ELSA-2012-1426

ELSA-2012-1426 - kernel security and bug fix update

Type:	SECURITY
Impact:	MODERATE
Release Date:	2012-11-06

Description

[2.6.32-279.14.1.el6]
- [usb] usbhid: Fix use-after-free in USBHID (James Paradis) [864827 857518]
- [usb] Add kernel parameter to force io_watchdog for Intel EHCI HCD (James Paradis) [865713 846024]
- [block] Fix hanging kernel threads in blk_execute_rq() (James Paradis) [865308 855984]
- [mm] hugetlb: do not use vma_hugecache_offset() for vma_prio_tree_foreach (Frederic Weisbecker) [843034 843035] {CVE-2012-2133}
- [mm] hugepages: fix use after free bug in 'quota' handling (Frederic Weisbecker) [843034 843035] {CVE-2012-2133}
- [mm] hugetlb: fix pgoff computation when unmapping page from vma (Frederic Weisbecker) [843034 843035] {CVE-2012-2133}
- [mm] hugetlb: fix ENOSPC returned by handle_mm_fault() (Frederic Weisbecker) [843034 843035] {CVE-2012-2133}
- [fs] gfs2: Write out dirty inode metadata in delayed deletes (Frantisek Hrbata) [859326 748827]
- [usb] core: Fix device removal race condition (James Paradis) [864821 849188]
- [mm] x86_32: fix SHLIB_BASE address typo (Aristeu S. Rozanski F) [804955 804956] {CVE-2012-1568}
- [hid] hidraw: fix window in hidraw_release (Don Zickus) [841824 839973]
- [hid] hidraw: protect hidraw_disconnect() better (Don Zickus) [841824 839973]
- [hid] hidraw: remove excessive _EMERG messages from hidraw (Don Zickus) [841824 839973]
- [hid] hidraw: fix hidraw_disconnect() (Don Zickus) [841824 839973]
- [hid] fix a NULL pointer dereference in hidraw_write (Don Zickus) [841824 839973]
- [hid] fix a NULL pointer dereference in hidraw_ioctl (Don Zickus) [841824 839973]
- [hid] remove BKL from hidraw (Don Zickus) [841824 839973]
- [mm] x86_32: randomize SHLIB_BASE (Aristeu Rozanski) [804955 804956] {CVE-2012-1568}
- [block] fix up use after free in __blkdev_get (Jeff Moyer) [853943 847838]
- [scsi] remove no longer valid BUG_ON in scsi_lld_busy (Jeff Garzik) [860640 842881]
- [scsi] fix NULL request_queue in scsi_requeue_run_queue() (Jeff Garzik) [860640 842881]
- [net] svcrpc: fix BUG() in svc_tcp_clear_pages (J. Bruce Fields) [856106 769045]
- [scsi] lpfc: Fixed SCSI device reset escalation (Rob Evers) [861390 827566]
- [scsi] lpfc: Fix abort status (Rob Evers) [861390 827566]
- [kernel] cgroup: add cgroup_root_mutex (Frederic Weisbecker) [858954 844531]
- [mm] Hold a file reference in madvise_remove (Jerome Marchand) [849738 849739] {CVE-2012-3511}
- [base] driver-core: fix device_register race (Rob Evers) [860784 833098]
- [netdrv] e1000e: drop check of RXCW.CW to eliminate link going up and down (Dean Nelson) [857055 847310]
- [scsi] be2iscsi: Format the MAC_ADDR with sysfs (Rob Evers) [863147 827594]
- [usb] usbdevfs: Add a USBDEVFS_GET_CAPABILITIES ioctl (Don Zickus) [841667 828271]
- [fs] udf: fix retun value on error path in udf_load_logicalvol (Nikola Pajkovsky) [843142 843143] {CVE-2012-3400}
- [fs] udf: Improve table length check to avoid possible overflow (Nikola Pajkovsky) [843142 843143] {CVE-2012-3400}
- [fs] udf: Fortify loading of sparing table (Nikola Pajkovsky) [843142 843143] {CVE-2012-3400}
- [fs] udf: Avoid run away loop when partition table length is corrupted (Nikola Pajkovsky) [843142 843143] {CVE-2012-3400}
- [fs] udf: Use 'ret' instead of abusing 'i' in udf_load_logicalvol() (Nikola Pajkovsky) [843142 843143] {CVE-2012-3400}
- [netdrv] bnx2x: Add remote-fault link detection (Michal Schmidt) [852450 814877]
- [net] sunrpc: svc_xprt sends on closed socket should stop immediately (J. Bruce Fields) [853257 849702]
- [mm] Never OOM kill tasks outside of memory cgroup when memory.limit_in_bytes is exceeded by a Transparent Huge Page (Larry Woodman) [860942 811255]
- [powerpc] pseries: Support lower minimum entitlement for virtual processors (Steve Best) [860165 822651]
- [usbhid] hiddev: Consolidate device existence checks in hiddev_ioctl (Don Zickus) [841824 839973]
- [usbhid] hiddev: Fix race between disconnect and hiddev_ioctl (Don Zickus) [841824 839973]
- [usbhid] hiddev: protect against disconnect/NULL-dereference race (Don Zickus) [841824 839973]
- [crypto] algapi: Move larval completion into algboss (Herbert Xu) [854476 832135]
- [fs] xfs: disable xfsaild idle mode (Brian Foster) [860787 813137]
- [fs] xfs: fix the logspace waiting algorithm (Brian Foster) [860787 813137]
- [fs] xfs: add AIL pushing tracepoints (Brian Foster) [860787 813137]
- [fs] xfs: force the log if we encounter pinned buffers in .iop_pushbuf (Brian Foster) [860787 813137]
- [fs] xfs: do not update xa_last_pushed_lsn for locked items (Brian Foster) [860787 813137]

[2.6.32-279.13.1.el6]
- [net] sctp: Implement quick failover draft from tsvwg (Neil Horman) [861953 830716]
- [net] sctp: be more restrictive in transport selection on bundled sacks (Neil Horman) [861953 830716]

[2.6.32-279.12.1.el6]
- [netdrv] mlx4: check promisc on proper port (Doug Ledford) [858955 854052]
- [netdrv] mlx4: attach multicast with correct flag (Doug Ledford) [858956 854376]
- [netdrv] mlx4: remove redundant adding of steering type to gid (Doug Ledford) [859436 854053]
- [netdrv] Revert: Fix a merge issue (Doug Ledford) [859436 854053]

Related CVEs

CVE-2012-1568

CVE-2012-2133

CVE-2012-3400

CVE-2012-3511

Updated Packages

Release/Architecture	Filename	sha256	Superseded By Advisory	Channel Label
Oracle Linux 6 (i386)	kernel-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.src.rpm	b70bcf868651e406b63379835f1f279645cbb786cd655bcc1cf53c0595e0c971	ELSA-2024-1831	ol6_i386_latest_archive
	kernel-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.src.rpm	b70bcf868651e406b63379835f1f279645cbb786cd655bcc1cf53c0595e0c971	ELSA-2024-1831	ol6_u3_i386_patch
	kernel-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.i686.rpm	a09e89d8368853529d70e8726ef7fe917fd8ef37de5e65847d703700b783c8a4	ELSA-2024-1831	ol6_i386_latest_archive
	kernel-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.i686.rpm	a09e89d8368853529d70e8726ef7fe917fd8ef37de5e65847d703700b783c8a4	ELSA-2024-1831	ol6_u3_i386_patch
	kernel-debug-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.i686.rpm	b5c50f09d2c6fdc555853d8b8334cdd9870acbdfbcef94c0fec9ea0b22c93089	ELSA-2024-1831	ol6_i386_latest_archive
	kernel-debug-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.i686.rpm	b5c50f09d2c6fdc555853d8b8334cdd9870acbdfbcef94c0fec9ea0b22c93089	ELSA-2024-1831	ol6_u3_i386_patch
	kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.i686.rpm	d0d97d951250dc99643246fe62c07b61b108848ab4990a37d61a0ed81012447e	ELSA-2024-1831	ol6_i386_latest_archive
	kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.i686.rpm	d0d97d951250dc99643246fe62c07b61b108848ab4990a37d61a0ed81012447e	ELSA-2024-1831	ol6_u3_i386_patch
	kernel-devel-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.i686.rpm	a6bdbb6a376d7258358f56a58dbd7b9d3f1dcc45a0d686c52e5d685d7637bf3a	ELSA-2024-1831	ol6_i386_latest_archive
	kernel-devel-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.i686.rpm	a6bdbb6a376d7258358f56a58dbd7b9d3f1dcc45a0d686c52e5d685d7637bf3a	ELSA-2024-1831	ol6_u3_i386_patch
	kernel-doc-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.noarch.rpm	a396836aa6b2a68832d993fbd1e513ab5d70067bf7391307df7b73d5ab11a857	ELSA-2024-1831	ol6_i386_latest_archive
	kernel-doc-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.noarch.rpm	a396836aa6b2a68832d993fbd1e513ab5d70067bf7391307df7b73d5ab11a857	ELSA-2024-1831	ol6_u3_i386_patch
	kernel-firmware-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.noarch.rpm	028a5275202cbbcafa6577dbabff61198b8bdf27096b87d7c3f9c2c043d4a942	ELSA-2024-1831	ol6_i386_latest_archive
	kernel-firmware-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.noarch.rpm	028a5275202cbbcafa6577dbabff61198b8bdf27096b87d7c3f9c2c043d4a942	ELSA-2024-1831	ol6_u3_i386_patch
	kernel-headers-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.i686.rpm	b3eca3abee9f94b29f43fcb0eb63d3d8122d9d5cbbc906a0f7d406f2eed1a72c	ELSA-2024-1831	ol6_i386_latest_archive
	kernel-headers-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.i686.rpm	b3eca3abee9f94b29f43fcb0eb63d3d8122d9d5cbbc906a0f7d406f2eed1a72c	ELSA-2024-1831	ol6_u3_i386_patch
	perf-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.i686.rpm	a57d1226d5995966e5267cf069a6e96281af8339f3c381206e35073fe630c276	ELSA-2024-1831	ol6_i386_latest_archive
	perf-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.i686.rpm	a57d1226d5995966e5267cf069a6e96281af8339f3c381206e35073fe630c276	ELSA-2024-1831	ol6_u3_i386_patch
	python-perf-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.i686.rpm	6aeb015701a3029356ec29c0e5676f93c43abb83dcd05ff70ff01c3f0f1de907	ELSA-2024-1831	ol6_i386_latest_archive
	python-perf-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.i686.rpm	6aeb015701a3029356ec29c0e5676f93c43abb83dcd05ff70ff01c3f0f1de907	ELSA-2024-1831	ol6_u3_i386_patch
Oracle Linux 6 (x86_64)	kernel-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.src.rpm	b70bcf868651e406b63379835f1f279645cbb786cd655bcc1cf53c0595e0c971	ELSA-2024-1831	ol6_u3_x86_64_patch
	kernel-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.src.rpm	b70bcf868651e406b63379835f1f279645cbb786cd655bcc1cf53c0595e0c971	ELSA-2024-1831	ol6_x86_64_latest_archive
	kernel-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.x86_64.rpm	d3dc8d69f2df25a014366594e5d2ea704203b749ab9b97468919a0df97b314dd	ELSA-2024-1831	ol6_u3_x86_64_patch
	kernel-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.x86_64.rpm	d3dc8d69f2df25a014366594e5d2ea704203b749ab9b97468919a0df97b314dd	ELSA-2024-1831	ol6_x86_64_latest_archive
	kernel-debug-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.x86_64.rpm	8bcec163de9f7655d191f550e2ce4f50c040c0085d431f8c5e1ec77d332dfaad	ELSA-2024-1831	ol6_u3_x86_64_patch
	kernel-debug-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.x86_64.rpm	8bcec163de9f7655d191f550e2ce4f50c040c0085d431f8c5e1ec77d332dfaad	ELSA-2024-1831	ol6_x86_64_latest_archive
	kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.x86_64.rpm	bd470d9009b8f25e6a8f78d21d7ce232a31b7000dfb73d1b7ea1c5f82eead035	ELSA-2024-1831	ol6_u3_x86_64_patch
	kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.x86_64.rpm	bd470d9009b8f25e6a8f78d21d7ce232a31b7000dfb73d1b7ea1c5f82eead035	ELSA-2024-1831	ol6_x86_64_latest_archive
	kernel-devel-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.x86_64.rpm	3c6b8b954f825230006c1201c7373a184f15efb9f675254e910660af8fbe5dd3	ELSA-2024-1831	ol6_u3_x86_64_patch
	kernel-devel-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.x86_64.rpm	3c6b8b954f825230006c1201c7373a184f15efb9f675254e910660af8fbe5dd3	ELSA-2024-1831	ol6_x86_64_latest_archive
	kernel-doc-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.noarch.rpm	a396836aa6b2a68832d993fbd1e513ab5d70067bf7391307df7b73d5ab11a857	ELSA-2024-1831	ol6_u3_x86_64_patch
	kernel-doc-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.noarch.rpm	a396836aa6b2a68832d993fbd1e513ab5d70067bf7391307df7b73d5ab11a857	ELSA-2024-1831	ol6_x86_64_latest_archive
	kernel-firmware-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.noarch.rpm	028a5275202cbbcafa6577dbabff61198b8bdf27096b87d7c3f9c2c043d4a942	ELSA-2024-1831	ol6_u3_x86_64_patch
	kernel-firmware-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.noarch.rpm	028a5275202cbbcafa6577dbabff61198b8bdf27096b87d7c3f9c2c043d4a942	ELSA-2024-1831	ol6_x86_64_latest_archive
	kernel-headers-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.x86_64.rpm	8d7d6e93ac263b50266b7732c6c36266150c78b48db65177e4e6ab100d48f173	ELSA-2024-1831	ol6_u3_x86_64_patch
	kernel-headers-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.x86_64.rpm	8d7d6e93ac263b50266b7732c6c36266150c78b48db65177e4e6ab100d48f173	ELSA-2024-1831	ol6_x86_64_latest_archive
	perf-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.x86_64.rpm	d96687bb35265b3c86f373cbc1f4577c419b56a18cc18e04b15786c43851383e	ELSA-2024-1831	ol6_u3_x86_64_patch
	perf-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.x86_64.rpm	d96687bb35265b3c86f373cbc1f4577c419b56a18cc18e04b15786c43851383e	ELSA-2024-1831	ol6_x86_64_latest_archive
	python-perf-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.x86_64.rpm	b31cd519feb7844aa4f92612aeaeb47d4eda9af495eaf79229dd38725ae841e1	ELSA-2024-1831	ol6_u3_x86_64_patch
	python-perf-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.x86_64.rpm	b31cd519feb7844aa4f92612aeaeb47d4eda9af495eaf79229dd38725ae841e1	ELSA-2024-1831	ol6_x86_64_latest_archive

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