SuSE HbaApiNode denial of service
| suse-hbaapinode-dos (16062) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
SuSE has improper permissions set for the /proc/scsi/qla2300/HbaApiNode file. A local attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service attack.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest kernel package, as listed below. Refer to SuSE Security Announcement SuSE-SuSE-SA:2004:010 for more information. See References.
SuSE Linux 9.1: 2.6.4-54.3 or later
SuSE Linux 9.0: 2.4.21-215 or later
SuSE Linux 8.2: 2.4.20-111 or later
SuSE Linux 8.1: 2.4.21-215 or later
SuSE Linux 8.0: 2.4.18-293 or later
For Mandrake Linux:
Upgrade to the latest kernel package, as listed below. Refer to MandrakeSoft Security Advisory MDKSA-2004:066 : kernel for more information.See References.
Mandrake Linux 9.1: 2.4.21.0.32mdk-1-1mdk or later
Mandrake Linux 9.2: 2.4.22.36mdk-1-1mdk or later
Mandrake Linux Multi Network Firewall 8.2: 2.4.19.43mdk-1-1mdk or later
Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1: 2.4.19.43mdk-1-1mdk or later
Mandrake Linux 10.0: 2.4.25.7mdk-1-1mdk or later
For Red Hat Linux:
Upgrade to the latest kernel package, as listed below. Refer to RHSA-2004:413-07, RHSA-2004:418-05 and RHSA-2004:327-09 for more information. See References.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 2.1), and WS (v. 2.1): 2.4.9-e.48 or later
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3), ES (v. 3), and WS (v. 3): 2.4.21-15.0.4.EL.x86_64 or later
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 2.1), and Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for the Itanium Processor: 2.4.18-e.47 or later
For SGI IRIX:
Upgrade to the latest version of Kernel, as listed in SGI Security Advisory 20040804-01-U. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
References:
- CIAC Information Bulletin 0-193: Linux Kernel Packages Updated.
- BID-10279: Linux Kernel HbaApiNode Improper File Permissions Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-0587: Insecure permissions for the /proc/scsi/qla2300/HbaApiNode file in Linux allows local users to cause a denial of service.
- MDKSA-2004:066: Updated kernel packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
- RHSA-2004-327: kernel security update
- RHSA-2004-413: kernel security update
- RHSA-2004-418: kernel security update
- SECTRACK ID: 1010057: SuSE Linux `/proc/scsi/qla2300/HbaApiNode` Permissions Let Local Users Deny Service
Platforms Affected:
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 10.0 AMD64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 10.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 9.1
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 9.1 PPC
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 9.2 AMD64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 9.2
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Multi Network Firewall 8.2
- Novell SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7.0
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AW
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
- SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
- SuSE SuSE eMail Server 3.1
- SuSE SuSE eMail Server III
- SUSE SuSE Linux 8.0
- SUSE SuSE Linux 8.1
- SUSE SuSE Linux 8.2
- SUSE SuSE Linux 9.0
- SUSE SuSE Linux 9.1
- SuSE SuSE Linux Database Server
- SuSE SuSE Linux Firewall
Reported:
May 04, 2004
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