Fedora 15 : kernel-2.6.38.8-35.fc15 (2011-9130)

Fixes some bugs that were caused by upstream stable kernel updates, including a longstanding bug causing oopses when removing USB storage devices and optical media. Fixes stalls on machines with the latest Intel graphics hardware Sandybridge. Also fixes some important security issues. Note that...

SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 7568)

This kernel update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP3 kernel fixes several security issues and bugs. The following security issues were fixed : - Multiple integer overflows in the nextpidmap function in kernel/pid.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users to cause a denial of service system cra...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update

Updated kernel packages that fix several security issues and three bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 Extended Update Support. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base scores,...

[SECURITY] Fedora 14 Update: kernel-2.6.35.13-92.fc14

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...

[SECURITY] Fedora 15 Update: kernel-2.6.38.7-30.fc15

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...

PT-2011-3359 · Linux +1 · Linux Kernel +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.39 Description: The issue is related to the cifs close function in the Linux kernel, which can cause a denial of service due to a NULL pointer dereference and BUG when the O DIRECT flag is set during an...

kernel security and bug fix update

2.6.18-238.12.1.0.1.el5 - scsi fix scsi hotplug and rescan race orabug 10260172 - fix filpclose race Joe Jin orabug 10335998 - fix missing aiocomplete in endio Joel Becker orabug 10365195 - make xenkbd.abspointer=1 by default orabug 67188919 - xen check to see if hypervisor supports memory...

Fedora 14 : kernel-2.6.35.13-91.fc14 (2011-6541)

Update to kernel 2.6.35.13 : http://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/longterm/v2.6.35/ChangeLog -2.6.35.13 Plus additional security fixes that will appear in 2.6.35.14 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory...

openSUSE Security Update : kernel (openSUSE-SU-2010:1047-1)

This security update of the openSUSE 11.1 kernel updates the kernel to 2.6.27.56 and fixes various security issues and other bugs. Following security issues were fixed by this update: CVE-2010-2963: A problem in the compat ioctl handling in video4linux allowed local attackers with a video device...

SuSE 11.1 Security Update : Linux kernel (SAT Patch Numbers 4384 / 4386)

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 1 kernel was updated to 2.6.32.36 and fixes various bugs and security issues. The following security issues were fixed : - When parsing the FACNATIONALDIGIS facilities field, it was possible for a remote host to provide more digipeaters than expected,...

SuSE 11.1 Security Update : Linux kernel (SAT Patch Number 4376)

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 1 kernel was updated to 2.6.32.36 and fixes various bugs and security issues. The following security issues were fixed : - When parsing the FACNATIONALDIGIS facilities field, it was possible for a remote host to provide more digipeaters than expected,...

SuSE Update for kernel SUSE-SA:2011:017

Check for the Version of kernel OpenVAS Vulnerability Test SuSE Update for kernel SUSE-SA:2011:017 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2011 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms ...

kernel security and bug fix update

2.6.18-238.9.1.0.1.el5 - scsi fix scsi hotplug and rescan race orabug 10260172 - fix filpclose race Joe Jin orabug 10335998 - fix missing aiocomplete in endio Joel Becker orabug 10365195 - make xenkbd.abspointer=1 by default orabug 67188919 - xen check to see if hypervisor supports memory...

SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 7381)

This kernel update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP3 kernel fixes several security issues and bugs. The following security issues were fixed : - A memory leak in the ethtool ioctl was fixed that could disclose kernel memory to local attackers with CAPNETADMIN privileges. CVE-2010-4655 - The...

SuSE 11 Security Update : Linux kernel (SAT Patch Number 1753)

Indications Everyone using the Linux Kernel on s390x architecture should update. Contraindications None. Problem description The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Kernel was updated to 2.6.27.42 fixing various bugs and security issues. The following security issues were fixed : - A underflow in the e1000...

SuSE 11.1 Security Update : Linux kernel (SAT Patch Numbers 4039 / 4042 / 4043)

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 1 kernel was updated to 2.6.32.29 and fixes various bugs and security issues. - The ax25getname function in net/ax25/afax25.c in the Linux kernel did not initialize a certain structure, which allowed local users to obtain potentially sensitive information...

kernel security update

2.6.32-71.18.2.el6 - fs sunrpc: Correct a misapplied patch J. Bruce Fields 678094 678146...

PT-2011-1078 · Suse +2 · Kernel-Kdumppae +2

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.38.5 kernel-kdumppae affected versions not specified Description: The issue is related to multiple integer overflows in the Linux kernel, specifically in the agp allocate memory and agp create user memory...

Mandriva Update for kernel MDVSA-2011:029 (kernel)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription scriptxrefname:"URL",...

SuSE Update for kernel SUSE-SA:2011:008

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...