CVE-2012-2745

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures

Upstream information

CVE-2012-2745 at MITRE

Description

The copy_creds function in kernel/cred.c in the Linux kernel before 3.3.2 provides an invalid replacement session keyring to a child process, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a crafted application that uses the fork system call.

NVD CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.7 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)

Novell/SUSE information

Novell Bugzilla entry: 770695, 795039

SUSE Security Advisories:

openSUSE-SU-2013:0396-1, published Tue, 5 Mar 2013 18:04:24 +0100 (CET)

List of released packages

Product(s)	Fixed package version(s)	References
SLE 11 SP2 DEBUGINFO	`kernel-default-debuginfo >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-default-debugsource >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-default-devel-debuginfo >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-ec2-debuginfo >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-ec2-debugsource >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-pae-debuginfo >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-pae-debugsource >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-pae-devel-debuginfo >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-trace-debuginfo >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-trace-debugsource >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-trace-devel-debuginfo >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-xen-debuginfo >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-xen-debugsource >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-xen-devel-debuginfo >= 3.0.42-0.7.3`	sles11-sp2.x86 sled11-sp2.x86 sles11-sp2-vmware.x86 sle11-sp2-hae.x86 SAT Patch Nr: 6923
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP2	`cluster-network-kmp-default >= 1.4_3.0.42_0.7-2.18.7` `cluster-network-kmp-pae >= 1.4_3.0.42_0.7-2.18.7` `cluster-network-kmp-trace >= 1.4_3.0.42_0.7-2.18.7` `cluster-network-kmp-xen >= 1.4_3.0.42_0.7-2.18.7` `gfs2-kmp-default >= 2_3.0.42_0.7-0.7.42` `gfs2-kmp-pae >= 2_3.0.42_0.7-0.7.42` `gfs2-kmp-trace >= 2_3.0.42_0.7-0.7.42` `gfs2-kmp-xen >= 2_3.0.42_0.7-0.7.42` `ocfs2-kmp-default >= 1.6_3.0.42_0.7-0.11.6` `ocfs2-kmp-pae >= 1.6_3.0.42_0.7-0.11.6` `ocfs2-kmp-trace >= 1.6_3.0.42_0.7-0.11.6` `ocfs2-kmp-xen >= 1.6_3.0.42_0.7-0.11.6`	sles11-sp2.x86 sled11-sp2.x86 sles11-sp2-vmware.x86 sle11-sp2-hae.x86 SAT Patch Nr: 6923
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2	`kernel-default >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-default-base >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-default-devel >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-default-extra >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-pae >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-pae-base >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-pae-devel >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-pae-extra >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-source >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-syms >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-trace >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-trace-base >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-trace-devel >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-trace-extra >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-xen >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-xen-base >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-xen-devel >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-xen-extra >= 3.0.42-0.7.3`	sles11-sp2.x86 sled11-sp2.x86 sles11-sp2-vmware.x86 sle11-sp2-hae.x86 SAT Patch Nr: 6923
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware	`kernel-default >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-default-base >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-default-devel >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-pae >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-pae-base >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-pae-devel >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-source >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-syms >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-trace >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-trace-base >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-trace-devel >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-xen-devel >= 3.0.42-0.7.3`	sles11-sp2.x86 sled11-sp2.x86 sles11-sp2-vmware.x86 sle11-sp2-hae.x86 SAT Patch Nr: 6923
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2	`kernel-default >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-default-base >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-default-devel >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-ec2 >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-ec2-base >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-ec2-devel >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-pae >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-pae-base >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-pae-devel >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-source >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-syms >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-trace >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-trace-base >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-trace-devel >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-xen >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-xen-base >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-xen-devel >= 3.0.42-0.7.3`	sles11-sp2.x86 sled11-sp2.x86 sles11-sp2-vmware.x86 sle11-sp2-hae.x86 SAT Patch Nr: 6923
SLE 11 SP2 DEBUGINFO	`kernel-default-debuginfo >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-default-debugsource >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-default-devel-debuginfo >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-trace-debuginfo >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-trace-debugsource >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-trace-devel-debuginfo >= 3.0.42-0.7.3`	sle11-sp2-hae.s390x sles11-sp2.s390x SAT Patch Nr: 6931
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP2	`cluster-network-kmp-default >= 1.4_3.0.42_0.7-2.18.7` `cluster-network-kmp-trace >= 1.4_3.0.42_0.7-2.18.7` `gfs2-kmp-default >= 2_3.0.42_0.7-0.7.42` `gfs2-kmp-trace >= 2_3.0.42_0.7-0.7.42` `ocfs2-kmp-default >= 1.6_3.0.42_0.7-0.11.6` `ocfs2-kmp-trace >= 1.6_3.0.42_0.7-0.11.6`	sle11-sp2-hae.s390x sles11-sp2.s390x SAT Patch Nr: 6931
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2	`kernel-default >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-default-base >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-default-devel >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-default-man >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-source >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-syms >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-trace >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-trace-base >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-trace-devel >= 3.0.42-0.7.3`	sle11-sp2-hae.s390x sles11-sp2.s390x SAT Patch Nr: 6931
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 11 SP2	`cluster-network-kmp-rt >= 1.4_3.0.61_rt85_0.5-2.18.20` `cluster-network-kmp-rt_trace >= 1.4_3.0.61_rt85_0.5-2.18.20` `drbd-kmp-rt >= 8.4.2_3.0.61_rt85_0.5-0.6.6.11` `drbd-kmp-rt_trace >= 8.4.2_3.0.61_rt85_0.5-0.6.6.11` `iscsitarget-kmp-rt >= 1.4.20_3.0.61_rt85_0.5-0.23.17` `iscsitarget-kmp-rt_trace >= 1.4.20_3.0.61_rt85_0.5-0.23.17` `kernel-rt >= 3.0.61.rt85-0.5.1` `kernel-rt-base >= 3.0.61.rt85-0.5.1` `kernel-rt-devel >= 3.0.61.rt85-0.5.1` `kernel-rt_trace >= 3.0.61.rt85-0.5.1` `kernel-rt_trace-base >= 3.0.61.rt85-0.5.1` `kernel-rt_trace-devel >= 3.0.61.rt85-0.5.1` `kernel-source-rt >= 3.0.61.rt85-0.5.1` `kernel-syms-rt >= 3.0.61.rt85-0.5.1` `lttng-modules-kmp-rt >= 2.0.4_3.0.61_rt85_0.5-0.7.16` `lttng-modules-kmp-rt_trace >= 2.0.4_3.0.61_rt85_0.5-0.7.16` `ocfs2-kmp-rt >= 1.6_3.0.61_rt85_0.5-0.11.19` `ocfs2-kmp-rt_trace >= 1.6_3.0.61_rt85_0.5-0.11.19` `ofed-kmp-rt >= 1.5.2_3.0.61_rt85_0.5-0.26.19` `ofed-kmp-rt_trace >= 1.5.2_3.0.61_rt85_0.5-0.26.19`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 7312
SLE 11 SP2 DEBUGINFO	`kernel-default-debuginfo >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-default-debugsource >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-default-devel-debuginfo >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-ec2-debuginfo >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-ec2-debugsource >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-trace-debuginfo >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-trace-debugsource >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-trace-devel-debuginfo >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-xen-debuginfo >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-xen-debugsource >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-xen-devel-debuginfo >= 3.0.42-0.7.3`	sle11-sp2-hae.x86-64 sled11-sp2.x86-64 sles11-sp2-vmware.x86-64 sles11-sp2.x86-64 SAT Patch Nr: 6926
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP2	`cluster-network-kmp-default >= 1.4_3.0.42_0.7-2.18.7` `cluster-network-kmp-trace >= 1.4_3.0.42_0.7-2.18.7` `cluster-network-kmp-xen >= 1.4_3.0.42_0.7-2.18.7` `gfs2-kmp-default >= 2_3.0.42_0.7-0.7.42` `gfs2-kmp-trace >= 2_3.0.42_0.7-0.7.42` `gfs2-kmp-xen >= 2_3.0.42_0.7-0.7.42` `ocfs2-kmp-default >= 1.6_3.0.42_0.7-0.11.6` `ocfs2-kmp-trace >= 1.6_3.0.42_0.7-0.11.6` `ocfs2-kmp-xen >= 1.6_3.0.42_0.7-0.11.6`	sle11-sp2-hae.x86-64 sled11-sp2.x86-64 sles11-sp2-vmware.x86-64 sles11-sp2.x86-64 SAT Patch Nr: 6926
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2	`kernel-default >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-default-base >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-default-devel >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-default-extra >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-source >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-syms >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-trace >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-trace-base >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-trace-devel >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-trace-extra >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-xen >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-xen-base >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-xen-devel >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-xen-extra >= 3.0.42-0.7.3`	sle11-sp2-hae.x86-64 sled11-sp2.x86-64 sles11-sp2-vmware.x86-64 sles11-sp2.x86-64 SAT Patch Nr: 6926
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware	`kernel-default >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-default-base >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-default-devel >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-source >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-syms >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-trace >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-trace-base >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-trace-devel >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-xen-devel >= 3.0.42-0.7.3`	sle11-sp2-hae.x86-64 sled11-sp2.x86-64 sles11-sp2-vmware.x86-64 sles11-sp2.x86-64 SAT Patch Nr: 6926
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2	`kernel-default >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-default-base >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-default-devel >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-ec2 >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-ec2-base >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-ec2-devel >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-source >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-syms >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-trace >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-trace-base >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-trace-devel >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-xen >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-xen-base >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-xen-devel >= 3.0.42-0.7.3`	sle11-sp2-hae.x86-64 sled11-sp2.x86-64 sles11-sp2-vmware.x86-64 sles11-sp2.x86-64 SAT Patch Nr: 6926
SLE 11 SERVER Unsupported Extras	`ext4-writeable-kmp-default >= 0_3.0.42_0.7-0.14.23` `ext4-writeable-kmp-trace >= 0_3.0.42_0.7-0.14.23` `kernel-default-extra >= 3.0.42-0.7.3`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 6929
SLE 11 SERVER Unsupported Extras	`ext4-writeable-kmp-default >= 0_3.0.42_0.7-0.14.23` `ext4-writeable-kmp-pae >= 0_3.0.42_0.7-0.14.23` `ext4-writeable-kmp-trace >= 0_3.0.42_0.7-0.14.23` `ext4-writeable-kmp-xen >= 0_3.0.42_0.7-0.14.23` `kernel-default-extra >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-pae-extra >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-xen-extra >= 3.0.42-0.7.3`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 6927
SLE 11 SERVER Unsupported Extras	`ext4-writeable-kmp-default >= 0_3.0.42_0.7-0.14.23` `ext4-writeable-kmp-trace >= 0_3.0.42_0.7-0.14.23` `ext4-writeable-kmp-xen >= 0_3.0.42_0.7-0.14.23` `kernel-default-extra >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-xen-extra >= 3.0.42-0.7.3`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 6930
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 11 SP2	`cluster-network-kmp-rt >= 1.4_3.0.61_rt85_0.7-2.18.23` `cluster-network-kmp-rt_trace >= 1.4_3.0.61_rt85_0.7-2.18.23` `drbd-kmp-rt >= 8.4.2_3.0.61_rt85_0.7-0.6.6.14` `drbd-kmp-rt_trace >= 8.4.2_3.0.61_rt85_0.7-0.6.6.14` `iscsitarget-kmp-rt >= 1.4.20_3.0.61_rt85_0.7-0.23.20` `iscsitarget-kmp-rt_trace >= 1.4.20_3.0.61_rt85_0.7-0.23.20` `kernel-rt >= 3.0.61.rt85-0.7.1` `kernel-rt-base >= 3.0.61.rt85-0.7.1` `kernel-rt-devel >= 3.0.61.rt85-0.7.1` `kernel-rt_trace >= 3.0.61.rt85-0.7.1` `kernel-rt_trace-base >= 3.0.61.rt85-0.7.1` `kernel-rt_trace-devel >= 3.0.61.rt85-0.7.1` `kernel-source-rt >= 3.0.61.rt85-0.7.1` `kernel-syms-rt >= 3.0.61.rt85-0.7.1` `lttng-modules-kmp-rt >= 2.0.4_3.0.61_rt85_0.7-0.7.19` `lttng-modules-kmp-rt_trace >= 2.0.4_3.0.61_rt85_0.7-0.7.19` `ocfs2-kmp-rt >= 1.6_3.0.61_rt85_0.7-0.11.22` `ocfs2-kmp-rt_trace >= 1.6_3.0.61_rt85_0.7-0.11.22` `ofed-kmp-rt >= 1.5.2_3.0.61_rt85_0.7-0.26.22` `ofed-kmp-rt_trace >= 1.5.2_3.0.61_rt85_0.7-0.26.22`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 7433
SLE 11 SP2 DEBUGINFO	`kernel-default-debuginfo >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-default-debugsource >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-ppc64-debuginfo >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-ppc64-debugsource >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-trace-debuginfo >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-trace-debugsource >= 3.0.42-0.7.3`	sles11-sp2.ppc sle11-sp2-hae.ppc SAT Patch Nr: 6925
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP2	`cluster-network-kmp-default >= 1.4_3.0.42_0.7-2.18.7` `cluster-network-kmp-ppc64 >= 1.4_3.0.42_0.7-2.18.7` `cluster-network-kmp-trace >= 1.4_3.0.42_0.7-2.18.7` `gfs2-kmp-default >= 2_3.0.42_0.7-0.7.42` `gfs2-kmp-ppc64 >= 2_3.0.42_0.7-0.7.42` `gfs2-kmp-trace >= 2_3.0.42_0.7-0.7.42` `ocfs2-kmp-default >= 1.6_3.0.42_0.7-0.11.6` `ocfs2-kmp-ppc64 >= 1.6_3.0.42_0.7-0.11.6` `ocfs2-kmp-trace >= 1.6_3.0.42_0.7-0.11.6`	sles11-sp2.ppc sle11-sp2-hae.ppc SAT Patch Nr: 6925
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2	`kernel-default >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-default-base >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-default-devel >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-ppc64 >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-ppc64-base >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-ppc64-devel >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-source >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-syms >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-trace >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-trace-base >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-trace-devel >= 3.0.42-0.7.3`	sles11-sp2.ppc sle11-sp2-hae.ppc SAT Patch Nr: 6925
SLE 11 SP2 DEBUGINFO	`kernel-default-debuginfo >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-default-debugsource >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-default-devel-debuginfo >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-trace-debuginfo >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-trace-debugsource >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-trace-devel-debuginfo >= 3.0.42-0.7.3`	sles11-sp2.ia64 sle11-sp2-hae.ia64 SAT Patch Nr: 6924
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP2	`cluster-network-kmp-default >= 1.4_3.0.42_0.7-2.18.7` `cluster-network-kmp-trace >= 1.4_3.0.42_0.7-2.18.7` `gfs2-kmp-default >= 2_3.0.42_0.7-0.7.42` `gfs2-kmp-trace >= 2_3.0.42_0.7-0.7.42` `ocfs2-kmp-default >= 1.6_3.0.42_0.7-0.11.6` `ocfs2-kmp-trace >= 1.6_3.0.42_0.7-0.11.6`	sles11-sp2.ia64 sle11-sp2-hae.ia64 SAT Patch Nr: 6924
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2	`kernel-default >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-default-base >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-default-devel >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-source >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-syms >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-trace >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-trace-base >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-trace-devel >= 3.0.42-0.7.3`	sles11-sp2.ia64 sle11-sp2-hae.ia64 SAT Patch Nr: 6924
SLE 11 SERVER Unsupported Extras	`ext4-writeable-kmp-default >= 0_3.0.42_0.7-0.14.23` `ext4-writeable-kmp-trace >= 0_3.0.42_0.7-0.14.23` `kernel-default-extra >= 3.0.42-0.7.3`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 6932
SLE 11 SERVER Unsupported Extras	`ext4-writeable-kmp-default >= 0_3.0.42_0.7-0.14.23` `ext4-writeable-kmp-ppc64 >= 0_3.0.42_0.7-0.14.23` `ext4-writeable-kmp-trace >= 0_3.0.42_0.7-0.14.23` `kernel-default-extra >= 3.0.42-0.7.3` `kernel-ppc64-extra >= 3.0.42-0.7.3`	Builds SAT Patch Nr: 6928

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