Bug 142731 - CAN-2004-1016 CMSG validation checks (ipf)
Summary: CAN-2004-1016 CMSG validation checks (ipf)
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
Classification: Red Hat
Component: kernel
Version: 2.1
Hardware: ia64
OS: Linux
medium
high
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Jim Paradis
QA Contact: Brian Brock
URL:
Whiteboard: public=20041208,impact=important
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2004-12-13 14:05 UTC by Mark J. Cox
Modified: 2013-08-06 01:10 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2005-01-21 15:41:19 UTC
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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2005:017 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Important: kernel security update 2005-01-21 05:00:00 UTC

Description Mark J. Cox 2004-12-13 14:05:33 UTC 
isec.pl reported to vendor-sec on 20041125 a DoS caused
by scm_send with exploiter that they say affects 2.4.28
Also reported by Georgi Guninski on Dec08

Fixed upstream in 2.6.10-rc3 and 2.4-bk.

http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/cset@41b76e94BsJKm8jhVtyDat9ZM1dXXg
http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/cset@41b77314ZtyUzWzZFzaCRGoQc6hKcw

Both changesets required.  See bug 142729 for reproducer etc
Comment 1 Jim Paradis 2004-12-21 18:37:38 UTC 
A fix for this problem has just been committed to the RHEL2.1 E7
patch pool (in kernel version 2.4.18-e.53)
Comment 2 Josh Bressers 2005-01-21 15:41:19 UTC 
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on the solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-017.html
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