FreeDOS 1.1 released after being in development for several years

FreeDOS 1.1 released after being in development for several years FreeDOS 1.1 has been released after being in development for several years. FreeDOS is an opensource operating system aiming to provide the same or better functionality as Microsoft'sold MS-DOS. Right now the main use is running ol...

Slackware 12.2 : kernel [updated] (SSA:2009-231-01)

This is a followup to the SSA:2009-230-01 advisory noting some errata. The generic SMP kernel update for Slackware 12.2 was built using the .config for a huge kernel, not a generic one. The kernel previously published as kernel-generic-smp and in the gemsmp.s directory works and is secure, but is...

RHEL 2.1 : kernel (RHSA-2009:0001)

Updated kernel packages that fix a number of security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 running on 32-bit architectures. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the...

RHEL 4 : Updated kernel packages available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 2 (Important) (RHSA-2005:514)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 4 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2005:514 advisory. The Linux kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system. This is the second regular kernel update to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4...

Fedora Core 2 : kernel-2.6.6-1.427 (2004-137)

An updated kernel is available that brings the kernel to the 2.6.7-rc3 base level. This new kernel provides a significant number of bug fixes and improvements for USB, the keyboard/mouse subsystem and the VM. This kernel also fixes the high profile bugs about not working on VIA C3 processors 1206...

Moderate: Red Hat Security Advisory: : Updated kernel packages resolve security vulnerabilities

Updated kernel packages that fix several minor security vulnerabilities are now available The Linux kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system. iDefense reported a buffer overflow flaw in the ISO9660 filesystem code. An attacker could create a malicious filesystem in such a way th...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: : Updated kernel resolves security vulnerability

Updated kernel packages are now available that fix a security vulnerability which may allow local users to gain root privileges. The Linux kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system. Paul Starzetz discovered a flaw in bounds checking in mremap in the Linux kernel versions 2.4.23 a...