Fedora Core 9 FEDORA-2009-0816 (kernel) update to kernel 2.6.27.12. Includes security fixes for CVE-2009-0029, CVE-2009-0065, CVE-2008-5079, CVE-2008-3528, CVE-2008-3525, CVE-2008-3831, CVE-2008-2750
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![]() | Fedora Core 9 FEDORA-2009-0816 (kernel) | 2 Feb 200900:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Fedora Update for kernel FEDORA-2008-11618 | 13 Feb 200900:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Fedora Update for kernel FEDORA-2008-11618 | 13 Feb 200900:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Fedora Core 10 FEDORA-2009-0923 (kernel) | 2 Feb 200900:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Fedora Core 10 FEDORA-2009-0923 (kernel) | 2 Feb 200900:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Fedora Core 9 FEDORA-2009-5383 (kernel) | 5 Jun 200900:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Fedora Core 9 FEDORA-2009-5383 (kernel) | 5 Jun 200900:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Fedora Core 9 FEDORA-2009-6846 (kernel) | 30 Jun 200900:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Fedora Core 9 FEDORA-2009-6846 (kernel) | 30 Jun 200900:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Mandriva Update for kernel MDVSA-2008:224 (kernel) | 9 Apr 200900:00 | – | openvas |
Source | Link |
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secure1 | www.secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html |
bugzilla | www.bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi |
bugzilla | www.bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi |
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# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only
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script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2009-02-02 23:28:24 +0100 (Mon, 02 Feb 2009)");
script_cve_id("CVE-2009-0029", "CVE-2009-0065", "CVE-2008-5079", "CVE-2008-3528", "CVE-2008-3525", "CVE-2008-3831", "CVE-2008-2750");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"10.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_name("Fedora Core 9 FEDORA-2009-0816 (kernel)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2009 E-Soft Inc.");
script_family("Fedora Local Security Checks");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The kernel package contains the Linux kernel (vmlinuz), the core of any
Linux operating system. The kernel handles the basic functions
of the operating system: memory allocation, process allocation, device
input and output, etc.
Update Information:
Update to kernel 2.6.27.12
Includes security fixes:
CVE-2009-0029 Linux Kernel insecure 64 bit system call argument passing
CVE-2009-0065 kernel: sctp: memory overflow when FWD-TSN chunk is
received with bad stream ID
Also fixes bug 478299, reported against Fedora 10:
AVC denials on kernel 2.6.27.9-159.fc10.x86_64
Reverts ALSA driver to the version that is upstream in kernel 2.6.27.
This should fix lack of audio on headphone outputs for some notebooks.
ChangeLog:
* Mon Jan 19 2009 Chuck Ebbert 2.6.27.12-78.2.8
- Fix CVE-2009-0065: SCTP buffer overflow
* Mon Jan 19 2009 Chuck Ebbert 2.6.27.12-78.2.5
- Revert ALSA to what is upstream in 2.6.27.
* Mon Jan 19 2009 Kyle McMartin 2.6.27.12-78.2.4
- Linux 2.6.27.12
* Mon Jan 19 2009 Kyle McMartin
- Roll in xen changes to execshield diff as in later kernels.
(harmless on F-9 as xen was still separate.)
* Mon Jan 19 2009 Kyle McMartin
- execshield fixes: should no longer generate spurious handled GPFs,
fixes randomization of executables. also some clean ups.
* Fri Jan 16 2009 Chuck Ebbert 2.6.27.12-78.2.3.rc2
- Linux 2.6.27.12-rc2");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Apply the appropriate updates.
This update can be installed with the yum update program. Use
su -c 'yum update kernel' at the command line.");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=FEDORA-2009-0816");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update to kernel
announced via advisory FEDORA-2009-0816.
Note: This VT has been deprecated and is therefore no longer functional.");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=480864");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=480861");
script_tag(name:"deprecated", value:TRUE);
exit(0);
}
exit(66);
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