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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2018.3613
Important: kernel security update
21 November 2018
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: linux kernel
Publisher: Red Hat
Operating System: Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS/Desktop 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6
Impact/Access: Root Compromise -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-14634
Reference: ESB-2018.3563
ESB-2018.3166
ESB-2018.3140
ESB-2018.3130
Original Bulletin:
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3643
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Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Important: kernel security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2018:3643-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3643
Issue date: 2018-11-20
CVE Names: CVE-2018-14634
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1. Summary:
An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4
Advanced Update Support.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact
of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,
which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability
from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 6.4) - noarch, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 6.4) - x86_64
3. Description:
The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux
operating system.
Security Fix(es):
* kernel: Integer overflow in Linux's create_elf_tables function
(CVE-2018-14634)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in
the References section.
Red Hat would like to thank Qualys Research Labs for reporting this issue.
4. Solution:
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes
described in this advisory, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.
5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
1624498 - CVE-2018-14634 kernel: Integer overflow in Linux's create_elf_tables function
6. Package List:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 6.4):
Source:
kernel-2.6.32-358.94.1.el6.src.rpm
noarch:
kernel-doc-2.6.32-358.94.1.el6.noarch.rpm
kernel-firmware-2.6.32-358.94.1.el6.noarch.rpm
x86_64:
kernel-2.6.32-358.94.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-2.6.32-358.94.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.94.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-358.94.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.94.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-2.6.32-358.94.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-devel-2.6.32-358.94.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-headers-2.6.32-358.94.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
perf-2.6.32-358.94.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.94.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.94.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 6.4):
Source:
kernel-2.6.32-358.94.1.el6.src.rpm
x86_64:
kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.94.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.94.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-2.6.32-358.94.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.94.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
python-perf-2.6.32-358.94.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-358.94.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/
7. References:
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14634
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/mutagen-astronomy
8. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/
Copyright 2018 Red Hat, Inc.
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