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[RHSA-2013:0567-01] Important: kernel security update

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Red Hat Security Advisory

 

Synopsis: Important: kernel security update

Advisory ID: RHSA-2013:0567-01

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0567.html

Issue date: 2013-02-26

CVE Names: CVE-2013-0871

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1. Summary:

 

Updated kernel packages that fix one security issue are now available for

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

 

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having

important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)

base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the

CVE link in the References section.

 

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, noarch, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - noarch, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, noarch, ppc64, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, noarch, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

 

3. Description:

 

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux

operating system.

 

This update fixes the following security issue:

 

* A race condition was found in the way the Linux kernel's ptrace

implementation handled PTRACE_SETREGS requests when the debuggee was woken

due to a SIGKILL signal instead of being stopped. A local, unprivileged

user could use this flaw to escalate their privileges. (CVE-2013-0871,

Important)

 

Users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported

patch to correct this issue. 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.

 

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to

use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at

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

 

To install kernel packages manually, use "rpm -ivh [package]". Do not

use "rpm -Uvh" as that will remove the running kernel binaries from

your system. You may use "rpm -e" to remove old kernels after

determining that the new kernel functions properly on your system.

 

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

 

911937 - CVE-2013-0871 kernel: race condition with PTRACE_SETREGS

 

6. Package List:

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):

 

Source:

ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Client/en/os/SRPMS/kernel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.src.rpm

 

i386:

kernel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

kernel-debug-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

kernel-debuginfo-common-i686-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

kernel-devel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

kernel-headers-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

perf-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

 

noarch:

kernel-doc-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.noarch.rpm

kernel-firmware-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.noarch.rpm

 

x86_64:

kernel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

kernel-debug-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

kernel-devel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

kernel-headers-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

perf-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6):

 

Source:

ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Client/en/os/SRPMS/kernel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.src.rpm

 

i386:

kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

kernel-debuginfo-common-i686-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

python-perf-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

 

x86_64:

kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

python-perf-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6):

 

Source:

ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6ComputeNode/en/os/SRPMS/kernel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.src.rpm

 

noarch:

kernel-doc-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.noarch.rpm

kernel-firmware-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.noarch.rpm

 

x86_64:

kernel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

kernel-debug-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

kernel-devel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

kernel-headers-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

perf-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6):

 

Source:

ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6ComputeNode/en/os/SRPMS/kernel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.src.rpm

 

x86_64:

kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

python-perf-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):

 

Source:

ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Server/en/os/SRPMS/kernel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.src.rpm

 

i386:

kernel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

kernel-debug-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

kernel-debuginfo-common-i686-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

kernel-devel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

kernel-headers-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

perf-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

 

noarch:

kernel-doc-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.noarch.rpm

kernel-firmware-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.noarch.rpm

 

ppc64:

kernel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.ppc64.rpm

kernel-bootwrapper-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.ppc64.rpm

kernel-debug-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.ppc64.rpm

kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.ppc64.rpm

kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.ppc64.rpm

kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.ppc64.rpm

kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.ppc64.rpm

kernel-devel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.ppc64.rpm

kernel-headers-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.ppc64.rpm

perf-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.ppc64.rpm

perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.ppc64.rpm

python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.ppc64.rpm

 

s390x:

kernel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.s390x.rpm

kernel-debug-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.s390x.rpm

kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.s390x.rpm

kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.s390x.rpm

kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.s390x.rpm

kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.s390x.rpm

kernel-devel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.s390x.rpm

kernel-headers-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.s390x.rpm

kernel-kdump-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.s390x.rpm

kernel-kdump-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.s390x.rpm

kernel-kdump-devel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.s390x.rpm

perf-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.s390x.rpm

perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.s390x.rpm

python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.s390x.rpm

 

x86_64:

kernel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

kernel-debug-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

kernel-devel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

kernel-headers-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

perf-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6):

 

Source:

ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Server/en/os/SRPMS/kernel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.src.rpm

 

i386:

kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

kernel-debuginfo-common-i686-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

python-perf-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

 

ppc64:

kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.ppc64.rpm

kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.ppc64.rpm

kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.ppc64.rpm

perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.ppc64.rpm

python-perf-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.ppc64.rpm

python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.ppc64.rpm

 

s390x:

kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.s390x.rpm

kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.s390x.rpm

kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.s390x.rpm

kernel-kdump-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.s390x.rpm

perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.s390x.rpm

python-perf-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.s390x.rpm

python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.s390x.rpm

 

x86_64:

kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

python-perf-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6):

 

Source:

ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Workstation/en/os/SRPMS/kernel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.src.rpm

 

i386:

kernel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

kernel-debug-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

kernel-debuginfo-common-i686-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

kernel-devel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

kernel-headers-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

perf-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

 

noarch:

kernel-doc-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.noarch.rpm

kernel-firmware-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.noarch.rpm

 

x86_64:

kernel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

kernel-debug-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

kernel-devel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

kernel-headers-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

perf-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6):

 

Source:

ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Workstation/en/os/SRPMS/kernel-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.src.rpm

 

i386:

kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

kernel-debuginfo-common-i686-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

python-perf-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.i686.rpm

 

x86_64:

kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

python-perf-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.0.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

 

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and

details on how to verify the signature are available from

https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package

 

7. References:

 

https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2013-0871.html

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 2013 Red Hat, Inc.

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