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From: "Marc Heuse" <marc@suse.de>
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 7:50 PM
Subject: [suse-security-announce] SuSE Security Announcement - kernel


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>                         SuSE Security Announcement
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>         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
>
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>
> 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.
>
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> 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.
>
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>
> 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
>
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>
> 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
>   security@suse.de
>
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