Bug 456051 - kernel: fix array out of bounds when mounting with selinux options [rhel-4.8]
Summary: kernel: fix array out of bounds when mounting with selinux options [rhel-4.8]
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Classification: Red Hat
Component: kernel
Version: 4.8
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
high
high
Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Eugene Teo (Security Response)
QA Contact: Martin Jenner
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Depends On:
Blocks: 456052 461297
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Reported: 2008-07-21 08:47 UTC by Eugene Teo (Security Response)
Modified: 2009-05-18 19:16 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

Fixed In Version:
Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Environment:
Last Closed: 2009-05-18 19:16:48 UTC
Target Upstream Version:
Embargoed:


Attachments (Terms of Use)
Upstream patch for this issue (1.28 KB, patch)
2008-07-21 08:50 UTC, Eugene Teo (Security Response)
no flags Details | Diff


Links
System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2009:1024 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Important: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.8 kernel security and bug fix update 2009-05-18 14:57:26 UTC

Description Eugene Teo (Security Response) 2008-07-21 08:47:34 UTC
Description of problem:
Given an illegal selinux option it was possible for match_token to work in
random memory at the end of the match_table_t array.

Note that privilege is required to perform a context mount, so this issue is
effectively limited to root only.

Comment 2 Eugene Teo (Security Response) 2008-07-21 08:50:43 UTC
Created attachment 312235 [details]
Upstream patch for this issue

Comment 4 RHEL Program Management 2008-07-21 13:42:06 UTC
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for inclusion in a Red
Hat Enterprise Linux maintenance release.  Product Management has requested
further review of this request by Red Hat Engineering, for potential
inclusion in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Update release for currently deployed
products.  This request is not yet committed for inclusion in an Update
release.

Comment 6 RHEL Program Management 2008-09-03 13:03:03 UTC
Updating PM score.

Comment 7 Vivek Goyal 2008-09-09 21:43:41 UTC
Committed in 78.8.EL . RPMS are available at http://people.redhat.com/vgoyal/rhel4/

Comment 10 errata-xmlrpc 2009-05-18 19:16:48 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 therefore 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-2009-1024.html


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