The Linux kernel is vulnerable to multiple security issues, including bypassing protection mechanisms, privilege escalation, and information leaks
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 199 |
---|---|---|---|---|
OpenVAS | CentOS Security Advisory CESA-2009:1438 (kernel) | 21 Sep 200900:00 | – | openvas |
OpenVAS | CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2009:1438 centos4 i386 | 9 Aug 201100:00 | – | openvas |
OpenVAS | RedHat Security Advisory RHSA-2009:1438 | 15 Sep 200900:00 | – | openvas |
OpenVAS | CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2009:1438 centos4 i386 | 9 Aug 201100:00 | – | openvas |
OpenVAS | CentOS Security Advisory CESA-2009:1438 (kernel) | 21 Sep 200900:00 | – | openvas |
OpenVAS | RedHat Security Advisory RHSA-2009:1239 | 9 Sep 200900:00 | – | openvas |
OpenVAS | RedHat Security Advisory RHSA-2009:1239 | 9 Sep 200900:00 | – | openvas |
OpenVAS | Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-1872-1) | 2 Sep 200900:00 | – | openvas |
OpenVAS | Debian Security Advisory DSA 1872-1 (linux-2.6) | 2 Sep 200900:00 | – | openvas |
OpenVAS | RedHat Security Advisory RHSA-2009:1243 | 9 Sep 200900:00 | – | openvas |
# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: RHSA_2009_1438.nasl 6683 2017-07-12 09:41:57Z cfischer $
# Description: Auto-generated from advisory RHSA-2009:1438 ()
#
# Authors:
# Thomas Reinke <[email protected]>
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2009 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com
# Text descriptions are largely excerpted from the referenced
# advisory, and are Copyright (c) the respective author(s)
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2,
# or at your option, GNU General Public License version 3,
# as published by the Free Software Foundation
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
#
include("revisions-lib.inc");
tag_summary = "The remote host is missing updates to the Linux kernel announced in
advisory RHSA-2009:1438.
This update fixes the following security issues:
* the ADDR_COMPAT_LAYOUT and MMAP_PAGE_ZERO flags were not cleared when a
setuid or setgid program was executed. A local, unprivileged user could use
this flaw to bypass the mmap_min_addr protection mechanism and perform a
NULL pointer dereference attack, or bypass the Address Space Layout
Randomization (ASLR) security feature. (CVE-2009-1895, Important)
* it was discovered that, when executing a new process, the clear_child_tid
pointer in the Linux kernel is not cleared. If this pointer points to a
writable portion of the memory of the new program, the kernel could corrupt
four bytes of memory, possibly leading to a local denial of service or
privilege escalation. (CVE-2009-2848, Important)
* Solar Designer reported a missing capability check in the z90crypt driver
in the Linux kernel. This missing check could allow a local user with an
effective user ID (euid) of 0 to bypass intended capability restrictions.
(CVE-2009-1883, Moderate)
* a flaw was found in the way the do_sigaltstack() function in the Linux
kernel copies the stack_t structure to user-space. On 64-bit machines, this
flaw could lead to a four-byte information leak. (CVE-2009-2847, Moderate)";
tag_solution = "Please note that this update is available via
Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red
Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date";
if(description)
{
script_id(64835);
script_version("$Revision: 6683 $");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2017-07-12 11:41:57 +0200 (Wed, 12 Jul 2017) $");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2009-09-15 22:46:32 +0200 (Tue, 15 Sep 2009)");
script_cve_id("CVE-2009-1883", "CVE-2009-1895", "CVE-2009-2847", "CVE-2009-2848");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.2");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_name("RedHat Security Advisory RHSA-2009:1438");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (c) 2009 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com");
script_family("Red Hat Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/rhel", "ssh/login/rpms");
script_tag(name : "solution" , value : tag_solution);
script_tag(name : "summary" , value : tag_summary);
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_xref(name : "URL" , value : "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1438.html");
script_xref(name : "URL" , value : "http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important");
exit(0);
}
#
# The script code starts here
#
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");
res = "";
report = "";
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel", rpm:"kernel~2.6.9~89.0.11.EL", rls:"RHENT_4")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-debuginfo", rpm:"kernel-debuginfo~2.6.9~89.0.11.EL", rls:"RHENT_4")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-devel", rpm:"kernel-devel~2.6.9~89.0.11.EL", rls:"RHENT_4")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-hugemem", rpm:"kernel-hugemem~2.6.9~89.0.11.EL", rls:"RHENT_4")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-hugemem-devel", rpm:"kernel-hugemem-devel~2.6.9~89.0.11.EL", rls:"RHENT_4")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-smp", rpm:"kernel-smp~2.6.9~89.0.11.EL", rls:"RHENT_4")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-smp-devel", rpm:"kernel-smp-devel~2.6.9~89.0.11.EL", rls:"RHENT_4")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-xenU", rpm:"kernel-xenU~2.6.9~89.0.11.EL", rls:"RHENT_4")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-xenU-devel", rpm:"kernel-xenU-devel~2.6.9~89.0.11.EL", rls:"RHENT_4")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-largesmp", rpm:"kernel-largesmp~2.6.9~89.0.11.EL", rls:"RHENT_4")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-largesmp-devel", rpm:"kernel-largesmp-devel~2.6.9~89.0.11.EL", rls:"RHENT_4")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-doc", rpm:"kernel-doc~2.6.9~89.0.11.EL", rls:"RHENT_4")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if (report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if (__pkg_match) {
exit(99); # Not vulnerable.
}
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