Update for kernel CESA-2012:0052 centos6 fixing permission issue, scheduler bug, and TSC instability
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![]() | Oracle Linux 6 : kernel (ELSA-2012-0052) | 12 Jul 201300:00 | β | nessus |
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![]() | Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20120123) | 1 Aug 201200:00 | β | nessus |
![]() | Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2012-0056 | 4 Mar 202500:00 | β | nessus |
![]() | CentOS 6 : kernel (CESA-2012:0052) | 25 Jan 201200:00 | β | nessus |
![]() | RHEL 6 : kernel-rt (RHSA-2012:0061) | 22 Jul 201400:00 | β | nessus |
![]() | RHEL 6 : kernel (RHSA-2012:0052) | 24 Jan 201200:00 | β | nessus |
![]() | Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2012-2001) | 12 Jul 201300:00 | β | nessus |
![]() | Fedora 15 : kernel-2.6.41.10-3.fc15 (2012-0861) | 25 Jan 201200:00 | β | nessus |
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# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
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# CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2012:0052 centos6
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# Authors:
# System Generated Check
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# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2012 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net
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include("revisions-lib.inc");
tag_insight = "The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux
operating system.
This update fixes the following security issue:
* It was found that permissions were not checked properly in the Linux
kernel when handling the /proc/[pid]/mem writing functionality. A local,
unprivileged user could use this flaw to escalate their privileges. Refer
to Red Hat Knowledgebase article DOC-69129, linked to in the References,
for further information. (CVE-2012-0056, Important)
Red Hat would like to thank JΓΌri Aedla for reporting this issue.
This update fixes the following bugs:
* The RHSA-2011:1849 kernel update introduced a bug in the Linux kernel
scheduler, causing a "WARNING: at kernel/sched.c:5915 thread_return"
message and a call trace to be logged. This message was harmless, and was
not due to any system malfunctions or adverse behavior. With this update,
the WARN_ON_ONCE() call in the scheduler that caused this harmless message
has been removed. (BZ#768288)
* The RHSA-2011:1530 kernel update introduced a regression in the way
the Linux kernel maps ELF headers for kernel modules into kernel memory.
If a third-party kernel module is compiled on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux
system with a kernel prior to RHSA-2011:1530, then loading that module on
a system with RHSA-2011:1530 kernel would result in corruption of one byte
in the memory reserved for the module. In some cases, this could prevent
the module from functioning correctly. (BZ#769595)
* On some SMP systems the tsc may erroneously be marked as unstable during
early system boot or while the system is under heavy load. A "Clocksource
tsc unstable" message was logged when this occurred. As a result the system
would switch to the slower access, but higher precision HPET clock.
The "tsc=reliable" kernel parameter is supposed to avoid this problem by
indicating that the system has a known good clock, however, the parameter
only affected run time checks. A fix has been put in to avoid the boot
time checks so that the TSC remains as the clock for the duration of
system runtime. (BZ#755867)
Users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported
patches to correct these issues. The system must be rebooted for this
update to take effect.";
tag_affected = "kernel on CentOS 6";
tag_solution = "Please Install the Updated Packages.";
if(description)
{
script_xref(name : "URL" , value : "http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2012-January/018384.html");
script_id(881102);
script_version("$Revision: 8253 $");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2017-12-28 07:29:51 +0100 (Thu, 28 Dec 2017) $");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2012-07-30 16:08:56 +0530 (Mon, 30 Jul 2012)");
script_cve_id("CVE-2012-0056");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.9");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_xref(name: "CESA", value: "2012:0052");
script_name("CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2012:0052 centos6 ");
script_tag(name: "summary" , value: "Check for the Version of kernel");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (c) 2012 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
script_family("CentOS Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/centos", "ssh/login/rpms");
script_tag(name : "affected" , value : tag_affected);
script_tag(name : "solution" , value : tag_solution);
script_tag(name : "insight" , value : tag_insight);
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
exit(0);
}
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");
release = get_kb_item("ssh/login/release");
res = "";
if(release == NULL){
exit(0);
}
if(release == "CentOS6")
{
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel", rpm:"kernel~2.6.32~220.4.1.el6", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-debug", rpm:"kernel-debug~2.6.32~220.4.1.el6", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-debug-devel", rpm:"kernel-debug-devel~2.6.32~220.4.1.el6", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-devel", rpm:"kernel-devel~2.6.32~220.4.1.el6", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-doc", rpm:"kernel-doc~2.6.32~220.4.1.el6", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-firmware", rpm:"kernel-firmware~2.6.32~220.4.1.el6", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"kernel-headers", rpm:"kernel-headers~2.6.32~220.4.1.el6", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"perf", rpm:"perf~2.6.32~220.4.1.el6", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"python-perf", rpm:"python-perf~2.6.32~220.4.1.el6", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
{
security_message(data:res);
exit(0);
}
if (__pkg_match) exit(99); # Not vulnerable.
exit(0);
}
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