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RHEL5 update:
RHEL5 update:
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-9999.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-9999.html
Timeline
========
!!! Add timeline information as it becomes available
YYYY-MM-DD
2014-04-08 EGI and SVG alerted to this Publicly disclosed vulnerability
2014-04-08 Acknowledgement from the EGI SVG
2014-04-08 EGI SVG and CSIRT consider 'Critical'
2014-04-08 Alert issued with 7 day deadline
2014-04-09 Revised adding additional information and clarification.
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** WHITE information - Unlimited distribution allowed                       **
** GREEN information - Community-wide distribution allowed                  **
** AMBER information - Limited distribution allowed                         **
** RED information - Personal for Named Recipients Only                     **
** see https://wiki.egi.eu/wiki/EGI_CSIRT:TLP for distribution restrictions **

!!! Fill in advisory number, title, date, and URL
!!! Title should be prepended by the criticality rating (e. g., CRITICAL, HIGH, ...)
!!! If applicable, a CVE number or the like should be included
!!! The title should be used as mail subject as well
EGI CSIRT ADVISORY [EGI-ADV-YYYYMMDD]

Title:       CRITICAL Local Root Vulnerability in the Linux Kernel (CVE-YYYY-NNNN) [EGI-ADV-YYYYMMDD]
Date:        Month DD, YYYY
Last update: Month DD, YYYY
URL:         https://wiki.egi.eu/wiki/EGI_CSIRT:Alerts/EGI-ADV-YYYYMMDD


Introduction
============

!!! Give a brief (one paragraph, three to five sentences) description
!!! of the vulnerability, containing at least
!!!  + general nature of the vulnerability
!!!  + affected systems (broadly)
!!!  + whether PoC/live exploits exist
!!!  + mitigation status (broadly)
!!!  + patch status (broadly)
!!!  + deadlines, if any
!!! Technical details go in the next section
!!! Fictive example below:
On 2010-11-22, a linux kernel vulnerability (CVE-2010-9999) was disclosed.
The vulnerability allows local users to gain root privileges; affected
distributions include RHEL 5, SL 5, SLC 5.  No live exploit is known to
exist; however, proof-of-concept code is public.  Vendor patches are
not available yet, mitigation is theoretically possible but of little
practical value.

EGI CSIRT considers this to be a CRITICAL vulnerability; either
workarounds or patches MUST be in place on running resources by
2010-11-29T21:00+01:00 (Monday, November 29, 21:00 CET).


Details
=======

!!! Technical details
!!!  + vulnerability details
!!!  + PoC/exploit details
!!! Fictive example below:
In kernel version 2.6.20, a buffer overflow in the VFS stack was
introduced, allowing an attacker with local access to execute
arbitrary code by creating a file with a carefully chosen name.
In principle, the vulnerability is independent of the underlying
file system used; however, to actually exploit the vulnerability,
a file name with a length of at least 36 characters must be used.

Proof-of-concept code is public but does not run any malicious
code.  An attacker can easily build a working exploit based on
this code, though.


Mitigation
==========

!!! Details and instructions on how to mitigate, if available
!!! If possible and sensible, include command lines to be used
!!! Fictive example below:
Theoretically, it is possible to work around this vulnerability
by preventing regular users from writing to a file system, for
example by mounting all file systems read-only.  

Another possibility is to use only filesystems that do not support
file names longer than 35 characters, for instance FAT (not VFAT).

Finally, it is possible to set the set_vulnerable parameter of the
virtual filesystem to 0; however, this slows down file system
accesses by a factor of 100.  The parameter may be set with the
following command as root:
---
  echo 0 > /proc/vfs/set_vulnerable
---

The current state can be queried with this command:
---
  cat /proc/vfs/set_vulnerable
---


Recommendations
===============

!!! EGI CSIRT recommendations
!!! Again repeat the deadline, if any
!!! Fictive example below:
Immediately apply vendor patches as they become available.  All
running resources MUST be either patched or otherwise have a
work-around in place by 2010-11-29T21:00+01:00.

Vendor patches are already announced for these distributions:
* Ubuntu
* RHEL5
* SL5
* SLC5
* CentOS5


References
==========

!!! Any references to the vulnerability
!!! Include links to vendor pages with patches as they become available
!!! Fictive example below:
Ubuntu kernel update:
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2010-November/999999.html

RHEL5 update:
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-9999.html


Timeline
========

!!! Add timeline information as it becomes available
YYYY-MM-DD

2014-04-08 EGI and SVG alerted to this Publicly disclosed vulnerability 
2014-04-08 Acknowledgement from the EGI SVG 
2014-04-08 EGI SVG and CSIRT consider 'Critical'
2014-04-08 Alert issued with 7 day deadline
2014-04-09 Revised adding additional information and clarification.