Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 17:54 -0400
From: bugzilla@redhat.com
To: redhat-watch-list@redhat.com
Subject: [RHSA-2000:037-05] New Linux kernel fixes security bug
Red Hat, Inc. Security Advisory
Synopsis: New Linux kernel fixes security bug
Advisory ID: RHSA-2000:037-05
Issue date: 2000-06-20
Updated on: 2000-06-26
Product: Red Hat Linux
Keywords: capabilities setuid suid agpgart 810 aacraid 3x90x MegaRAID Acenic
Cross references: N/A
1. Topic:
This new kernel release fixes a security hole that could affect
any setuid program on the system. In addition, several accumulated
fixes are included.
[Update 21 June: Added pointer to instructions for updating the
kernel]
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Linux 6.0 – sparcv9 alpha sparc64 i686 i586 i386
sparc
Red Hat Linux 6.1 – i686 i586 i386 sparcv9 alpha sparc64 sparc
Red Hat Linux 6.2 – sparcv9 alpha sparc64 i686 i586 i386 sparc
3. Problem description:
A security bug involving setuid programs is fixed in this
kernel.
Added or updated drivers include: Updated AMI MegaRAID driver Updated Acenic Gigabit Ethernet driver Added Adaptec RAID (aacraid) driver Updated to latest 3c90x driver from 3Com Updated agpgart handling for latest Intel 810 chipset Updated SCSI error handling
An error case in raw I/O handling was fixed.
4. Solution:
Upgrade to kernel-2.2.16-3.
The procedure for upgrading the kernel is documented at:
http://www.redhat.com/support/docs/howto/kernel-upgrade/kernel-upgrade.html
Please read the directions for your architecture carefully
before proceeding with the kernel upgrade.
5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla
for more info):
11998 – Local root vulnerability in the kernel capabilities
feature
6. RPMs required:
Red Hat Linux 6.2:
alpha:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/alpha/kernel-2.2.16-3.alpha.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/alpha/kernel-headers-2.2.16-3.alpha.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/alpha/kernel-source-2.2.16-3.alpha.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/alpha/kernel-doc-2.2.16-3.alpha.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/alpha/kernel-utils-2.2.16-3.alpha.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/alpha/kernel-smp-2.2.16-3.alpha.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/alpha/kernel-BOOT-2.2.16-3.alpha.rpm
sparc64:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/sparc64/kernel-2.2.16-3.sparc64.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/sparc64/kernel-smp-2.2.16-3.sparc64.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/sparc64/kernel-BOOT-2.2.16-3.sparc64.rpm
i686:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/i686/kernel-2.2.16-3.i686.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/i686/kernel-smp-2.2.16-3.i686.rpm
i586:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/i586/kernel-2.2.16-3.i586.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/i586/kernel-smp-2.2.16-3.i586.rpm
i386:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/i386/kernel-2.2.16-3.i386.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/i386/kernel-headers-2.2.16-3.i386.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/i386/kernel-source-2.2.16-3.i386.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/i386/kernel-doc-2.2.16-3.i386.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/i386/kernel-utils-2.2.16-3.i386.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/i386/kernel-smp-2.2.16-3.i386.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/i386/kernel-BOOT-2.2.16-3.i386.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/i386/kernel-pcmcia-cs-2.2.16-3.i386.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/i386/kernel-ibcs-2.2.16-3.i386.rpm
sparc:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/sparc/kernel-2.2.16-3.sparc.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/sparc/kernel-headers-2.2.16-3.sparc.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/sparc/kernel-source-2.2.16-3.sparc.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/sparc/kernel-doc-2.2.16-3.sparc.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/sparc/kernel-utils-2.2.16-3.sparc.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/sparc/kernel-smp-2.2.16-3.sparc.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/sparc/kernel-BOOT-2.2.16-3.sparc.rpm
sources:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/SRPMS/kernel-2.2.16-3.src.rpm
7. Verification:
MD5 sum Package Name
7135cd70a5b0896574a38363867637e2 6.2/SRPMS/kernel-2.2.16-3.src.rpm 8d2d1a5312c847a422633abde5178733 6.2/alpha/kernel-2.2.16-3.alpha.rpm 358b77b381dcf7e6e95e181eb271f368 6.2/alpha/kernel-BOOT-2.2.16-3.alpha.rpm 3306014cf0d5d3cd6aaf3eb7b495c786 6.2/alpha/kernel-doc-2.2.16-3.alpha.rpm 89e60b43d47202dc7a237e287b60a39f 6.2/alpha/kernel-headers-2.2.16-3.alpha.rpm 6a166b661bc6e6b078d111c2a18ef1bf 6.2/alpha/kernel-smp-2.2.16-3.alpha.rpm 88f53a2105dbf03801b10abc1ddfbbd8 6.2/alpha/kernel-source-2.2.16-3.alpha.rpm 51914ffb09fbe7df6d12a10f713f0b0a 6.2/alpha/kernel-utils-2.2.16-3.alpha.rpm f639d81c76c4a35332f3f4b8bae40b0c 6.2/i386/kernel-2.2.16-3.i386.rpm 08aa0ee0e630c0b740bca1eb630b598c 6.2/i386/kernel-BOOT-2.2.16-3.i386.rpm e6de480a599e9b4faa7cceab4ed73ce9 6.2/i386/kernel-doc-2.2.16-3.i386.rpm 438d3cfcf28ca7beb39a94b4bd438cec 6.2/i386/kernel-headers-2.2.16-3.i386.rpm 2b5026d45dc07324324dcb4cf936afe4 6.2/i386/kernel-ibcs-2.2.16-3.i386.rpm dcdf1ba8a2154b15789a3f660c71c166 6.2/i386/kernel-pcmcia-cs-2.2.16-3.i386.rpm 94a8f4a294d743b78078274ef30722b8 6.2/i386/kernel-smp-2.2.16-3.i386.rpm 409750698f4d7a21ba3527880c2017fe 6.2/i386/kernel-source-2.2.16-3.i386.rpm 4a7bb771616f294803342e71912a2847 6.2/i386/kernel-utils-2.2.16-3.i386.rpm 3d8a9d1f0c9d8b12b4e1177ea406825d 6.2/i586/kernel-2.2.16-3.i586.rpm b672635137d91dd7142735749a401d0b 6.2/i586/kernel-smp-2.2.16-3.i586.rpm a1f393d785a0f6d5e95de3ed7db9f24d 6.2/i686/kernel-2.2.16-3.i686.rpm 639811c51a7896a21d995616c126ca07 6.2/i686/kernel-smp-2.2.16-3.i686.rpm 4deba2b9f3285d63b96daef2bcd599e4 6.2/sparc/kernel-2.2.16-3.sparc.rpm 514d9ce2b85ec5954bf47e609a7f2048 6.2/sparc/kernel-BOOT-2.2.16-3.sparc.rpm d776ec3b12207a7122e13c802102b731 6.2/sparc/kernel-doc-2.2.16-3.sparc.rpm 43fc3b6f6c71b232407c6099f444d9e8 6.2/sparc/kernel-headers-2.2.16-3.sparc.rpm 3c509252e3d9a681afc2598ad28a688a 6.2/sparc/kernel-smp-2.2.16-3.sparc.rpm 0839ab7161bc75b40b09a0bbf7625a74 6.2/sparc/kernel-source-2.2.16-3.sparc.rpm a9d8ebf3009225593ca63e9d587bd123 6.2/sparc/kernel-utils-2.2.16-3.sparc.rpm 3cbfa4033d7a1fa10c0212595438dc36 6.2/sparc64/kernel-2.2.16-3.sparc64.rpm 3f0544a200923506293f26c977d7865e 6.2/sparc64/kernel-BOOT-2.2.16-3.sparc64.rpm 68e67de6ca536719893fe8fb0d401561 6.2/sparc64/kernel-smp-2.2.16-3.sparc64.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat, Inc. for security. Our
key is available at:
http://www.redhat.com/corp/contact.html
You can verify each package with the following command:
rpm –checksig
If you only wish to verify that each package has not been
corrupted or tampered with, examine only the md5sum with the
following command:
rpm –checksig –nogpg
8. References:
N/A