====================================================================                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Important: kernel security and bug fix update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2015:0803-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:0803.html
Issue date:        2015-04-14
CVE Names:         CVE-2013-2596 CVE-2014-5471 CVE-2014-5472 
                   CVE-2014-8159 
====================================================================
1. Summary:

Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues and two bugs are
now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 Advanced Update Support.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Important security
impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give
detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the
CVE links in the References section.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 6.4) - i386, noarch, ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 6.4) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64

3. Description:

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux
operating system.

* It was found that the Linux kernel's Infiniband subsystem did not
properly sanitize input parameters while registering memory regions from
user space via the (u)verbs API. A local user with access to a
/dev/infiniband/uverbsX device could use this flaw to crash the system or,
potentially, escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2014-8159,
Important)

* An integer overflow flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's Frame
Buffer device implementation mapped kernel memory to user space via the
mmap syscall. A local user able to access a frame buffer device file
(/dev/fb*) could possibly use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the
system. (CVE-2013-2596, Important)

* It was found that the parse_rock_ridge_inode_internal() function of the
Linux kernel's ISOFS implementation did not correctly check relocated
directories when processing Rock Ridge child link (CL) tags. An attacker
with physical access to the system could use a specially crafted ISO image
to crash the system or, potentially, escalate their privileges on the
system. (CVE-2014-5471, CVE-2014-5472, Low)

Red Hat would like to thank Mellanox for reporting the CVE-2014-8159 issue.

This update also fixes the following bugs:

* The kernel could sometimes panic due to a possible division by zero in
the kernel scheduler. This bug has been fixed by defining a new div64_ul()
division function and correcting the affected calculation in the
proc_sched_show_task() function. (BZ#1199898)

* When repeating a Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) value during a leap
second (when the UTC time should be 23:59:60), the International Atomic
Time (TAI) timescale previously stopped as the kernel NTP code incremented
the TAI offset one second too late. A patch has been provided, which fixes
the bug by incrementing the offset during the leap second itself. Now, the
correct TAI is set during the leap second. (BZ#1201672)

All kernel users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain backported patches to correct these issues. The system must be
rebooted for this update to take effect.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

1034490 - CVE-2013-2596 kernel: integer overflow in fb_mmap
1134099 - CVE-2014-5471 CVE-2014-5472 kernel: isofs: unbound recursion when processing relocated directories
1181166 - CVE-2014-8159 kernel: infiniband: uverbs: unprotected physical memory access

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 6.4):

Source:
kernel-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.src.rpm

i386:
kernel-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.i686.rpm
kernel-debug-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.i686.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.i686.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.i686.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.i686.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-i686-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.i686.rpm
kernel-devel-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.i686.rpm
kernel-headers-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.i686.rpm
perf-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.i686.rpm
perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.i686.rpm
python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.i686.rpm

noarch:
kernel-doc-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.noarch.rpm
kernel-firmware-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.noarch.rpm

ppc64:
kernel-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.ppc64.rpm
kernel-bootwrapper-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.ppc64.rpm
kernel-debug-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.ppc64.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.ppc64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.ppc64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.ppc64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.ppc64.rpm
kernel-devel-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.ppc64.rpm
kernel-headers-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.ppc64.rpm
perf-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.ppc64.rpm
perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.ppc64.rpm
python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.ppc64.rpm

s390x:
kernel-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.s390x.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.s390x.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.s390x.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.s390x.rpm
kernel-devel-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.s390x.rpm
kernel-headers-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.s390x.rpm
kernel-kdump-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.s390x.rpm
kernel-kdump-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.s390x.rpm
kernel-kdump-devel-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.s390x.rpm
perf-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.s390x.rpm
perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.s390x.rpm
python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
kernel-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-devel-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-headers-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
perf-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 6.4):

Source:
kernel-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.src.rpm

i386:
kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.i686.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.i686.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-i686-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.i686.rpm
perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.i686.rpm
python-perf-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.i686.rpm
python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.i686.rpm

ppc64:
kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.ppc64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.ppc64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.ppc64.rpm
perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.ppc64.rpm
python-perf-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.ppc64.rpm
python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.ppc64.rpm

s390x:
kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.s390x.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.s390x.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.s390x.rpm
kernel-kdump-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.s390x.rpm
perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.s390x.rpm
python-perf-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.s390x.rpm
python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
python-perf-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

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7. References:

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2596
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-5471
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-5472
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8159
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is . More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

Copyright 2015 Red Hat, Inc.

Red Hat: 2015:0803-01: kernel: Important Advisory

Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues and two bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 Advanced Update Support

Summary

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.
* It was found that the Linux kernel's Infiniband subsystem did not properly sanitize input parameters while registering memory regions from user space via the (u)verbs API. A local user with access to a /dev/infiniband/uverbsX device could use this flaw to crash the system or, potentially, escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2014-8159, Important)
* An integer overflow flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's Frame Buffer device implementation mapped kernel memory to user space via the mmap syscall. A local user able to access a frame buffer device file (/dev/fb*) could possibly use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2013-2596, Important)
* It was found that the parse_rock_ridge_inode_internal() function of the Linux kernel's ISOFS implementation did not correctly check relocated directories when processing Rock Ridge child link (CL) tags. An attacker with physical access to the system could use a specially crafted ISO image to crash the system or, potentially, escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2014-5471, CVE-2014-5472, Low)
Red Hat would like to thank Mellanox for reporting the CVE-2014-8159 issue.
This update also fixes the following bugs:
* The kernel could sometimes panic due to a possible division by zero in the kernel scheduler. This bug has been fixed by defining a new div64_ul() division function and correcting the affected calculation in the proc_sched_show_task() function. (BZ#1199898)
* When repeating a Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) value during a leap second (when the UTC time should be 23:59:60), the International Atomic Time (TAI) timescale previously stopped as the kernel NTP code incremented the TAI offset one second too late. A patch has been provided, which fixes the bug by incrementing the offset during the leap second itself. Now, the correct TAI is set during the leap second. (BZ#1201672)
All kernel users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues. The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.

Summary

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.
For details on how to apply this update, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2596 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-5471 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-5472 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8159 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 6.4):
Source: kernel-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.src.rpm
i386: kernel-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.i686.rpm kernel-debug-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.i686.rpm kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.i686.rpm kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.i686.rpm kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.i686.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-i686-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.i686.rpm kernel-devel-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.i686.rpm kernel-headers-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.i686.rpm perf-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.i686.rpm perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.i686.rpm python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.i686.rpm
noarch: kernel-doc-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.noarch.rpm kernel-firmware-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.noarch.rpm
ppc64: kernel-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.ppc64.rpm kernel-bootwrapper-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.ppc64.rpm kernel-debug-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.ppc64.rpm kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.ppc64.rpm kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.ppc64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.ppc64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.ppc64.rpm kernel-devel-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.ppc64.rpm kernel-headers-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.ppc64.rpm perf-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.ppc64.rpm perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.ppc64.rpm python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.ppc64.rpm
s390x: kernel-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.s390x.rpm kernel-debug-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.s390x.rpm kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.s390x.rpm kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.s390x.rpm kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.s390x.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.s390x.rpm kernel-devel-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.s390x.rpm kernel-headers-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.s390x.rpm kernel-kdump-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.s390x.rpm kernel-kdump-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.s390x.rpm kernel-kdump-devel-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.s390x.rpm perf-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.s390x.rpm perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.s390x.rpm python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.s390x.rpm
x86_64: kernel-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-devel-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-headers-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.x86_64.rpm perf-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.x86_64.rpm perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.x86_64.rpm python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 6.4):
Source: kernel-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.src.rpm
i386: kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.i686.rpm kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.i686.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-i686-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.i686.rpm perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.i686.rpm python-perf-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.i686.rpm python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.i686.rpm
ppc64: kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.ppc64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.ppc64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.ppc64.rpm perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.ppc64.rpm python-perf-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.ppc64.rpm python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.ppc64.rpm
s390x: kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.s390x.rpm kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.s390x.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.s390x.rpm kernel-kdump-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.s390x.rpm perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.s390x.rpm python-perf-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.s390x.rpm python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.s390x.rpm
x86_64: kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.x86_64.rpm kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.x86_64.rpm perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.x86_64.rpm python-perf-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.x86_64.rpm python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.59.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
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Severity

Advisory ID: RHSA-2015:0803-01

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:0803.html

Issued Date: : 2015-04-14

CVE Names: CVE-2013-2596 CVE-2014-5471 CVE-2014-5472 CVE-2014-8159

Topic

Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues and two bugs arenow available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 Advanced Update Support.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Important securityimpact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which givedetailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from theCVE links in the References section.