CVE-2010-0435

[Stefan Bader]

Gleb Napatov discovered that KVM did not correctly check certain privileged operations. A local attacker with access to a guest kernel
could exploit this to crash the host system, leading to a denial of service.

[Stefan Bader (smb)]

No KVM in Dapper

[Stefan Bader (smb)]

Fixed by upstream stable in 2.6.32-28-55

[Stefan Bader (smb)]

Fixed by upstream around 2.6.34

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package linux - 2.6.24-28.86

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linux (2.6.24-28.86) hardy-proposed; urgency=low

  [ Brad Figg ]

  * Release Tracking Bug
    - LP: #716166

  [Tim Gardner]

  * xen unified block-device I/O interface back end can orphan devices,
    CVE-2010-3699
    - LP: #708019
    - CVE-2010-3699

  [Upstream Kernel Changes]

  * Hardy SRU: thinkpad-acpi: lock down video output state access,
    CVE-2010-3448
    - LP: #706999
    - CVE-2010-3448
  * net: Limit socket I/O iovec total length to INT_MAX., CVE-2010-3859
    - LP: #711855, #708839
    - CVE-2010-4160
  * net: Truncate recvfrom and sendto length to INT_MAX., CVE-2010-3859
    - LP: #711855, #708839
    - CVE-2010-4160
  * net: ax25: fix information leak to userland, CVE-2010-3875
    - LP: #710714
    - CVE-2010-3875
  * net: ax25: fix information leak to userland harder, CVE-2010-3875
    - LP: #710714
    - CVE-2010-3875
  * memory corruption in X.25 facilities parsing, CVE-2010-3873
    - LP: #709372
    - CVE-2010-3873
  * net: packet: fix information leak to userland, CVE-2010-3876
    - LP: #710714
    - CVE-2010-3876
  * net: tipc: fix information leak to userland, CVE-2010-3877
    - LP: #711291
    - CVE-2010-3877
  * KVM: VMX: fix vmx null pointer dereference on debug register access,
    CVE-2010-0435
    - LP: #712615
    - CVE-2010-0435
  * gdth: integer overflow in ioctl, CVE-2010-4157
    - LP: #711797
    - CVE-2010-4157
  * posix-cpu-timers: workaround to suppress the problems with mt exec,
    CVE-2010-4248
    - LP: #712609
    - CVE-2010-4248
  * ALSA: sound/pci/rme9652: prevent reading uninitialized stack memory,
    CVE-2010-4080, CVE-2010-4081
    - LP: #712723, #712737
    - CVE-2010-4081
  * sys_semctl: fix kernel stack leakage, CVE-2010-4083
    - LP: #712749
    - CVE-2010-4083
  * inet_diag: Make sure we actually run the same bytecode we audited,
    CVE-2010-3880
    - LP: #711865
    - CVE-2010-3880

linux (2.6.24-28.85) hardy-proposed; urgency=low

  [ Brad Figg ]

  * Tracking Bug
    - LP: #708315

  [Upstream Kernel Changes]

  * ata_piix: IDE mode SATA patch for Intel ICH10 DeviceID's
    - LP: #693401
  * USB: serial/mos*: prevent reading uninitialized stack memory,
    CVE-2010-4074
    - LP: #706149
    - CVE-2010-4074
  * KVM: Fix fs/gs reload oops with invalid ldt
    - LP: #707000
    - CVE-2010-3698
  * drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c: prevent reading uninitialized stack
    memory, CVE-2010-4078
    - LP: #707579
    - CVE-2010-4078
  * V4L/DVB: ivtvfb: prevent reading uninitialized stack memory,
    CVE-2010-4079
    - LP: #707649
    - CVE-2010-4079

linux (2.6.24-28.84) hardy-proposed; urgency=low

  [ Steve Conklin ]

  * Tracking Bug
    - LP: #698185

linux (2.6.24-28.83) hardy-proposed; urgency=low

  [ Steve Conklin ]
  * tracking bug moved from here to latest entry

linux (2.6.24-28.82) hardy-proposed; urgency=low

  [ Leann Ogasawara ]

  * Revert "SAUCE: AF_ECONET saddr->cookie prevent NULL pointer
    dereference"
  * Revert "SAUCE: AF_ECONET SIOCSIFADDR ioctl does not check privileges"
  * Revert "SAUCE: AF_ECONET prevent kernel stack overflow"

  [Upstream Kernel Changes]

  * xfs: validate untrust...

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package linux - 2.6.31-22.73

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linux (2.6.31-22.73) karmic-proposed; urgency=low

  [ Steve Conklin ]

  * Release Tracking Bug
    - LP: #716648

  [ Upstream Kernel Changes ]

  * copied ABI directory
  * net: Limit socket I/O iovec total length to INT_MAX., CVE-2010-3859
    - LP: #708839, #711855
    - CVE-2010-4160
  * net: Truncate recvfrom and sendto length to INT_MAX., CVE-2010-3859
    - LP: #708839, #711855
    - CVE-2010-4160
  * net: fix rds_iovec page count overflow, CVE-2010-3865
    - LP: #709153
    - CVE-2010-3865
  * net: ax25: fix information leak to userland, CVE-2010-3875
    - LP: #710714
    - CVE-2010-3875
  * net: ax25: fix information leak to userland harder, CVE-2010-3875
    - LP: #710714
    - CVE-2010-3875
  * can-bcm: fix minor heap overflow
    - LP: #710680
    - CVE-2010-3874
  * memory corruption in X.25 facilities parsing, CVE-2010-3873
    - LP: #709372
    - CVE-2010-3873
  * net: packet: fix information leak to userland, CVE-2010-3876
    - LP: #710714
    - CVE-2010-3876
  * net: tipc: fix information leak to userland, CVE-2010-3877
    - LP: #711291
    - CVE-2010-3877
  * KVM: VMX: fix vmx null pointer dereference on debug register access,
    CVE-2010-0435
    - LP: #712615
    - CVE-2010-0435
  * gdth: integer overflow in ioctl, CVE-2010-4157
    - LP: #711797
    - CVE-2010-4157
  * posix-cpu-timers: workaround to suppress the problems with mt exec,
    CVE-2010-4248
    - LP: #712609
    - CVE-2010-4248
  * ALSA: sound/pci/rme9652: prevent reading uninitialized stack memory,
    CVE-2010-4080, CVE-2010-4081
    - LP: #712723, #712737
    - CVE-2010-4081
  * drivers/video/via/ioctl.c: prevent reading uninitialized stack memory,
    CVE-2010-4082
    - LP: #712744
    - CVE-2010-4082
  * sys_semctl: fix kernel stack leakage, CVE-2010-4083
    - LP: #712749
    - CVE-2010-4083
  * inet_diag: Make sure we actually run the same bytecode we audited,
    CVE-2010-3880
    - LP: #711865
    - CVE-2010-3880

linux (2.6.31-22.72) karmic-proposed; urgency=low

  [ Brad Figg ]

  * Tracking Bug
    - LP: #708860

  [ Upstream Kernel Changes ]

  * Karmic SRU: thinkpad-acpi: lock down video output state access, CVE-2010-3448
    - LP: #706999
    - CVE-2010-3448
  * USB: serial/mos*: prevent reading uninitialized stack memory,
    CVE-2010-4074
    - LP: #706149
    - CVE-2010-4074
  * KVM: Fix fs/gs reload oops with invalid ldt
    - LP: #707000
    - CVE-2010-3698
  * drivers/video/sis/sis_main.c: prevent reading uninitialized stack
    memory, CVE-2010-4078
    - LP: #707579
    - CVE-2010-4078
  * V4L/DVB: ivtvfb: prevent reading uninitialized stack memory,
    CVE-2010-4079
    - LP: #707649
    - CVE-2010-4079

linux (2.6.31-22.71) karmic-proposed; urgency=low

  [ Brad Figg ]

  - LP: #698214

  [ Upstream Kernel Changes ]

  * ipc: initialize structure memory to zero for compat functions
  * tcp: Increase TCP_MAXSEG socket option minimum.
    - CVE-2010-4165
  * perf_events: Fix perf_counter_mmap() hook in mprotect()
    - CVE-2010-4169
  * af_unix: limit unix_tot_inflight
    - CVE-2010-4249
 -- Steve Conklin <email address hidden> Thu, 10 Feb 2011 13:49:49...

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package linux-mvl-dove - 2.6.32-216.33

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linux-mvl-dove (2.6.32-216.33) lucid-proposed; urgency=low

  [ Ubuntu: 2.6.32-31.60 ]

  * Release Tracking Bug
    - LP: #734950
  * SAUCE: Clear new_profile in error path
    - LP: #732700
  * [Config] CONFIG_BOOT_PRINTK_DELAY=y
    - LP: #733191
  * Revert "drm/radeon/bo: add some fallback placements for VRAM only
    objects."
    - LP: #652934
  * drm/radeon: fall back to GTT if bo creation/validation in VRAM fails.
    - LP: #652934
  * drm/radeon/kms: Fix retrying ttm_bo_init() after it failed once.
    - LP: #652934
  * xfs: always use iget in bulkstat
    - LP: #692848
  * drm/radeon/kms: make the mac rv630 quirk generic
    - LP: #728687
  * drm/radeon/kms: add pll debugging output
    - LP: #728687
  * drm/radeon: remove 0x4243 pci id
    - LP: #728687
  * drm/radeon/kms: fix s/r issues with bios scratch regs
    - LP: #728687
  * drm/i915/lvds: Add AOpen i915GMm-HFS to the list of false-positive LVDS
    - LP: #728687
  * drm/i915: Add dependency on CONFIG_TMPFS
    - LP: #728687
  * Linux 2.6.32.29+drm33.14
    - LP: #728687
  * NFSD: memory corruption due to writing beyond the stat array
    - LP: #728687
  * mptfusion: mptctl_release is required in mptctl.c
    - LP: #728687
  * mptfusion: Fix Incorrect return value in mptscsih_dev_reset
    - LP: #728687
  * ocfs2_connection_find() returns pointer to bad structure
    - LP: #728687
  * x25: decrement netdev reference counts on unload
    - LP: #728687
  * x86, hpet: Disable per-cpu hpet timer if ARAT is supported
    - LP: #728687
  * OHCI: work around for nVidia shutdown problem
    - LP: #728687
  * x86/pvclock: Zero last_value on resume
    - LP: #728687
  * av7110: check for negative array offset
    - LP: #728687
  * CRED: Fix get_task_cred() and task_state() to not resurrect dead
    credentials
    - LP: #728687
  * bonding/vlan: Avoid mangled NAs on slaves without VLAN tag insertion
    - LP: #728687
  * CRED: Fix kernel panic upon security_file_alloc() failure.
    - LP: #728687
  * CRED: Fix BUG() upon security_cred_alloc_blank() failure
    - LP: #728687
  * CRED: Fix memory and refcount leaks upon security_prepare_creds()
    failure
    - LP: #728687
  * sendfile(): check f_op.splice_write() rather than f_op.sendpage()
    - LP: #728687
  * isdn: hisax: Replace the bogus access to irq stats
    - LP: #728687
  * ixgbe: add support for 82599 based Express Module X520-P2
    - LP: #728687
  * ixgbe: prevent speculative processing of descriptors before ready
    - LP: #728687
  * scsi_dh_alua: add netapp to dev list
    - LP: #728687
  * scsi_dh_alua: Add IBM Power Virtual SCSI ALUA device to dev list
    - LP: #728687
  * dm raid1: fail writes if errors are not handled and log fails
    - LP: #728687
  * GFS2: Fix bmap allocation corner-case bug
    - LP: #728687
  * dm raid1: fix null pointer dereference in suspend
    - LP: #728687
  * sunrpc/cache: fix module refcnt leak in a failure path
    - LP: #728687
  * be2net: Maintain tx and rx counters in driver
    - LP: #728687
  * tcp: Make TCP_MAXSEG minimum more correct.
    - LP: #728687
  * nfsd: correctly handle return value from ...