Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2012-1426
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1426.html
The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 6 have been uploaded to the
Unbreakable Linux Network:
i386:
kernel-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.i686.rpm
kernel-debug-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.i686.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.i686.rpm
kernel-devel-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.i686.rpm
kernel-doc-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.noarch.rpm
kernel-firmware-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.noarch.rpm
kernel-headers-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.i686.rpm
perf-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.i686.rpm
python-perf-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64:
kernel-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-devel-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-doc-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.noarch.rpm
kernel-firmware-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.noarch.rpm
kernel-headers-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
perf-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
python-perf-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
SRPMS:
https://oss.oracle.com:443/ol6/SRPMS-updates/kernel-2.6.32-279.14.1.el6.src.rpm
Description of changes:
[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]
