c46397d01510f3e1798f61a
kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.ia64.rpm SHA-256: b0c4d602571889ca9b20edab7c3783f65711e99c0bdf28fe79ccb20d96b13824
i386
kernel-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.i686.rpm SHA-256: 944e8abb215bdd34e298635b057340ff95ce56a3fd3067944f4a921442a52a72
kernel-PAE-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.i686.rpm SHA-256: 505237604dee6ed494284e487b673755e6be79b48d6bdc6667b8d5faf08f9650
kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.i686.rpm SHA-256: d06a0547bbc7f519788aa70c3c46a4f95f9c229436b608ba75444ea4068abc56
kernel-devel-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.i686.rpm SHA-256: e77e5979c25b28d813946bfacdc1239f70183f43e5ea64e83e4fd482d8b829e5
kernel-doc-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 2116807a176e81a3049f9441b1c1f82fd6981eb62f4283fca604d63fbdbb5644
kernel-headers-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.i386.rpm SHA-256: 2ec4236efa6f3f8bc7cd3e4d838fbf9e309926f5346f506872de0d9271307d39
kernel-xen-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.i686.rpm SHA-256: 35462b5300cde3d1128b4e1b1d3a3ef7803ddb1f317aa16514d9eebf4d1409f8
kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.i686.rpm SHA-256: 524ef0924fab605b4ec49009353d9df16db734b2c1205e1503cfc376df17122a

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5

SRPM
kernel-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.src.rpm SHA-256: 245229446e663ad4f2d1be418cff9eca70c55b830f03d7e2070849116dd7214c
x86_64
kernel-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7c265ed04980e6b72dbe44b85a6157516e039f81c24d1c12bd50a45434bf0b40
kernel-devel-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: e1ee7bf913576e9783163133fa10b5c9fb4681ad0804b93c70bc9a34bda50446
kernel-doc-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 2116807a176e81a3049f9441b1c1f82fd6981eb62f4283fca604d63fbdbb5644
kernel-headers-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 19e925389a37de86ad32ad083bbfc79db2440086089f3b01b6e251e3cd0c79a4
kernel-xen-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 16e5fea5e20a91263e163c3a9d0cb7a9bfae87567e9848f25884bd11daa6134f
kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 2069c9dd744dffc187c84f1bb7f7b09f7fcc497c2eb0b27a6a9c59835aabfa6b
i386
kernel-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.i686.rpm SHA-256: 944e8abb215bdd34e298635b057340ff95ce56a3fd3067944f4a921442a52a72
kernel-PAE-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.i686.rpm SHA-256: 505237604dee6ed494284e487b673755e6be79b48d6bdc6667b8d5faf08f9650
kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.i686.rpm SHA-256: d06a0547bbc7f519788aa70c3c46a4f95f9c229436b608ba75444ea4068abc56
kernel-devel-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.i686.rpm SHA-256: e77e5979c25b28d813946bfacdc1239f70183f43e5ea64e83e4fd482d8b829e5
kernel-doc-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 2116807a176e81a3049f9441b1c1f82fd6981eb62f4283fca604d63fbdbb5644
kernel-headers-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.i386.rpm SHA-256: 2ec4236efa6f3f8bc7cd3e4d838fbf9e309926f5346f506872de0d9271307d39
kernel-xen-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.i686.rpm SHA-256: 35462b5300cde3d1128b4e1b1d3a3ef7803ddb1f317aa16514d9eebf4d1409f8
kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.i686.rpm SHA-256: 524ef0924fab605b4ec49009353d9df16db734b2c1205e1503cfc376df17122a

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5

SRPM
kernel-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.src.rpm SHA-256: 245229446e663ad4f2d1be418cff9eca70c55b830f03d7e2070849116dd7214c
x86_64
kernel-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7c265ed04980e6b72dbe44b85a6157516e039f81c24d1c12bd50a45434bf0b40
kernel-doc-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 2116807a176e81a3049f9441b1c1f82fd6981eb62f4283fca604d63fbdbb5644
kernel-headers-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 19e925389a37de86ad32ad083bbfc79db2440086089f3b01b6e251e3cd0c79a4
kernel-xen-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 16e5fea5e20a91263e163c3a9d0cb7a9bfae87567e9848f25884bd11daa6134f
i386
kernel-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.i686.rpm SHA-256: 944e8abb215bdd34e298635b057340ff95ce56a3fd3067944f4a921442a52a72
kernel-PAE-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.i686.rpm SHA-256: 505237604dee6ed494284e487b673755e6be79b48d6bdc6667b8d5faf08f9650
kernel-doc-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 2116807a176e81a3049f9441b1c1f82fd6981eb62f4283fca604d63fbdbb5644
kernel-headers-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.i386.rpm SHA-256: 2ec4236efa6f3f8bc7cd3e4d838fbf9e309926f5346f506872de0d9271307d39
kernel-xen-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.i686.rpm SHA-256: 35462b5300cde3d1128b4e1b1d3a3ef7803ddb1f317aa16514d9eebf4d1409f8

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5

SRPM
kernel-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.src.rpm SHA-256: 245229446e663ad4f2d1be418cff9eca70c55b830f03d7e2070849116dd7214c
s390x
kernel-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 9097079d0605d6e39843dc41f6b39060d97f314ca3bf96d64174c1127e39b81f
kernel-devel-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.s390x.rpm SHA-256: fe3a7a01c4874539d448bf8077ea64c7f554098ebf1bec5360831c3482b6b2ff
kernel-doc-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 2116807a176e81a3049f9441b1c1f82fd6981eb62f4283fca604d63fbdbb5644
kernel-headers-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.s390x.rpm SHA-256: fe30c202ace1834ee562e3aef3db8c70011df0d719fc41caf1676c6070e6c465

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5

SRPM
kernel-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.src.rpm SHA-256: 245229446e663ad4f2d1be418cff9eca70c55b830f03d7e2070849116dd7214c
ppc
kernel-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: eb7fae5ba4d3ae09c1a6cb48b49c4ca8983bdab1332b8611edd00c0ccf114fd0
kernel-devel-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: a9c30c9a4c7c214cce092851bc8aa353afc6513920fe99b65e988aabfb9a605a
kernel-doc-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 2116807a176e81a3049f9441b1c1f82fd6981eb62f4283fca604d63fbdbb5644
kernel-headers-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.ppc.rpm SHA-256: 295cbf7f39c6571473a6aaeb4b93f6381aa365727cdd4f06f7fbb423ccadd626
kernel-headers-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: bf102e47426deb72758c1fca8c8b174e1251d1f4081fc1c8f224c6d9541de338
kernel-kdump-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: e7edaacf117ed81e3f241b5ef438b26e81858a194818477755e4beb44a58d934
kernel-kdump-devel-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: ac6905e7139309c44450949acfe05460672dbbd42ad5737145c177992be3dee9

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5

SRPM
kernel-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.src.rpm SHA-256: 245229446e663ad4f2d1be418cff9eca70c55b830f03d7e2070849116dd7214c
x86_64
kernel-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7c265ed04980e6b72dbe44b85a6157516e039f81c24d1c12bd50a45434bf0b40
kernel-devel-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: e1ee7bf913576e9783163133fa10b5c9fb4681ad0804b93c70bc9a34bda50446
kernel-doc-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 2116807a176e81a3049f9441b1c1f82fd6981eb62f4283fca604d63fbdbb5644
kernel-headers-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 19e925389a37de86ad32ad083bbfc79db2440086089f3b01b6e251e3cd0c79a4
kernel-xen-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 16e5fea5e20a91263e163c3a9d0cb7a9bfae87567e9848f25884bd11daa6134f
kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 2069c9dd744dffc187c84f1bb7f7b09f7fcc497c2eb0b27a6a9c59835aabfa6b
i386
kernel-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.i686.rpm SHA-256: 944e8abb215bdd34e298635b057340ff95ce56a3fd3067944f4a921442a52a72
kernel-PAE-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.i686.rpm SHA-256: 505237604dee6ed494284e487b673755e6be79b48d6bdc6667b8d5faf08f9650
kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.i686.rpm SHA-256: d06a0547bbc7f519788aa70c3c46a4f95f9c229436b608ba75444ea4068abc56
kernel-devel-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.i686.rpm SHA-256: e77e5979c25b28d813946bfacdc1239f70183f43e5ea64e83e4fd482d8b829e5
kernel-doc-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 2116807a176e81a3049f9441b1c1f82fd6981eb62f4283fca604d63fbdbb5644
kernel-headers-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.i386.rpm SHA-256: 2ec4236efa6f3f8bc7cd3e4d838fbf9e309926f5346f506872de0d9271307d39
kernel-xen-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.i686.rpm SHA-256: 35462b5300cde3d1128b4e1b1d3a3ef7803ddb1f317aa16514d9eebf4d1409f8
kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-8.1.4.el5.i686.rpm SHA-256: 524ef0924fab605b4ec49009353d9df16db734b2c1205e1503cfc376df17122a

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