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ELSA-2009-1438

ELSA-2009-1438 - kernel security and bug fix update

Type:SECURITY
Severity:IMPORTANT
Release Date:2009-09-15

Description



[2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.EL]
- fix skb alignment that was causing sendto() to fail with EFAULT (Olaf Kirch)
[orabug 6845794]
fix enomem due to larger mtu size page alloc (Zach Brown) [orabug 5486128]
- backout patch sysrq-b that queues upto keventd thread (Guru Anbalagane)
[orabug 6125546]
- netrx/netpoll race avoidance (Tina Yang) [orabug 6143381]
- [XEN] Fix elf_core_dump (Tina Yang) [orabug 6995928]
- use lfence instead of cpuid instruction to implement memory barriers
(Herbert van den Bergh) [orabug 7452412]
- add netpoll support to xen netfront (Tina Yang) [orabz 7261]
- [xen] execshield: fix endless GPF fault loop (Stephen Tweedie) [orabug 7175395]
- [xen]: port el5u2 patch that allows 64-bit PVHVM guest to boot with 32-bit
dom0 [orabug 7452107] xenstore
- [mm] update shrink_zone patch to allow 100% swap utilization (John Sobecki,
Chris Mason, Chuck Anderson, Dave McCracken) [orabug 7566319,6086839]
- [kernel] backport report_lost_ticks patch from EL5.2 (John Sobecki)
[orabug 6110605]
- [xen] fix for hung JVM thread after #GPF [orabug 7916406] (Chuck Anderson)
- port EL5U3 patch to adjust totalhigh_pages in the balloon driver [orabug 8300888]
- check to see if hypervisor supports memory reservation change (Chuck Anderson) [orabug7556514]
- [XEN] use hypercall to fixmap pte updates (Mukesh Rathor) [orabug 8433329]
- [XEN] Extend physical mask to 40bit for machine above 64G [orabug 8312526]

[2.6.9-89.0.11]
-execve: must clear current->clear_child_tid (Oleg Nesterov) [515427 515428] {CVE-2009-2848}
-kernel: fix information leak in do_sigaltstack() (Vitaly Mayatskikh) [515394 515395] {CVE-2009-2847}
-build with fno-delete-null-pointer-checks (Danny Feng) [517964 511183]
-lpfc: update emulex lpfc driver to 8.0.16.47 with memory leak fix (Rob Evers) [513192 507680]
-mpt fusion: fix typo in mpt fusion makefile (Tomas Henzl) [516184 496120]
-implement mmap_min_addr infrastructure (Vitaly Mayatskikh) [517904 512641]
-kernel: personality handling: fix per_clear_on_setid (Vitaly Mayatskikh) [511172 508843] {CVE-2009-1895}
-megaraid: fix megaraid SAS tape input/output errors on mt_erase (Tomas Henzl) [517965 504080]
-kernel: missing capability check in z90crypt (Hans-Joachim Picht) [505985 505986] {CVE-2009-1883}
-qla2xxx: fix hang when using management tools (Marcus Barrow) [519428 503489]
-kernel: random: make get_random_int more random (Amerigo Wang) [519692 499785]
-fix __ptrace_unlink and zap_threads interaction (Oleg Nesterov) [519446 506875]
-fix soft lockups due to infinite loops in posix_locks_deadlock (Amerigo Wang) [519429 504279]

[2.6.9-89.0.10]
-mptscsi: missing mptscsi raid1 disk causes kernel panic when rebooted before array rebuild (Rob Evers) [517295 507864]
-writeback: work around problems with persistent inode->dirtied_when values (Jeff Layton) [515255 477784]
-mthca: don't try to kmalloc large allocations (Doug Ledford) [518707 510395]


Related CVEs


CVE-2009-1895
CVE-2009-2847
CVE-2009-2848
CVE-2009-3238
CVE-2009-1883

Updated Packages


Release/ArchitectureFilenameMD5sumSuperseded By Advisory
Oracle Linux 4 (i386) kernel-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.EL.src.rpmc8dd258aa6edb991919e95e0db23a3ccELBA-2011-1796
ocfs2-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.EL-1.2.9-1.el4.src.rpmc5d5fd141f2c4260ba50c532fc1ce19f-
oracleasm-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.EL-2.0.5-1.el4.src.rpmaed9ab25b41aca8b1bb7d4a32d95ca7d-
kernel-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.EL.i686.rpm737a3187c62f262cbe0b4a503d07c738ELBA-2011-1796
kernel-devel-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.EL.i686.rpm2eb0112bdf6115b9387ef06941a36e12ELBA-2011-1796
kernel-doc-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.EL.noarch.rpm2f035f8450bb1b61b11173954acab2a0ELBA-2011-1796
kernel-hugemem-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.EL.i686.rpm31dc2358423e4dc1729eeb905e5d6418ELBA-2011-1796
kernel-hugemem-devel-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.EL.i686.rpme69971e3b04387f6ef9efcf98ca1d2d7ELBA-2011-1796
kernel-smp-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.EL.i686.rpm1d9950c2e64b8f0fd4e5daa982c9793fELBA-2011-1796
kernel-smp-devel-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.EL.i686.rpmf3bb2d68f58bbf4c54e6231e3c904d34ELBA-2011-1796
kernel-xenU-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.EL.i686.rpm4dd698b10dc175f4ca04de75c8834b5eELBA-2011-1796
kernel-xenU-devel-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.EL.i686.rpm7587c2b20a20383663a1a456a8226b73ELBA-2011-1796
ocfs2-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.EL-1.2.9-1.el4.i686.rpm03f27aa16eedfe57abd32ce730863bca-
ocfs2-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.ELhugemem-1.2.9-1.el4.i686.rpm0a06b4de41fc0696515273da17676b33-
ocfs2-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.ELsmp-1.2.9-1.el4.i686.rpm87ca036305681cacd56e11b2a55acf1b-
ocfs2-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.ELxenU-1.2.9-1.el4.i686.rpm55d230a9ef74b53556c439f2e5c709fd-
oracleasm-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.EL-2.0.5-1.el4.i686.rpme9d9684772664d71d260057c1dc89e17-
oracleasm-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.ELhugemem-2.0.5-1.el4.i686.rpmbe307a9186884f4ad9641820a16753bd-
oracleasm-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.ELsmp-2.0.5-1.el4.i686.rpme7e0a449c7775252e59a52d6463b2b72-
oracleasm-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.ELxenU-2.0.5-1.el4.i686.rpm31d3c08fe7070a5d35c43401d3a72fb0-
Oracle Linux 4 (ia64) kernel-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.EL.src.rpmc8dd258aa6edb991919e95e0db23a3ccELBA-2011-1796
ocfs2-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.EL-1.2.9-1.el4.src.rpmc5d5fd141f2c4260ba50c532fc1ce19f-
oracleasm-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.EL-2.0.5-1.el4.src.rpmaed9ab25b41aca8b1bb7d4a32d95ca7d-
kernel-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.EL.ia64.rpm175e91e38c71ca9d7e65e4fab96f2427ELBA-2011-1796
kernel-devel-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.EL.ia64.rpm4734e64bce8e3639701d2c0828d270d1ELBA-2011-1796
kernel-doc-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.EL.noarch.rpm2f035f8450bb1b61b11173954acab2a0ELBA-2011-1796
kernel-largesmp-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.EL.ia64.rpm7d73f04de2898d4cfd84584776fe5e53ELBA-2011-1796
kernel-largesmp-devel-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.EL.ia64.rpm4a8ece2441b996e4716f9e27acbd5c17ELBA-2011-1796
ocfs2-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.EL-1.2.9-1.el4.ia64.rpm0d9b6bfcf137bb48b2d40332d409822b-
ocfs2-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.ELlargesmp-1.2.9-1.el4.ia64.rpme06558dccd639f6c5908c9fdec428754-
oracleasm-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.EL-2.0.5-1.el4.ia64.rpm9e390cd8d3292399bf56cee4aa6997e9-
oracleasm-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.ELlargesmp-2.0.5-1.el4.ia64.rpm03a2a41ead010d1cf5d35eb20630da6e-
Oracle Linux 4 (x86_64) kernel-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.EL.src.rpmc8dd258aa6edb991919e95e0db23a3ccELBA-2011-1796
ocfs2-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.EL-1.2.9-1.el4.src.rpmc5d5fd141f2c4260ba50c532fc1ce19f-
oracleasm-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.EL-2.0.5-1.el4.src.rpmaed9ab25b41aca8b1bb7d4a32d95ca7d-
kernel-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.EL.x86_64.rpmb78a59104d689d73753ba1437cd61ac1ELBA-2011-1796
kernel-devel-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.EL.x86_64.rpmcd41bde63c56168a4c3891aff1db21daELBA-2011-1796
kernel-doc-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.EL.noarch.rpm2f035f8450bb1b61b11173954acab2a0ELBA-2011-1796
kernel-largesmp-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.EL.x86_64.rpm71aa6c79512ab610032a177210d4f248ELBA-2011-1796
kernel-largesmp-devel-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.EL.x86_64.rpm02c9c8a4d891fbd2b89d843a59fed22aELBA-2011-1796
kernel-smp-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.EL.x86_64.rpmb6a733c326750909179ff06cd860f903ELBA-2011-1796
kernel-smp-devel-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.EL.x86_64.rpm7fae0140557f600779709aa1a074363dELBA-2011-1796
kernel-xenU-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.EL.x86_64.rpm42e9f7e420c7eec5b536b662c20174adELBA-2011-1796
kernel-xenU-devel-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.EL.x86_64.rpmc2957eb6d9232d6d27edb2064f9b281bELBA-2011-1796
ocfs2-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.EL-1.2.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpmbc00f700a9caf4b2b25dd85b6d94d1af-
ocfs2-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.ELlargesmp-1.2.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm8823e89413db892264db764b9bf6219d-
ocfs2-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.ELsmp-1.2.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm1794c25acb9e55b79046f6a733e3e5f4-
ocfs2-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.ELxenU-1.2.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm344becf6f929f78c2edcb56758401800-
oracleasm-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.EL-2.0.5-1.el4.x86_64.rpm5494a9faccc6b943b13bed9e19fce84e-
oracleasm-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.ELlargesmp-2.0.5-1.el4.x86_64.rpm9afef3e11d0b41d6d57d860d912390d5-
oracleasm-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.ELsmp-2.0.5-1.el4.x86_64.rpm9074f29fa0c46c1ef9bc31dc9a626721-
oracleasm-2.6.9-89.0.11.0.1.ELxenU-2.0.5-1.el4.x86_64.rpm18e8053e4feaf44e34c844c90fe0ae78-



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