Bug 458759 - kernel: dlm: dlm/user.c input validation fixes [rhel-5.2.z]
Summary: kernel: dlm: dlm/user.c input validation fixes [rhel-5.2.z]
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Classification: Red Hat
Component: kernel
Version: 5.2.z
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
urgent
medium
Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Jiri Pirko
QA Contact: Martin Jenner
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Depends On: 458758
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2008-08-12 04:23 UTC by Eugene Teo (Security Response)
Modified: 2015-05-05 01:15 UTC (History)
7 users (show)

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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2008-11-04 10:29:26 UTC
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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2008:0957 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Important: kernel security and bug fix update 2008-11-12 09:34:44 UTC

Description Eugene Teo (Security Response) 2008-08-12 04:23:54 UTC
+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #458758 +++

Description of problem:
a) in device_write(): add sentinel NUL byte, making sure that lspace.name will be NUL-terminated
b) in compat_input() be keep it simple about the amounts of data we are copying.

--- Additional comment from eteo on 2008-08-12 00:19:34 EDT ---

Proposed upstream patch:
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=cb79f1998d89821a4dbac47f59a46ee3fbbf3c61

--- Additional comment from eteo on 2008-08-12 00:20:32 EDT ---

Created an attachment (id=314043)
Upstream patch for this issue

Comment 2 Jiri Pirko 2008-10-13 13:52:07 UTC
in kernel-2.6.18-92.1.15.el5

you can download RPMs from http://people.redhat.com/jpirko/.el52z/92.1.15/

Comment 6 errata-xmlrpc 2008-11-04 10:29:26 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-2008-0957.html


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