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SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 6637)

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This update fixes various bugs and some security issues in the SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP 3 kernel. The following security issues were fixed: CVE-2009-3238: The get_random_int function in drivers/char/random.c in the Linux kernel produces insufficiently random numbers, which allows attackers to predict the return value, and possibly defeat protection mechanisms based on randomization, via vectors that leverage the functions tendency to return the same value over and over again for long stretches of time. - The (1) agp_generic_alloc_page and (2) agp_generic_alloc_pages functions in drivers/char/agp/generic.c in the agp subsystem in the Linux kernel do not zero out pages that may later be available to a user-space process, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading these pages. (CVE-2009-1192) - Unsigned check in the ax25 socket handler could allow local attackers to potentially crash the kernel or even execute code. (CVE-2009-2909)


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