SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 4471)

This kernel update fixes the following security problems : - It was possible for local user to become root by exploiting a bug in the IA32 system call emulation. This affects x8664 platforms with kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x before 2.6.22.7 only. CVE-2007-4573 - An information disclosure vulnerability ...

SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 2399)

This kernel update fixes the following security problems : - A bug within the UDF filesystem that caused machine hangs when truncating files on the filesystem was fixed. 186226. CVE-2006-4145 - A potential crash when receiving IPX packets was fixed. This problem is thought not to be exploitable...

SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 1896)

This kernel update fixes the following security problems : - A race condition allows local users to gain root privileges by changing the file mode of /proc/self/ files in a way that causes those files for instance /proc/self/environ to become setuid root. 192688. CVE-2006-3626 - A stack-based...

Fedora Core 6 : kernel-2.6.22.14-72.fc6 (2007-759)

Update to Linux 2.6.22.14: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22.10 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22.11 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22.12 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22.13...

Fedora 7 : kernel-2.6.23.8-34.fc7 (2007-3751)

Update to kernel 2.6.23.9-rc1: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23.2 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23.3 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23.4 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23.5...

openSUSE 10 Security Update : kernel (kernel-4749)

This kernel update fixes the following security problems : ++ CVE-2007-5500: A buggy condition in the ptrace attach logic can be used by local attackers to hang the machine. ++ CVE-2007-5501: The tcpsacktagwritequeue function in net/ipv4/tcpinput.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...

Fedora 8 : kernel-2.6.23.8-63.fc8 (2007-3837)

Update to kernel 2.6.23.9-rc1: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23.2 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23.3 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23.4 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23.5...

openSUSE 10 Security Update : kernel (kernel-4641)

This kernel update fixes the following security problems : ++ CVE-2006-6058: A local denial of service when mounting MINIX filesystems was fixed. ++ CVE-2007-4997: A 2 byte buffer underflow in the ieee80211 stack was fixed, which might be used by attackers in WLAN reach to crash the machine. and...

Fedora 7 : kernel-2.6.22.4-65.fc7 (2007-1785)

Update to kernel 2.6.22.2, 2.6.22.3 and 2.6.22.4: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22.2 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22.3 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22.4 - Fix failure to find serial ports on some machines. -...

kernel security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2007:0940 Updated kernel packages that fix various security issues in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel are now available. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The Linux kernel handles th...

Important:kernel security update

2.6.18-8.1.15.0.1.el5 - Fix bonding primary=ethX Bert Barbe IT 101532 ORA 5136660 - Add entropy module option to e1000/bnx2 John Sobecki ORA 6045759 2.6.18-8.1.15.el5 - dlm A TCP connection to DLM port blocks DLM operations Patrick Caulfield 245922 CVE-2007-3380 - ppc 4k page mapping support for...

openSUSE 10 Security Update : kernel (kernel-2635)

This kernel update fixes the following security problems : - CVE-2006-2936: The ftdisio driver allowed local users to cause a denial of service memory consumption by writing more data to the serial port than the hardware can handle, which causes the data to be queued. This requires this driver to...

SuSE Security Update: Kernel Update for SUSE Linux 10.1 (kernel-4193)

This kernel update brings the kernel to the one shipped with SLES 10 Service Pack 1 and also fixes the following security problems: - CVE-2007-2242: The IPv6 protocol allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted IPv6 type 0 route headers IPV6RTHDRTYPE0 that create network...

openSUSE 10 Security Update : kernel (kernel-4473)

This kernel update fixes the following security problems : - CVE-2007-4573: It was possible for local user to become root by exploiting a bug in the IA32 system call emulation. This affects x8664 platforms with kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x before 2.6.22.7 only. - CVE-2007-4571: An information disclosur...

openSUSE 10 Security Update : kernel (kernel-4503)

This kernel update fixes the following security problems : - CVE-2007-4571: An information disclosure vulnerability in the ALSA driver can be exploited by local users to read sensitive data from the kernel memory. - CVE-2007-4573: It was possible for local user to become root by exploitable a bug...

Fedora Core 6 : kernel-2.6.22.9-61.fc6 (2007-714)

Update to Linux 2.6.22.8 and 2.6.22.9: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22.8 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22.9 CVE-2007-4571 The sndmemprocread function in sound/core/memalloc.c in the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ALSA in the Linux kernel...

RHEL 4 : kernel (RHSA-2007:0937)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 4 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2007:0937 advisory. - x8664 syscall vulnerability CVE-2007-4573 Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's...

kernel security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2007:0938 Updated kernel packages that fix a security issue in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 kernel are now available. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The Linux kernel handles the basic...

Important: Red Hat Bug Fix Advisory: dlm-kernel bug fix update

Updated dlm-kernel packages that fix module loading issues and various bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 5, kernel release 2.6.9-55.0.6.EL. The dlm-kernel modules allow the Distributed Lock Manager dlm to communicate with the kernel. These updated dlm-kernel packages ar...

Fedora Core 6 : kernel-2.6.22.4-45.fc6 (2007-679)

Update to linux 2.6.22.3 and 2.6.22.4: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22.3 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22.4 CVE-2007-3848: Linux kernel 2.4.35 and other versions allows local users to send arbitrary signals to a child process that is runnin...