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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2007:0936 - Security Advisory
Issued:
2007-09-27
Updated:
2007-09-27

RHSA-2007:0936 - Security Advisory

  • Overview
  • Updated Packages

Synopsis

Important: kernel security 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 a security issue 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.

A flaw was found in the IA32 system call emulation provided on AMD64 and
Intel 64 platforms. An improperly validated 64-bit value could be stored in
the %RAX register, which could trigger an out-of-bounds system call table
access. An untrusted local user could exploit this flaw to run code in the
kernel (ie a root privilege escalation). (CVE-2007-4573).

Red Hat would like to thank Wojciech Purczynski for reporting this issue.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 users are advised to upgrade to these packages,
which contain a backported patch to correct this issue.

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 - 294541 - CVE-2007-4573 x86_64 syscall vulnerability

CVEs

  • CVE-2007-4573

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-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.src.rpm SHA-256: 6dece2830bc1748afe8058a6d76eab1046aacb0e164bffe79baf0e147086fc6d
x86_64
kernel-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5e3f7e7696385f32c4c36b951253fa45b57a3a233478164a20f4b30f8d27bce4
kernel-devel-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: bfd2b8dc3057b9c660cdb9b8d6acea14a5c68dcc3971db45cef1edca921ee5b8
kernel-doc-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 70babe1e66e277c1a5218ff492b2d894260d49ca5e66c2dfa6f1e291ebc4969f
kernel-headers-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 84df6352e1a4f83eaa8ea7deeba03925221c3c313567e2258c49a2373d1b40d0
kernel-xen-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 2c10b59bbcd54fd3d0c819db03743af2fa31ffe64dca31ce06f4fec83843e4fe
kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: a36cda552c70e565810cf754dcb1c9385e7242a34a07f943a9c8e30c0aa36a62
ia64
kernel-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 95f724e28191905b61f7ecf68deebb2383a02c048cc58c91cafd57c1241e7535
kernel-devel-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.ia64.rpm SHA-256: c26a26e2dbf260c1dcf9dac46fcdccd1d4624df56bdaad895827656a71f5229a
kernel-doc-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 70babe1e66e277c1a5218ff492b2d894260d49ca5e66c2dfa6f1e291ebc4969f
kernel-headers-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 86f1b41c9e85554f542863d5f893a95d5252761dda01818b1b56110ea64b546d
kernel-xen-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 0ad80cbcfb789e161cc1747889011fb98231b4459213bb6f7d4fecff8220d45e
kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 2aa0584f11e7829f4f080d0afd01c534a6aee9a5994a8cd3c7f5fb127be8c5b0
i386
kernel-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.i686.rpm SHA-256: fc9964dd626f1b6c96b67ab78aed00570907ba3c1fa40b7b2fd2116edc5b2944
kernel-PAE-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.i686.rpm SHA-256: a0f0450e9f8d62af95d9d634ad6ec74e6fb14d4257a55db8b192ef3dd39aaffe
kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.i686.rpm SHA-256: d8bcbf4a1a38ce45b021abe62ca76be7c856a45ceb9629d9f90ffee70a069b00
kernel-devel-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.i686.rpm SHA-256: f58c2255a95f249238d6845ff0448b40698341b3c52a8787478ed285fee8e418
kernel-doc-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 70babe1e66e277c1a5218ff492b2d894260d49ca5e66c2dfa6f1e291ebc4969f
kernel-headers-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.i386.rpm SHA-256: 1fbcd0673375125477d1f7683df467e9612e0b0891b677142bf56478d33cd6b6
kernel-xen-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.i686.rpm SHA-256: b422389d04b9852401378ff648fde8764395c0241cd911cb2eb84e94dcfef4be
kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.i686.rpm SHA-256: 576c45d8e59ec98a2d793cd296b6540ebf43c74f9160d3fbf3608f16a1df9984

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5

SRPM
kernel-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.src.rpm SHA-256: 6dece2830bc1748afe8058a6d76eab1046aacb0e164bffe79baf0e147086fc6d
x86_64
kernel-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5e3f7e7696385f32c4c36b951253fa45b57a3a233478164a20f4b30f8d27bce4
kernel-devel-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: bfd2b8dc3057b9c660cdb9b8d6acea14a5c68dcc3971db45cef1edca921ee5b8
kernel-doc-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 70babe1e66e277c1a5218ff492b2d894260d49ca5e66c2dfa6f1e291ebc4969f
kernel-headers-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 84df6352e1a4f83eaa8ea7deeba03925221c3c313567e2258c49a2373d1b40d0
kernel-xen-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 2c10b59bbcd54fd3d0c819db03743af2fa31ffe64dca31ce06f4fec83843e4fe
kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: a36cda552c70e565810cf754dcb1c9385e7242a34a07f943a9c8e30c0aa36a62
i386
kernel-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.i686.rpm SHA-256: fc9964dd626f1b6c96b67ab78aed00570907ba3c1fa40b7b2fd2116edc5b2944
kernel-PAE-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.i686.rpm SHA-256: a0f0450e9f8d62af95d9d634ad6ec74e6fb14d4257a55db8b192ef3dd39aaffe
kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.i686.rpm SHA-256: d8bcbf4a1a38ce45b021abe62ca76be7c856a45ceb9629d9f90ffee70a069b00
kernel-devel-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.i686.rpm SHA-256: f58c2255a95f249238d6845ff0448b40698341b3c52a8787478ed285fee8e418
kernel-doc-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 70babe1e66e277c1a5218ff492b2d894260d49ca5e66c2dfa6f1e291ebc4969f
kernel-headers-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.i386.rpm SHA-256: 1fbcd0673375125477d1f7683df467e9612e0b0891b677142bf56478d33cd6b6
kernel-xen-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.i686.rpm SHA-256: b422389d04b9852401378ff648fde8764395c0241cd911cb2eb84e94dcfef4be
kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.i686.rpm SHA-256: 576c45d8e59ec98a2d793cd296b6540ebf43c74f9160d3fbf3608f16a1df9984

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5

SRPM
kernel-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.src.rpm SHA-256: 6dece2830bc1748afe8058a6d76eab1046aacb0e164bffe79baf0e147086fc6d
x86_64
kernel-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5e3f7e7696385f32c4c36b951253fa45b57a3a233478164a20f4b30f8d27bce4
kernel-devel-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: bfd2b8dc3057b9c660cdb9b8d6acea14a5c68dcc3971db45cef1edca921ee5b8
kernel-doc-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 70babe1e66e277c1a5218ff492b2d894260d49ca5e66c2dfa6f1e291ebc4969f
kernel-headers-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 84df6352e1a4f83eaa8ea7deeba03925221c3c313567e2258c49a2373d1b40d0
kernel-xen-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 2c10b59bbcd54fd3d0c819db03743af2fa31ffe64dca31ce06f4fec83843e4fe
kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: a36cda552c70e565810cf754dcb1c9385e7242a34a07f943a9c8e30c0aa36a62
i386
kernel-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.i686.rpm SHA-256: fc9964dd626f1b6c96b67ab78aed00570907ba3c1fa40b7b2fd2116edc5b2944
kernel-PAE-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.i686.rpm SHA-256: a0f0450e9f8d62af95d9d634ad6ec74e6fb14d4257a55db8b192ef3dd39aaffe
kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.i686.rpm SHA-256: d8bcbf4a1a38ce45b021abe62ca76be7c856a45ceb9629d9f90ffee70a069b00
kernel-devel-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.i686.rpm SHA-256: f58c2255a95f249238d6845ff0448b40698341b3c52a8787478ed285fee8e418
kernel-doc-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 70babe1e66e277c1a5218ff492b2d894260d49ca5e66c2dfa6f1e291ebc4969f
kernel-headers-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.i386.rpm SHA-256: 1fbcd0673375125477d1f7683df467e9612e0b0891b677142bf56478d33cd6b6
kernel-xen-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.i686.rpm SHA-256: b422389d04b9852401378ff648fde8764395c0241cd911cb2eb84e94dcfef4be
kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.i686.rpm SHA-256: 576c45d8e59ec98a2d793cd296b6540ebf43c74f9160d3fbf3608f16a1df9984

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5

SRPM
kernel-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.src.rpm SHA-256: 6dece2830bc1748afe8058a6d76eab1046aacb0e164bffe79baf0e147086fc6d
s390x
kernel-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.s390x.rpm SHA-256: cb8eaa4fabc50c220361ab34e6682b0c1672bf514b0bc45871a8060a33f6303b
kernel-devel-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.s390x.rpm SHA-256: b2de3ce44c53efdb923d3fbb4823763301e581c467d62d682f31522b3baa8fe9
kernel-doc-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 70babe1e66e277c1a5218ff492b2d894260d49ca5e66c2dfa6f1e291ebc4969f
kernel-headers-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.s390x.rpm SHA-256: cd6f7685a142308d666b72425aaf3b1870fa30a55220cf7e8f2e298f9b776456

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5

SRPM
kernel-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.src.rpm SHA-256: 6dece2830bc1748afe8058a6d76eab1046aacb0e164bffe79baf0e147086fc6d
ppc
kernel-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 5587a48e0b54c29a4cb0e65f68520191cfaf9cb4edd950585f9ff957aec6436a
kernel-devel-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 58d646a22393d263f6ccbd644895573c61857cc7298b301ab4331972df585093
kernel-doc-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 70babe1e66e277c1a5218ff492b2d894260d49ca5e66c2dfa6f1e291ebc4969f
kernel-headers-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.ppc.rpm SHA-256: e11258f43590673ce3d3382dde00f60d13de1f9f296250488c1e27c95606f9dd
kernel-headers-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 9c905370b6b6bb721295ccd4421d8c7fe27b40ae3ac4a5dad108ecf7d596c05a
kernel-kdump-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 83a8520ee9e85114d44246a4a1665351f16ea077d204b4b1ed532b5765c7bd4c
kernel-kdump-devel-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 44bdf7bc9e84808c2da46c9477a8f08bb7633f0b4ff8d9b78f8114ee01f46dd8

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5

SRPM
kernel-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.src.rpm SHA-256: 6dece2830bc1748afe8058a6d76eab1046aacb0e164bffe79baf0e147086fc6d
x86_64
kernel-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5e3f7e7696385f32c4c36b951253fa45b57a3a233478164a20f4b30f8d27bce4
kernel-devel-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: bfd2b8dc3057b9c660cdb9b8d6acea14a5c68dcc3971db45cef1edca921ee5b8
kernel-doc-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 70babe1e66e277c1a5218ff492b2d894260d49ca5e66c2dfa6f1e291ebc4969f
kernel-headers-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 84df6352e1a4f83eaa8ea7deeba03925221c3c313567e2258c49a2373d1b40d0
kernel-xen-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 2c10b59bbcd54fd3d0c819db03743af2fa31ffe64dca31ce06f4fec83843e4fe
kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: a36cda552c70e565810cf754dcb1c9385e7242a34a07f943a9c8e30c0aa36a62
i386
kernel-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.i686.rpm SHA-256: fc9964dd626f1b6c96b67ab78aed00570907ba3c1fa40b7b2fd2116edc5b2944
kernel-PAE-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.i686.rpm SHA-256: a0f0450e9f8d62af95d9d634ad6ec74e6fb14d4257a55db8b192ef3dd39aaffe
kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.i686.rpm SHA-256: d8bcbf4a1a38ce45b021abe62ca76be7c856a45ceb9629d9f90ffee70a069b00
kernel-devel-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.i686.rpm SHA-256: f58c2255a95f249238d6845ff0448b40698341b3c52a8787478ed285fee8e418
kernel-doc-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 70babe1e66e277c1a5218ff492b2d894260d49ca5e66c2dfa6f1e291ebc4969f
kernel-headers-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.i386.rpm SHA-256: 1fbcd0673375125477d1f7683df467e9612e0b0891b677142bf56478d33cd6b6
kernel-xen-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.i686.rpm SHA-256: b422389d04b9852401378ff648fde8764395c0241cd911cb2eb84e94dcfef4be
kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-8.1.14.el5.i686.rpm SHA-256: 576c45d8e59ec98a2d793cd296b6540ebf43c74f9160d3fbf3608f16a1df9984

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