[Not just SuSE is vulbnerable -- Raju]
----- Original Message ----- From: "Marc Heuse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 7:50 PM Subject: [suse-security-announce] SuSE Security Announcement - kernel > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > ____________________________________________________________________________ __ > > SuSE Security Announcement > > Package: kernel < 2.2.15 > Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 18:24:50 GMT > > Affected SuSE versions: 6.1 - 6.4 > Vulnerability Type: bypass ipchains filter rules > denial of service > SuSE default package: yes > Other affected systems: all linux versions using kernel 2.2.x and > several stateful firewall packages > ____________________________________________________________________________ __ > > A security hole was discovered in the package mentioned above. > Please update as soon as possible or disable the service if you are using > this software on your SuSE Linux installation(s). > > Other Linux distributions or operating systems might be affected as > well, please contact your vendor for information about this issue. > > Please note that we provide this information on an "as-is" basis only. > There is no warranty whatsoever and no liability for any direct, indirect or > incidental damage arising from this information or the installation of > the update package. > ____________________________________________________________________________ _ > > 1. Problem Description > > The masquerading feature in the Linux kernel has got a vulnerability in > the udp and ftp masquerading code which allows arbitary backward > connections to be opened. > Some denial of service were found. > > 2. Impact > > Remote users may bypass ipchains filter rules protecting the internal > network. > Users can crash the machine. > > 3. Solution > > Update the package from our FTP server. > Please note that we provide a patched 2.2.14 kernel to ensure stability > and not the 2.2.15 kernel. > ____________________________________________________________________________ __ > > Please verify these md5 checksums of the updates before installing: > (NOTE: the 6.4 updates fit 6.1 to 6.3 as well) > > 765e268875a7716f681c14389a1c9b9b ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/6.4/kernel/k_deflt.rpm > be6ee213f0cafd4dac5c51a2a8d100f0 ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/6.4/kernel/k_eide.rpm > b900eb9f47c94df5cc15721e5f96a58e ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/6.4/kernel/k_i386.rpm > 37deca6ee856c3242a13c2a24f32fc7f ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/6.4/d1/lx_suse-2.2.14.SuSE-24.i386.r pm > ____________________________________________________________________________ __ > > You can find updates on our ftp-Server: > > ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update for Intel processors > ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/axp/update for Alpha processors > > or try the following web pages for a list of mirrors: > http://www.suse.de/ftp.html > http://www.suse.com/ftp_new.html > > Our webpage for patches: > http://www.suse.de/patches/index.html > > Our webpage for security announcements: > http://www.suse.de/security > > If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ____________________________________________________________________________ __ > > SuSE has got two free security mailing list services to which any > interested party may subscribe: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - moderated and for general/linux/SuSE > security discussions. 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