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SUSE Security Announcement
Package: kernel
Announcement ID: SUSE-SA:2010:007
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:00:00 +0000
Affected Products: SLE SDK 10 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP3 DEBUGINFO
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP3
Vulnerability Type: remote denial of service
CVSS v2 Base Score: 6.4 (AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C)
SUSE Default Package: yes
Cross-References: CVE-2009-4536, CVE-2009-4538, CVE-2010-0007
Content of This Advisory:
1) Security Vulnerability Resolved:
Linux kernel security update
Problem Description
2) Solution or Work-Around
3) Special Instructions and Notes
4) Package Location and Checksums
5) Pending Vulnerabilities, Solutions, and Work-Arounds:
See SUSE Security Summary Report.
6) Authenticity Verification and Additional Information
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1) Problem Description and Brief Discussion
This update fixes various bugs and some security issues in the SUSE Linux
Enterprise 10 SP 3 kernel.
Following security issues were fixed:
CVE-2009-4536: drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c in the e1000 driver in the
Linux kernel handles Ethernet frames that exceed the MTU by processing
certain trailing payload data as if it were a complete frame, which
allows remote attackers to bypass packet filters via a large packet with
a crafted payload.
CVE-2009-4538: drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c in the e1000e driver in the
Linux kernel does not properly check the size of an Ethernet frame that
exceeds the MTU, which allows remote attackers to have an unspecified
impact via crafted packets.
CVE-2010-0007: Missing CAP_NET_ADMIN checks in the ebtables netfilter
code might have allowed local attackers to modify bridge firewall
settings.
2) Solution or Work-Around
There is no known workaround, please install the update packages.
3) Special Instructions and Notes
Please reboot the machine after installing the update.
4) Package Location and Checksums
The preferred method for installing security updates is to use the YaST
Online Update (YOU) tool. YOU detects which updates are required and
automatically performs the necessary steps to verify and install them.
Alternatively, download the update packages for your distribution manually
and verify their integrity by the methods listed in Section 6 of this
announcement. Then install the packages using the command
rpm -Fhv
to apply the update, replacing with the filename of the
downloaded RPM package.
Our maintenance customers are notified individually. The packages are
offered for installation from the maintenance web:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP3 for x86
https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login;set_restricted=true&keywords=28c8f48c0fee5a87c37ae066bdfccd05
SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP3 DEBUGINFO for IPF
https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login;set_restricted=true&keywords=57a3a4a9839eab360dee86a579b868c1
SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP3 DEBUGINFO for IBM POWER
https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login;set_restricted=true&keywords=30f07ef6de0dd95483ac654f9d961abb
SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP3 DEBUGINFO for IBM zSeries 64bit
https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login;set_restricted=true&keywords=8b2b60b887db75c09a6f2674ec8bea6e
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP3
https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login;set_restricted=true&keywords=28c8f48c0fee5a87c37ae066bdfccd05
https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login;set_restricted=true&keywords=57a3a4a9839eab360dee86a579b868c1
https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login;set_restricted=true&keywords=30f07ef6de0dd95483ac654f9d961abb
https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login;set_restricted=true&keywords=8b2b60b887db75c09a6f2674ec8bea6e
https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login;set_restricted=true&keywords=7ab8659e9762f6aa1d31509f781cf439
SLE SDK 10 SP3
https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login;set_restricted=true&keywords=28c8f48c0fee5a87c37ae066bdfccd05
https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login;set_restricted=true&keywords=57a3a4a9839eab360dee86a579b868c1
https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login;set_restricted=true&keywords=30f07ef6de0dd95483ac654f9d961abb
https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login;set_restricted=true&keywords=7ab8659e9762f6aa1d31509f781cf439
SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP3 DEBUGINFO
https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login;set_restricted=true&keywords=28c8f48c0fee5a87c37ae066bdfccd05
https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login;set_restricted=true&keywords=57a3a4a9839eab360dee86a579b868c1
https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login;set_restricted=true&keywords=30f07ef6de0dd95483ac654f9d961abb
https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login;set_restricted=true&keywords=7ab8659e9762f6aa1d31509f781cf439
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP3
https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login;set_restricted=true&keywords=28c8f48c0fee5a87c37ae066bdfccd05
https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login;set_restricted=true&keywords=7ab8659e9762f6aa1d31509f781cf439
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP3 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T
https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login;set_restricted=true&keywords=7ab8659e9762f6aa1d31509f781cf439
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5) Pending Vulnerabilities, Solutions, and Work-Arounds:
See SUSE Security Summary Report.
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6) Authenticity Verification and Additional Information
- Announcement authenticity verification:
SUSE security announcements are published via mailing lists and on Web
sites. The authenticity and integrity of a SUSE security announcement is
guaranteed by a cryptographic signature in each announcement. All SUSE
security announcements are published with a valid signature.
To verify the signature of the announcement, save it as text into a file
and run the command
gpg --verify
replacing with the name of the file where you saved the
announcement. The output for a valid signature looks like:
gpg: Signature made using RSA key ID 3D25D3D9
gpg: Good signature from "SuSE Security Team "
where is replaced by the date the document was signed.
If the security team's key is not contained in your key ring, you can
import it from the first installation CD. To import the key, use the
command
gpg --import gpg-pubkey-3d25d3d9-36e12d04.asc
- Package authenticity verification:
SUSE update packages are available on many mirror FTP servers all over the
world. While this service is considered valuable and important to the free
and open source software community, the authenticity and the integrity of
a package needs to be verified to ensure that it has not been tampered
with.
The internal rpm package signatures provide an easy way to verify the
authenticity of an RPM package. Use the command
rpm -v --checksig
to verify the signature of the package, replacing with the
filename of the RPM package downloaded. The package is unmodified if it
contains a valid signature from build@suse.de with the key ID 9C800ACA.
This key is automatically imported into the RPM database (on
RPMv4-based distributions) and the gpg key ring of 'root' during
installation. You can also find it on the first installation CD and at
the end of this announcement.
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