Multiple race conditions in fs/pipe.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32-rc6 allow local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or gain privileges by attempting to open an anonymous pipe via a /proc/*/fd/ pathname.

**Description**

The kernel-rt packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux  
operating system.  

Security fixes:  

*   the ADDR\_COMPAT\_LAYOUT and MMAP\_PAGE\_ZERO flags were not cleared when a

setuid or setgid program was executed. A local, unprivileged user could use  
this flaw to bypass the mmap\_min\_addr protection mechanism and perform a  
NULL pointer dereference attack, or bypass the Address Space Layout  
Randomization (ASLR) security feature. (CVE-2009-1895, Important)  

*   a system with SELinux enforced was more permissive in allowing local

users in the unconfined\_t domain to map low memory areas even if the  
mmap\_min\_addr restriction was enabled. This could aid in the local  
exploitation of NULL pointer dereference bugs. (CVE-2009-2695, Important)  

*   missing initialization flaws were found in getname() implementations in

numerous network protocol implementations in the Linux kernel. Certain  
data structures in these getname() implementations were not initialized  
properly before being copied to user-space. These flaws could lead to an  
information leak. (CVE-2009-3002, Important)  

*   a NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in each of the following

functions in the Linux kernel: pipe\_read\_open(), pipe\_write\_open(), and  
pipe\_rdwr\_open(). When the mutex lock is not held, the i\_pipe pointer could  
be released by other processes before it is used to update the pipe's  
reader and writer counters. This could lead to a local denial of service or  
privilege escalation. (CVE-2009-3547, Important)  

*   a flaw was found in the Realtek r8169 Ethernet driver in the Linux

kernel. pci\_unmap\_single() presented a memory leak that could lead to IOMMU  
space exhaustion and a system crash. An attacker on the local network could  
abuse this flaw by using jumbo frames for large amounts of network traffic.  
(CVE-2009-3613, Important)  

*   NULL pointer dereference flaws were found in the r128 driver in the

Linux kernel. Checks to test if the Concurrent Command Engine state was  
initialized were missing in private IOCTL functions. An attacker could use  
these flaws to cause a local denial of service or escalate their  
privileges. (CVE-2009-3620, Important)  

*   Kees Cook and Steve Beattie discovered a race condition in the /proc

code in the Linux kernel. This could lead to information in the  
"/proc/\[pid\]/maps" and "/proc/\[pid\]/smaps" files being leaked to users (who  
would otherwise not have access to this information) during ELF loading.  
This could help a local attacker bypass the ASLR security feature.  
(CVE-2009-2691, Moderate)  

*   a NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the md driver in the Linux

kernel. If the suspend\_lo or suspend\_hi file in "/sys/" is modified when  
the disk array is inactive, it could lead to a local denial of service or  
privilege escalation. By default, only root can write to these two files.  
(CVE-2009-2849, Moderate)  

*   an information leak was found in the Linux kernel. On AMD64 systems,

32-bit processes could access and read certain 64-bit registers by  
temporarily switching themselves to 64-bit mode. (CVE-2009-2910, Moderate)  

*   padding data in several core network structures was not initialized

properly before being sent to user-space, possibly leading to information  
leaks. (CVE-2009-3228, CVE-2009-3612, Moderate)  

*   the unix\_stream\_connect() function in the Linux kernel did not check if a

UNIX domain socket was in the shutdown state. This could lead to a  
deadlock. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to cause a denial  
of service. (CVE-2009-3621, Moderate)  

These updated packages also include bug fixes and enhancements. Users are  
directed to the Realtime Security Update Release Notes for version 1.1 for  
information on these changes, which will be available shortly from:  

http://www.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red\_Hat\_Enterprise\_MRG/

Users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported  
patches to correct these issues and add enhancements. The system must be  
rebooted for this update to take effect.

CVE-2009-3547

CRLF injection vulnerability in xterm allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via LF (aka \n) characters surrounding a command name within a Device Control Request Status String (DECRQSS) escape sequence in a text file, a related issue to CVE-2003-0063 and CVE-2003-0071.

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