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<title>Gentoo Linux |
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Documentation |
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Kernel Security Guide</title> |
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<br><p class="dochead">Kernel Security Guide</p> |
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<b>Contents</b>: |
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<select name="url" size="1" OnChange="location.href=form.url.options[form.url.selectedIndex].value" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:10"><option value="#doc_chap1">1. Public vulnerability bug management</option></select> |
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<p class="chaphead"><span class="chapnum"><a name="doc_chap1">1. </a></span>Public vulnerability bug management</p> |
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<p class="secthead"><a name="doc_chap1_sect1">Status whiteboard rules </a></p> |
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<p> |
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The status whiteboard in Bugzilla lets us keep track of the category the |
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bug falls into and its status. It should be following this pattern: |
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"[kernelline] vulntype: keywords", where: |
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<td bgcolor="#7a5ada" class="infohead"><b>Element</b></td> |
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<td bgcolor="#7a5ada" class="infohead"><b>Content</b></td> |
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<td bgcolor="#7a5ada" class="infohead"><b>Example</b></td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">kernelline</td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">Affected kernel lines (empty means unknown)</td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">[2.6]</td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">vulntype</td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">The vulnerability type and configuration modifier (empty means |
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unknown)</td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">LocalRoot-</td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">keywords</td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">Optional extra keyword(s), as defined below</td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">needPatch</td> |
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</table> |
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Example kernellines: |
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<table class="ntable"> |
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<td bgcolor="#7a5ada" class="infohead"><b>Kernel line</b></td> |
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<td bgcolor="#7a5ada" class="infohead"><b>Description</b></td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">[2.6]</td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">Only 2.6 kernels are affected</td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">[2.6 < 2.6.10]</td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">Only 2.6 kernels before 2.6.10 are affected</td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">[2.4 2.6]</td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">2.4 and 2.6 kernels are affected</td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo"></td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">No value means affected kernel lines are still unknown</td> |
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</table> |
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<p> |
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The following vulnerability types are accepted: |
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<td bgcolor="#7a5ada" class="infohead"><b>Type</b></td> |
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<td bgcolor="#7a5ada" class="infohead"><b>Description</b></td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">RemoteRoot</td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">Remote root compromise</td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">RemoteDoS</td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">Remote denial of service</td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">LocalRoot</td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">Flaw allowing privilege escalation for local unprivileged processes</td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">RemoteOther</td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">Other remote flaws, including memory leaks</td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">LocalDoS</td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">Local user can crash the machine or otherwise deny service to other |
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users</td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">LocalOther</td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">Other local flaws, including local information leaks</td> |
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The following configuration modifiers are allowed: |
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<td bgcolor="#7a5ada" class="infohead"><b>Configuration modifier</b></td> |
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<td bgcolor="#7a5ada" class="infohead"><b>Description</b></td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">+</td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">All configurations (or default configurations) are affected</td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">-</td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">Only specific configurations are affected</td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo"></td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">No value means configurations affected are still unknown</td> |
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The following extra keywords are allowed: |
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<td bgcolor="#7a5ada" class="infohead"><b>Keyword</b></td> |
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<td bgcolor="#7a5ada" class="infohead"><b>Description</b></td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">inKiss</td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">The bug has been entered into the KISS system</td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">needPatch</td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">The bug still misses patches</td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">patching</td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">Maintainers have been called to patch their kernels</td> |
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<p class="secthead"><a name="doc_chap1_sect2">Bug severity depending on vulnerability type </a></p> |
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<td bgcolor="#7a5ada" class="infohead"><b>Severity</b></td> |
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<td bgcolor="#7a5ada" class="infohead"><b>Vulnerability types</b></td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">Blocker</td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">RemoteRoot+ RemoteRoot-</td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">Critical</td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">RemoteDos+ LocalRoot+</td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">Major</td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">RemoteDos- LocalRoot- RemoteOther+</td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">Normal</td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">LocalDoS+ RemoteOther-</td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">Minor</td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">LocalDos- LocalOther+</td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">Trivial</td> |
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<td bgcolor="#ddddff" class="tableinfo">LocalOther-</td> |
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<br><tt> |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0">Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike</a> license. |
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</tt><br> |
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<tr><td><img src="images/line.gif" alt="line"></td></tr> |
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Updated March 29, 2005</td></tr> |
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<tr><td><img src="images/line.gif" alt="line"></td></tr> |
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<tr><td class="alttext"> |
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<b><a class="altlink" href="mailto:koon@g.o">Thierry Carrez</a></b> |
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<br><i>Author</i><br><br> |
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<tr><td class="alttext"> |
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<b>Summary:</b> |
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This document contains procedures, tips and tricks applying to the |
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Kernel security maintainer job. |
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