Bug 710638 - kernel: restrict access to /proc/kcore to just elf headers [rhel-6.0.z]
Summary: kernel: restrict access to /proc/kcore to just elf headers [rhel-6.0.z]
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Classification: Red Hat
Component: kernel
Version: 6.1
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
high
high
Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Frantisek Hrbata
QA Contact: Petr Beňas
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Depends On: 663864
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2011-06-03 21:29 UTC by Ken Reilly
Modified: 2015-01-04 23:00 UTC (History)
20 users (show)

Fixed In Version: kernel-2.6.32-71.33.1.el6
Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
This update restricts access to the /proc/kcore file to ELF headers only.
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Last Closed: 2011-08-02 16:54:38 UTC
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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2011:1106 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Moderate: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update 2011-08-02 16:53:52 UTC

Description Ken Reilly 2011-06-03 21:29:50 UTC 
This bug has been copied from bug #663864 and has been proposed
to be backported to 6.0 z-stream (EUS).
Comment 7 Petr Beňas 2011-07-18 07:17:37 UTC 
Reproduced in 2.6.32-71.32.1.el6.x86_64 and verified in 2.6.32-71.33.1.el6.x86_64.
Comment 8 errata-xmlrpc 2011-08-02 16:54:38 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-2011-1106.html
Comment 9 Martin Prpič 2011-08-18 14:45:33 UTC 
    Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
    accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team.
    
    New Contents:
This update restricts access to the /proc/kcore file to ELF headers only.
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