A number of vulnerabilities were discovered and corrected in the Linux 2.6 kernel :
sysctl.c in the Linux kernel prior to 2.6.14.1 allows local users to cause a Denial of Service (kernel oops) and possibly execute code by opening an interface file in /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/, waiting until the interface is unregistered, then obtaining and modifying function pointers in memory that was used for the ctl_table (CVE-2005-2709).
Multiple vulnerabilities in versions prior to 2.6.13.2 allow local users to cause a DoS (oops from null dereference) via fput in a 32bit ioctl on 64-bit x86 systems or sockfd_put in the 32-bit routing_ioctl function on 64-bit systems (CVE-2005-3044). Note that this was previously partially corrected in MDKSA-2005:235.
Prior to 2.6.14, the kernel’s atm module allows local users to cause a DoS (panic) via certain socket calls that produce inconsistent reference counts for loadable protocol modules (CVE-2005-3359).
A race condition in the (1) add_key, (2) request_key, and (3) keyctl functions in the 2.6.x kernel allows local users to cause a DoS (crash) or read sensitive kernel memory by modifying the length of a string argument between the time that the kernel calculates the length and when it copies the data into kernel memory (CVE-2006-0457).
Prior to 2.6.15.5, the kernel allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a crafted XFS ftruncate call, which may return stale data (CVE-2006-0554).
Prior to 2.6.15.5, the kernel allows local users to cause a DoS (NFS client panic) via unknown attack vectors related to the use of O_DIRECT (CVE-2006-0555).
Prior to an including kernel 2.6.16, sys_mbind in mempolicy.c does not sanity check the maxnod variable before making certain computations, which has an unknown impact and attack vectors (CVE-2006-0557).
Prior to 2.6.15.5, the kernel allows local users to cause a DoS (‘endless recursive fault’) via unknown attack vectors related to a ‘bad elf entry address’ on Intel processors (CVE-2006-0741).
Prior to 2.6.15.6, the die_if_kernel function in the kernel can allow local users to cause a DoS by causing user faults on Itanium systems (CVE-2006-00742).
A race in the signal-handling code which allows a process to become unkillable when the race is triggered was also fixed.
In addition to these security fixes, other fixes have been included such as :
add ich8 support
libata locking rewrite
libata clear ATA_QCFLAG_ACTIVE flag before calling the completion callback
support the Acer Aspire 5xxx/3xxx series in the acerhk module
fix OOPS in sysfs_hash_and_remove_file()
pl2303 USB driver fixes; makes pl2303HX chip work correctly
fix OOPS in IPMI driver which is probably caused when trying to use ACPI functions when ACPI was not properly initialized
fix de_thread() racy BUG_ON()
The provided packages are patched to fix these vulnerabilities. All users are encouraged to upgrade to these updated kernels.
To update your kernel, please follow the directions located at :
http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/kernelupdate
Please note that users using the LSI Logic 53c1030 dual-channel ultra 320 SCSI card will need to re-create their initrd images manually prior to rebooting in order to fix a bug that prevents booting. A future update will correct this problem. To do this, execute :
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Mandrake Linux Security Advisory MDKSA-2006:059.
# The text itself is copyright (C) Mandriva S.A.
#
if (NASL_LEVEL < 3000) exit(0);
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(21133);
script_version("1.15");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/06");
script_cve_id("CVE-2005-2709", "CVE-2005-3044", "CVE-2005-3359", "CVE-2006-0457", "CVE-2006-0554", "CVE-2006-0555", "CVE-2006-0557", "CVE-2006-0741", "CVE-2006-0742");
script_xref(name:"MDKSA", value:"2006:059");
script_name(english:"Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kernel (MDKSA-2006:059)");
script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:
"The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security
updates."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"description",
value:
"A number of vulnerabilities were discovered and corrected in the Linux
2.6 kernel :
sysctl.c in the Linux kernel prior to 2.6.14.1 allows local users to
cause a Denial of Service (kernel oops) and possibly execute code by
opening an interface file in /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/, waiting until
the interface is unregistered, then obtaining and modifying function
pointers in memory that was used for the ctl_table (CVE-2005-2709).
Multiple vulnerabilities in versions prior to 2.6.13.2 allow local
users to cause a DoS (oops from null dereference) via fput in a 32bit
ioctl on 64-bit x86 systems or sockfd_put in the 32-bit routing_ioctl
function on 64-bit systems (CVE-2005-3044). Note that this was
previously partially corrected in MDKSA-2005:235.
Prior to 2.6.14, the kernel's atm module allows local users to cause a
DoS (panic) via certain socket calls that produce inconsistent
reference counts for loadable protocol modules (CVE-2005-3359).
A race condition in the (1) add_key, (2) request_key, and (3) keyctl
functions in the 2.6.x kernel allows local users to cause a DoS
(crash) or read sensitive kernel memory by modifying the length of a
string argument between the time that the kernel calculates the length
and when it copies the data into kernel memory (CVE-2006-0457).
Prior to 2.6.15.5, the kernel allows local users to obtain sensitive
information via a crafted XFS ftruncate call, which may return stale
data (CVE-2006-0554).
Prior to 2.6.15.5, the kernel allows local users to cause a DoS (NFS
client panic) via unknown attack vectors related to the use of
O_DIRECT (CVE-2006-0555).
Prior to an including kernel 2.6.16, sys_mbind in mempolicy.c does not
sanity check the maxnod variable before making certain computations,
which has an unknown impact and attack vectors (CVE-2006-0557).
Prior to 2.6.15.5, the kernel allows local users to cause a DoS
('endless recursive fault') via unknown attack vectors related to a
'bad elf entry address' on Intel processors (CVE-2006-0741).
Prior to 2.6.15.6, the die_if_kernel function in the kernel can allow
local users to cause a DoS by causing user faults on Itanium systems
(CVE-2006-00742).
A race in the signal-handling code which allows a process to become
unkillable when the race is triggered was also fixed.
In addition to these security fixes, other fixes have been included
such as :
- add ich8 support
- libata locking rewrite
- libata clear ATA_QCFLAG_ACTIVE flag before calling the
completion callback
- support the Acer Aspire 5xxx/3xxx series in the acerhk
module
- USB storage: remove info sysfs file as it violates the
sysfs one value per file rule
- fix OOPS in sysfs_hash_and_remove_file()
- pl2303 USB driver fixes; makes pl2303HX chip work
correctly
- fix OOPS in IPMI driver which is probably caused when
trying to use ACPI functions when ACPI was not
properly initialized
- fix de_thread() racy BUG_ON()
The provided packages are patched to fix these vulnerabilities. All
users are encouraged to upgrade to these updated kernels.
To update your kernel, please follow the directions located at :
http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/kernelupdate
Please note that users using the LSI Logic 53c1030 dual-channel ultra
320 SCSI card will need to re-create their initrd images manually
prior to rebooting in order to fix a bug that prevents booting. A
future update will correct this problem. To do this, execute :
# rm /boot/initrd-2.6.12-18mdk.img # mkinitrd
/boot/initrd-2.6.12-18mdk.img 2.6.12-18mdk --with-module=mptspi"
);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kernel-2.6.12.18mdk");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kernel-BOOT-2.6.12.18mdk");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kernel-i586-up-1GB-2.6.12.18mdk");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kernel-i686-up-4GB-2.6.12.18mdk");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kernel-smp-2.6.12.18mdk");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kernel-source-2.6");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kernel-source-stripped-2.6");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kernel-xbox-2.6.12.18mdk");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kernel-xen0-2.6.12.18mdk");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kernel-xenU-2.6.12.18mdk");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2006");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2006/03/22");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2006/03/23");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2006-2021 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_family(english:"Mandriva Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/Mandrake/release", "Host/Mandrake/rpm-list");
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mandriva / Mandake Linux");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (cpu !~ "^(amd64|i[3-6]86|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Mandriva / Mandrake Linux", cpu);
flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2006.0", reference:"kernel-2.6.12.18mdk-1-1mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2006.0", reference:"kernel-BOOT-2.6.12.18mdk-1-1mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2006.0", cpu:"i386", reference:"kernel-i586-up-1GB-2.6.12.18mdk-1-1mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2006.0", cpu:"i386", reference:"kernel-i686-up-4GB-2.6.12.18mdk-1-1mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2006.0", reference:"kernel-smp-2.6.12.18mdk-1-1mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2006.0", reference:"kernel-source-2.6-2.6.12-18mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2006.0", reference:"kernel-source-stripped-2.6-2.6.12-18mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2006.0", cpu:"i386", reference:"kernel-xbox-2.6.12.18mdk-1-1mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2006.0", cpu:"i386", reference:"kernel-xen0-2.6.12.18mdk-1-1mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2006.0", cpu:"i386", reference:"kernel-xenU-2.6.12.18mdk-1-1mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (flag)
{
if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
else security_hole(0);
exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
mandriva | linux | kernel-2.6.12.18mdk | p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kernel-2.6.12.18mdk |
mandriva | linux | kernel-boot-2.6.12.18mdk | p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kernel-boot-2.6.12.18mdk |
mandriva | linux | kernel-i586-up-1gb-2.6.12.18mdk | p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kernel-i586-up-1gb-2.6.12.18mdk |
mandriva | linux | kernel-i686-up-4gb-2.6.12.18mdk | p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kernel-i686-up-4gb-2.6.12.18mdk |
mandriva | linux | kernel-smp-2.6.12.18mdk | p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kernel-smp-2.6.12.18mdk |
mandriva | linux | kernel-source-2.6 | p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kernel-source-2.6 |
mandriva | linux | kernel-source-stripped-2.6 | p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kernel-source-stripped-2.6 |
mandriva | linux | kernel-xbox-2.6.12.18mdk | p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kernel-xbox-2.6.12.18mdk |
mandriva | linux | kernel-xen0-2.6.12.18mdk | p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kernel-xen0-2.6.12.18mdk |
mandriva | linux | kernel-xenu-2.6.12.18mdk | p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:kernel-xenu-2.6.12.18mdk |
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-2709
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-3044
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-3359
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0457
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0554
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0555
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0557
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0741
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0742