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A Linux Kernel Exploit was posted to Full-Disclosure effecting the 2.6.x
kernels.
The attached code exploits a root race in /proc, The exploit has been
acknowledged and a patch is now available.

The exploit can be found:
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-July/047913.html

A patch for this exploit can be found here:
http://lkml.org/lkml/diff/2006/7/14/306/1

(written by _array on #gentoo-hardened)

Note: http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/7/15/5 says that <HAL-0.5.7 may have troubles
latest gentoo stable is hal-0.5.5.1-r3 (all arches)

CVE from http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.17.5

Please do *not* use the 2.6.16.25 or 2.6.17.5 fix; I'm attaching a better one
which shouldn't break HAL & etc...

Created an attachment (id=91781) [details]
Patch

Maintainers please bump your genpatches (2.6.16-15 or 2.6.17-4) or use the
attached patch (don't use 2.6.17.5):

ck-sources: marineam
hardened-sources-2.6: johnm, hardened
hppa-sources: GMSoft
mips-sources: `Kumba
rsbac-sources: kang
sh-sources: sh
suspend2-sources: brix
usermode-sources: dang
xbox-sources: chrb
xen-sources: chrb, agriffis

workaround for those waiting for a release is to mount proc with options nosuid
as suggested by padde in #gentoo-bugs

gentoo-sources-2.6.16/2.6.17 -> done
suspend2-sources-2.6.16/2.6.17 -> done

openvz-sources-026.015 (2.6.16) -> done

ck-sources-2.6.16/2.6.17 -> done

hardened-sources-2.6.16-r11 bumped with genpatches 14

usermode-sources bumped.

(In reply to comment #9)
I ment 15

*** Bug 140581 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

*** Bug 140797 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

(In reply to comment #4)
> Maintainers please bump your genpatches (2.6.16-15 or 2.6.17-4) or use the
> attached patch (don't use 2.6.17.5):
> 
> ck-sources: marineam
> hardened-sources-2.6: johnm, hardened
> hppa-sources: GMSoft
> mips-sources: `Kumba
> rsbac-sources: kang
> sh-sources: sh
> suspend2-sources: brix
> usermode-sources: dang
> xbox-sources: chrb
> xen-sources: chrb, agriffis
> 

2.6.16.26 fix these issues right? If so I have copied xen-sources-2.6.16.18 to
xen-sources-2.6.16.26 and and it WFM on my xen test box.

HTH.

(In reply to comment #14)
> 2.6.16.26 fix these issues right? If so I have copied xen-sources-2.6.16.18 to
> xen-sources-2.6.16.26 and and it WFM on my xen test box.

Yes, .26 fixes these issues correctly.

Fixed on hppa. First commit from my new place \o/

I've updated xen and xbox -sources to 2.6.16.26.

SH, RSBAC, this one too. Bump or patch.

rsbac-sources bumped to 2.6.18 in ~

As discussed in the past, SH no longer is kept track of by Gentoo Kernel
Security. Closing bug.