Lucene search

K
nessusThis script is Copyright (C) 2012-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.SL_20100316_KERNEL_ON_SL5_X.NASL
HistoryAug 01, 2012 - 12:00 a.m.

Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL5.x i386/x86_64

2012-08-0100:00:00
This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
www.tenable.com
25

Security fixes :

  • a NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the sctp_rcv_ootb() function in the Linux kernel Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) implementation. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted SCTP packet to a target system, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2010-0008, Important)

  • a missing boundary check was found in the do_move_pages() function in the memory migration functionality in the Linux kernel. A local user could use this flaw to cause a local denial of service or an information leak. (CVE-2010-0415, Important)

  • a NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the ip6_dst_lookup_tail() function in the Linux kernel. An attacker on the local network could trigger this flaw by sending IPv6 traffic to a target system, leading to a system crash (kernel OOPS) if dst->neighbour is NULL on the target system when receiving an IPv6 packet.
    (CVE-2010-0437, Important)

  • a NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the ext4 file system code in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this flaw to trigger a local denial of service by mounting a specially crafted, journal-less ext4 file system, if that file system forced an EROFS error.
    (CVE-2009-4308, Moderate)

  • an information leak was found in the print_fatal_signal() implementation in the Linux kernel.
    When ‘/proc/sys/kernel/print-fatal-signals’ is set to 1 (the default value is 0), memory that is reachable by the kernel could be leaked to user-space. This issue could also result in a system crash. Note that this flaw only affected the i386 architecture. (CVE-2010-0003, Moderate)

  • missing capability checks were found in the ebtables implementation, used for creating an Ethernet bridge firewall. This could allow a local, unprivileged user to bypass intended capability restrictions and modify ebtables rules. (CVE-2010-0007, Low)

Bug fixes :

  • a bug prevented Wake on LAN (WoL) being enabled on certain Intel hardware. (BZ#543449)

  • a race issue in the Journaling Block Device. (BZ#553132)

  • programs compiled on x86, and that also call sched_rr_get_interval(), were silently corrupted when run on 64-bit systems. (BZ#557684)

  • the RHSA-2010:0019 update introduced a regression, preventing WoL from working for network devices using the e1000e driver. (BZ#559335)

  • adding a bonding interface in mode balance-alb to a bridge was not functional. (BZ#560588)

  • some KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) guests experienced slow performance (and possibly a crash) after suspend/resume. (BZ#560640)

  • on some systems, VF cannot be enabled in dom0.
    (BZ#560665)

  • on systems with certain network cards, a system crash occurred after enabling GRO. (BZ#561417)

  • for x86 KVM guests with pvclock enabled, the boot clocks were registered twice, possibly causing KVM to write data to a random memory area during the guest’s life.
    (BZ#561454)

  • serious performance degradation for 32-bit applications, that map (mmap) thousands of small files, when run on a 64-bit system. (BZ#562746)

  • improved kexec/kdump handling. Previously, on some systems under heavy load, kexec/kdump was not functional. (BZ#562772)

  • dom0 was unable to boot when using the Xen hypervisor on a system with a large number of logical CPUs.
    (BZ#562777)

  • a fix for a bug that could potentially cause file system corruption. (BZ#564281)

  • a bug caused infrequent cluster issues for users of GFS2. (BZ#564288)

  • gfs2_delete_inode failed on read-only file systems.
    (BZ#564290)

The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text is (C) Scientific Linux.
#

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(60749);
  script_version("1.16");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/14");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2009-4308", "CVE-2010-0003", "CVE-2010-0007", "CVE-2010-0008", "CVE-2010-0415", "CVE-2010-0437");

  script_name(english:"Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL5.x i386/x86_64");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security
updates."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Security fixes :

  - a NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the
    sctp_rcv_ootb() function in the Linux kernel Stream
    Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) implementation. A
    remote attacker could send a specially crafted SCTP
    packet to a target system, resulting in a denial of
    service. (CVE-2010-0008, Important)

  - a missing boundary check was found in the
    do_move_pages() function in the memory migration
    functionality in the Linux kernel. A local user could
    use this flaw to cause a local denial of service or an
    information leak. (CVE-2010-0415, Important)

  - a NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the
    ip6_dst_lookup_tail() function in the Linux kernel. An
    attacker on the local network could trigger this flaw by
    sending IPv6 traffic to a target system, leading to a
    system crash (kernel OOPS) if dst->neighbour is NULL on
    the target system when receiving an IPv6 packet.
    (CVE-2010-0437, Important)

  - a NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the ext4
    file system code in the Linux kernel. A local attacker
    could use this flaw to trigger a local denial of service
    by mounting a specially crafted, journal-less ext4 file
    system, if that file system forced an EROFS error.
    (CVE-2009-4308, Moderate)

  - an information leak was found in the
    print_fatal_signal() implementation in the Linux kernel.
    When '/proc/sys/kernel/print-fatal-signals' is set to 1
    (the default value is 0), memory that is reachable by
    the kernel could be leaked to user-space. This issue
    could also result in a system crash. Note that this flaw
    only affected the i386 architecture. (CVE-2010-0003,
    Moderate)

  - missing capability checks were found in the ebtables
    implementation, used for creating an Ethernet bridge
    firewall. This could allow a local, unprivileged user to
    bypass intended capability restrictions and modify
    ebtables rules. (CVE-2010-0007, Low)

Bug fixes :

  - a bug prevented Wake on LAN (WoL) being enabled on
    certain Intel hardware. (BZ#543449)

  - a race issue in the Journaling Block Device. (BZ#553132)

  - programs compiled on x86, and that also call
    sched_rr_get_interval(), were silently corrupted when
    run on 64-bit systems. (BZ#557684)

  - the RHSA-2010:0019 update introduced a regression,
    preventing WoL from working for network devices using
    the e1000e driver. (BZ#559335)

  - adding a bonding interface in mode balance-alb to a
    bridge was not functional. (BZ#560588)

  - some KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) guests
    experienced slow performance (and possibly a crash)
    after suspend/resume. (BZ#560640)

  - on some systems, VF cannot be enabled in dom0.
    (BZ#560665)

  - on systems with certain network cards, a system crash
    occurred after enabling GRO. (BZ#561417)

  - for x86 KVM guests with pvclock enabled, the boot clocks
    were registered twice, possibly causing KVM to write
    data to a random memory area during the guest's life.
    (BZ#561454)

  - serious performance degradation for 32-bit applications,
    that map (mmap) thousands of small files, when run on a
    64-bit system. (BZ#562746)

  - improved kexec/kdump handling. Previously, on some
    systems under heavy load, kexec/kdump was not
    functional. (BZ#562772)

  - dom0 was unable to boot when using the Xen hypervisor on
    a system with a large number of logical CPUs.
    (BZ#562777)

  - a fix for a bug that could potentially cause file system
    corruption. (BZ#564281)

  - a bug caused infrequent cluster issues for users of
    GFS2. (BZ#564288)

  - gfs2_delete_inode failed on read-only file systems.
    (BZ#564290)

The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=543449"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=553132"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=557684"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=559335"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=560588"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=560640"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=560665"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=561417"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=561454"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=562746"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=562772"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=562777"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=564281"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=564288"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=564290"
  );
  # https://listserv.fnal.gov/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind1003&L=scientific-linux-errata&T=0&P=1774
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?1c77c938"
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");
  script_cwe_id(200, 264, 399);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2009/12/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2010/03/16");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2012/08/01");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Scientific Linux Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/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);
release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || "Scientific Linux " >!< release) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "running Scientific Linux");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (cpu >!< "x86_64" && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Scientific Linux", cpu);


flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"kernel-2.6.18-164.15.1.el5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", cpu:"i386", reference:"kernel-PAE-2.6.18-164.15.1.el5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", cpu:"i386", reference:"kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-164.15.1.el5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"kernel-debug-2.6.18-164.15.1.el5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-164.15.1.el5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"kernel-devel-2.6.18-164.15.1.el5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"kernel-doc-2.6.18-164.15.1.el5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"kernel-headers-2.6.18-164.15.1.el5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"kernel-xen-2.6.18-164.15.1.el5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-164.15.1.el5")) 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");
VendorProductVersion
fermilabscientific_linux

References

Related for SL_20100316_KERNEL_ON_SL5_X.NASL