[RHSA-2012:1114] kernel security update

Severity Important
Affected Packages 26
CVEs 1

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

This update fixes the following security issue:

  • A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the nf_ct_frag6_reasm() function in the Linux kernel's netfilter IPv6 connection tracking implementation. A remote attacker could use this flaw to send specially-crafted packets to a target system that is using IPv6 and also has the nf_conntrack_ipv6 kernel module loaded, causing it to crash. (CVE-2012-2744, Important)

Red Hat would like to thank an anonymous contributor working with the
Beyond Security SecuriTeam Secure Disclosure program for reporting this
issue.

Users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported
patch to resolve this issue. The system must be rebooted for this update to
take effect.

Package Affected Version
pkg:rpm/redhat/perf?distro=redhat-6 < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6
pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel?arch=x86_64&distro=redhat-6 < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6
pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel?arch=s390x&distro=redhat-6 < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6
pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel?arch=ppc64&distro=redhat-6 < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6
pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel?arch=i686&distro=redhat-6 < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6
pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-kdump?arch=s390x&distro=redhat-6 < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6
pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-kdump-devel?arch=s390x&distro=redhat-6 < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6
pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-headers?arch=x86_64&distro=redhat-6 < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6
pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-headers?arch=s390x&distro=redhat-6 < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6
pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-headers?arch=ppc64&distro=redhat-6 < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6
pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-headers?arch=i686&distro=redhat-6 < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6
pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-firmware?distro=redhat-6 < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6
pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-doc?distro=redhat-6 < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6
pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-devel?arch=x86_64&distro=redhat-6 < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6
pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-devel?arch=s390x&distro=redhat-6 < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6
pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-devel?arch=ppc64&distro=redhat-6 < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6
pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-devel?arch=i686&distro=redhat-6 < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6
pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-debug?arch=x86_64&distro=redhat-6 < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6
pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-debug?arch=s390x&distro=redhat-6 < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6
pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-debug?arch=ppc64&distro=redhat-6 < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6
pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-debug?arch=i686&distro=redhat-6 < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6
pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-debug-devel?arch=x86_64&distro=redhat-6 < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6
pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-debug-devel?arch=s390x&distro=redhat-6 < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6
pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-debug-devel?arch=ppc64&distro=redhat-6 < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6
pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-debug-devel?arch=i686&distro=redhat-6 < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6
pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-bootwrapper?arch=ppc64&distro=redhat-6 < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6
ID
RHSA-2012:1114
Severity
important
URL
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1114
Published
2012-07-24T00:00:00
(12 years ago)
Modified
2012-07-24T00:00:00
(12 years ago)
Rights
Copyright 2012 Red Hat, Inc.
Other Advisories
Type Package URL Namespace Name / Product Version Distribution / Platform Arch Patch / Fix
Affected pkg:rpm/redhat/perf?distro=redhat-6 redhat perf < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6 redhat-6
Affected pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel?arch=x86_64&distro=redhat-6 redhat kernel < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6 redhat-6 x86_64
Affected pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel?arch=s390x&distro=redhat-6 redhat kernel < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6 redhat-6 s390x
Affected pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel?arch=ppc64&distro=redhat-6 redhat kernel < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6 redhat-6 ppc64
Affected pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel?arch=i686&distro=redhat-6 redhat kernel < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6 redhat-6 i686
Affected pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-kdump?arch=s390x&distro=redhat-6 redhat kernel-kdump < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6 redhat-6 s390x
Affected pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-kdump-devel?arch=s390x&distro=redhat-6 redhat kernel-kdump-devel < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6 redhat-6 s390x
Affected pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-headers?arch=x86_64&distro=redhat-6 redhat kernel-headers < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6 redhat-6 x86_64
Affected pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-headers?arch=s390x&distro=redhat-6 redhat kernel-headers < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6 redhat-6 s390x
Affected pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-headers?arch=ppc64&distro=redhat-6 redhat kernel-headers < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6 redhat-6 ppc64
Affected pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-headers?arch=i686&distro=redhat-6 redhat kernel-headers < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6 redhat-6 i686
Affected pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-firmware?distro=redhat-6 redhat kernel-firmware < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6 redhat-6
Affected pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-doc?distro=redhat-6 redhat kernel-doc < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6 redhat-6
Affected pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-devel?arch=x86_64&distro=redhat-6 redhat kernel-devel < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6 redhat-6 x86_64
Affected pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-devel?arch=s390x&distro=redhat-6 redhat kernel-devel < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6 redhat-6 s390x
Affected pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-devel?arch=ppc64&distro=redhat-6 redhat kernel-devel < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6 redhat-6 ppc64
Affected pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-devel?arch=i686&distro=redhat-6 redhat kernel-devel < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6 redhat-6 i686
Affected pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-debug?arch=x86_64&distro=redhat-6 redhat kernel-debug < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6 redhat-6 x86_64
Affected pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-debug?arch=s390x&distro=redhat-6 redhat kernel-debug < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6 redhat-6 s390x
Affected pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-debug?arch=ppc64&distro=redhat-6 redhat kernel-debug < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6 redhat-6 ppc64
Affected pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-debug?arch=i686&distro=redhat-6 redhat kernel-debug < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6 redhat-6 i686
Affected pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-debug-devel?arch=x86_64&distro=redhat-6 redhat kernel-debug-devel < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6 redhat-6 x86_64
Affected pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-debug-devel?arch=s390x&distro=redhat-6 redhat kernel-debug-devel < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6 redhat-6 s390x
Affected pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-debug-devel?arch=ppc64&distro=redhat-6 redhat kernel-debug-devel < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6 redhat-6 ppc64
Affected pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-debug-devel?arch=i686&distro=redhat-6 redhat kernel-debug-devel < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6 redhat-6 i686
Affected pkg:rpm/redhat/kernel-bootwrapper?arch=ppc64&distro=redhat-6 redhat kernel-bootwrapper < 2.6.32-71.40.1.el6 redhat-6 ppc64
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