[El-errata] ELSA-2014-0981 Important: Oracle Linux 6 kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Tue Jul 29 15:05:31 PDT 2014

Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2014-0981

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0981.html

The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 6 have been uploaded to the 
Unbreakable Linux Network:

i386:
kernel-2.6.32-431.23.3.el6.i686.rpm
kernel-abi-whitelists-2.6.32-431.23.3.el6.noarch.rpm
kernel-debug-2.6.32-431.23.3.el6.i686.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-431.23.3.el6.i686.rpm
kernel-devel-2.6.32-431.23.3.el6.i686.rpm
kernel-doc-2.6.32-431.23.3.el6.noarch.rpm
kernel-firmware-2.6.32-431.23.3.el6.noarch.rpm
kernel-headers-2.6.32-431.23.3.el6.i686.rpm
perf-2.6.32-431.23.3.el6.i686.rpm
python-perf-2.6.32-431.23.3.el6.i686.rpm

x86_64:
kernel-2.6.32-431.23.3.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-abi-whitelists-2.6.32-431.23.3.el6.noarch.rpm
kernel-debug-2.6.32-431.23.3.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-431.23.3.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-devel-2.6.32-431.23.3.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-doc-2.6.32-431.23.3.el6.noarch.rpm
kernel-firmware-2.6.32-431.23.3.el6.noarch.rpm
kernel-headers-2.6.32-431.23.3.el6.x86_64.rpm
perf-2.6.32-431.23.3.el6.x86_64.rpm
python-perf-2.6.32-431.23.3.el6.x86_64.rpm

SRPMS:
http://oss.oracle.com/ol6/SRPMS-updates/kernel-2.6.32-431.23.3.el6.src.rpm

Description of changes:

[2.6.32-431.23.3.el6]
- [netdrv] pppol2tp: fail when socket option level is not SOL_PPPOL2TP 
[1119461 1119462] {CVE-2014-4943}

[2.6.32-431.23.2.el6]
- [kernel] utrace: force IRET path after utrace_finish_vfork() (Oleg 
Nesterov) [1115932 1115933] {CVE-2014-4699}

[2.6.32-431.23.1.el6]
- [net] ip_tunnel: fix ip_tunnel_find to return NULL in case the tunnel 
is not there (Jiri Pirko) [1107931 1104503]
- [netdrv] bnx2x: Fix kernel crash and data miscompare after EEH 
recovery (Michal Schmidt) [1109269 1029600]
- [netdrv] bnx2x: Adapter not recovery from EEH error injection (Michal 
Schmidt) [1109269 1029600]
- [scsi] qla2xxx: Don't check for firmware hung during the reset context 
for ISP82XX (Chad Dupuis) [1110658 1054299]
- [scsi] qla2xxx: Clear loop_id for ports that are marked lost during 
fabric scanning (Chad Dupuis) [1110658 1054299]
- [scsi] qla2xxx: Issue abort command for outstanding commands during 
cleanup when only firmware is alive (Chad Dupuis) [1110658 1054299]
- [scsi] qla2xxx: Reduce the time we wait for a command to complete 
during SCSI error handling (Chad Dupuis) [1110658 1054299]
- [scsi] qla2xxx: Avoid escalating the SCSI error handler if the command 
is not found in firmware (Chad Dupuis) [1110658 1054299]
- [scsi] qla2xxx: Set host can_queue value based on available resources 
(Chad Dupuis) [1110658 1054299]
- [net] filter: prevent nla extensions to peek beyond the end of the 
message (Jiri Benc) [1096778 1096779] {CVE-2014-3144 CVE-2014-3145}
- [net] bridge: add empty br_mdb_init() and br_mdb_uninit() definitions 
(Vlad Yasevich) [1106472 1097915]
- [net] bridge: Correctly unregister MDB rtnetlink handlers (Vlad 
Yasevich) [1106472 1097915]
- [net] rds: prevent dereference of a NULL device in rds_iw_laddr_check 
(Radomir Vrbovsky) [1083276 1083277] {CVE-2014-2678}
- [s390] crypto: fix aes, des ctr mode concurrency finding (Hendrik 
Brueckner) [1110168 1096328]
- [s390] crypto: fix des and des3_ede ctr concurrency issue (Hendrik 
Brueckner) [1109885 1065404]
- [s390] crypto: fix des and des3_ede cbc concurrency issue (Hendrik 
Brueckner) [1109883 1065398]
- [kernel] futex: Forbid uaddr == uaddr2 in futex_wait_requeue_pi() 
(Mateusz Guzik) [1097759 1097760] {CVE-2012-6647}
- [libata] ahci: accommodate tag ordered controller (David Milburn) 
[1099725 1083748]
- [net] mac80211: crash dues to AP powersave TX vs. wakeup race (Jacob 
Tanenbaum) [1083531 1083532] {CVE-2014-2706}
- [netdrv] ath9k: tid->sched race in ath_tx_aggr_sleep() (Jacob 
Tanenbaum) [1083249 1083250] {CVE-2014-2672}
- [kernel] hrtimer: Prevent all reprogramming if hang detected (Prarit 
Bhargava) [1096059 1075805]
- [net] ipv4: current group_info should be put after using (Jiri Benc) 
[1087412 1087414] {CVE-2014-2851}
- [kernel] tracing: Reset ring buffer when changing trace_clocks 
(Marcelo Tosatti) [1093984 1018138]
- [net] rds: dereference of a NULL device (Jacob Tanenbaum) [1079218 
1079219] {CVE-2013-7339}
- [s390] crypto: fix concurrency issue in aes-ctr mode (Hendrik 
Brueckner) [1110169 1063478]
- [net] ipv4: processing ancillary IP_TOS or IP_TTL (Francesco Fusco) 
[1094403 990694]
- [net] ipv4: IP_TOS and IP_TTL can be specified as ancillary data 
(Francesco Fusco) [1094403 990694]
- [s390] crypto: Fix aes-xts parameter corruption (Hendrik Brueckner) 
[1110170 1043540]
- [fs] ext3: pass custom EOF to generic_file_llseek_size() (Eric 
Sandeen) [1103068 1007459]
- [fs] ext4: use core vfs llseek code for dir seeks (Eric Sandeen) 
[1103068 1007459]
- [fs] vfs: allow custom EOF in generic_file_llseek code (Eric Sandeen) 
[1103068 1007459]
- [fs] ext3: return 32/64-bit dir name hash according to usage type 
(Eric Sandeen) [1103068 1007459]
- [fs] ext4: replace cut'n'pasted llseek code with 
generic_file_llseek_size (Eric Sandeen) [1103068 1007459]
- [fs] vfs: add generic_file_llseek_size (Eric Sandeen) [1103068 1007459]
- [net] bridge: disable snooping if there is no querier (Vlad Yasevich) 
[1090749 1090670]
- [net] Revert "bridge: only expire the mdb entry when query is 
received" (Vlad Yasevich) [1090749 1090670]
- [net] Revert "bridge: fix some kernel warning in multicast timer" 
(Vlad Yasevich) [1090749 1090670]
- [net] Revert "bridge: do not call setup_timer() multiple times" (Vlad 
Yasevich) [1090749 1090670]
- [net] Revert "bridge: update mdb expiration timer upon reports" (Vlad 
Yasevich) [1090749 1090670]
- [kernel] futex: Make lookup_pi_state more robust (Jerome Marchand) 
[1104516 1104517] {CVE-2014-3153}
- [kernel] futex: Always cleanup owner tid in unlock_pi (Jerome 
Marchand) [1104516 1104517] {CVE-2014-3153}
- [kernel] futex: Validate atomic acquisition in futex_lock_pi_atomic() 
(Jerome Marchand) [1104516 1104517] {CVE-2014-3153}
- [kernel] futex: prevent requeue pi on same futex (Jerome Marchand) 
[1104516 1104517] {CVE-2014-3153}
- [fs] autofs4: fix device ioctl mount lookup (Ian Kent) [1069630 999708]
- [fs] vfs: introduce kern_path_mountpoint() (Ian Kent) [1069630 999708]
- [fs] vfs: rename user_path_umountat() to user_path_mountpoint_at() 
(Ian Kent) [1069630 999708]
- [fs] vfs: massage umount_lookup_last() a bit to reduce nesting (Ian 
Kent) [1069630 999708]
- [fs] vfs: allow umount to handle mountpoints without revalidating them 
(Ian Kent) [1069630 999708]
- Revert: [fs] vfs: allow umount to handle mountpoints without 
revalidating them (Ian Kent) [1069630 999708]
- Revert: [fs] vfs: massage umount_lookup_last() a bit to reduce nesting 
(Ian Kent) [1069630 999708]
- Revert: [fs] vfs: rename user_path_umountat() to 
user_path_mountpoint_at() (Ian Kent) [1069630 999708]
- Revert: [fs] vfs: introduce kern_path_mountpoint() (Ian Kent) [1069630 
999708]
- Revert: [fs] autofs4: fix device ioctl mount lookup (Ian Kent) 
[1069630 999708]
- [block] floppy: don't write kernel-only members to FDRAWCMD ioctl 
output (Denys Vlasenko) [1094308 1094310] {CVE-2014-1738 CVE-2014-1737}
- [block] floppy: ignore kernel-only members in FDRAWCMD ioctl input 
(Denys Vlasenko) [1094308 1094310] {CVE-2014-1738 CVE-2014-1737}
- [fs] vfs: fix autofs/afs/etc magic mountpoint breakage (Frantisek 
Hrbata) [1094370 1079347] {CVE-2014-0203}

[2.6.32-431.22.1.el6]
- [fs] cifs: Check if prefixpath starts with '\' in 
cifs_parse_mount_options (Sachin Prabhu) [1107503 1104268]
- [virt] kvm: enable PCI multiple-segments for pass-through device 
(Michael S. Tsirkin) [1103972 1103471]
- [fs] GFS2: Lock i_mutex and use a local gfs2_holder for fallocate 
(Robert S Peterson) [1102313 1061910]

[2.6.32-431.21.1.el6]
- [kvm] mmu: fix incorrect check of guest cr4 bits (Bandan Das) [1103821 
1007164]
- [drm] nouveau: fix nasty bug which can clobber SOR0's clock setup (Ben 
Skeggs) [1100574 1095796]
- [net] tcp: tsq: restore minimal amount of queueing (Jiri Pirko) 
[1103825 1044053]