remote code execution in kernel

2009-06-0914:48:17

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EPSS

0.115

Percentile

95.3%

JSON

This Linux kernel update for SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 and openSUSE 11.1 fixes lots of bugs and some security issues. The kernel was also updated to the 2.6.27.23 stable release.

Solution

There is no known workaround, please install the update packages.

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server11x86_64kernel-default-debugsource< 2.6.27.23-0.1.1kernel-default-debugsource-2.6.27.23-0.1.1.x86_64.rpm
openSUSE11.1i586iscsitarget-kmp-debug< 0.4.15_2.6.27.23_0.1-89.11.12iscsitarget-kmp-debug-0.4.15_2.6.27.23_0.1-89.11.12.i586.rpm
openSUSE11.1ppckernel-ppc64-base< 2.6.27.23-0.1.1kernel-ppc64-base-2.6.27.23-0.1.1.ppc.rpm
openSUSE11.1i586kernel-trace-extra< 2.6.27.23-0.1.1kernel-trace-extra-2.6.27.23-0.1.1.i586.rpm
openSUSE11.1x86_64kqemu-kmp-debug< 1.4.0pre1_2.6.27.23_0.1-2.1.8kqemu-kmp-debug-1.4.0pre1_2.6.27.23_0.1-2.1.8.x86_64.rpm
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server11ppc64kernel-ppc64-base< 2.6.27.23-0.1.1kernel-ppc64-base-2.6.27.23-0.1.1.ppc64.rpm
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension11i586ocfs2-kmp-pae< 1.4_2.6.27.23_0.1-4.1.7ocfs2-kmp-pae-1.4_2.6.27.23_0.1-4.1.7.i586.rpm
openSUSE11.1i586aufs-kmp-trace< cvs20081020_2.6.27.23_0.1-1.32.10aufs-kmp-trace-cvs20081020_2.6.27.23_0.1-1.32.10.i586.rpm
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension11i586ocfs2-kmp-default< 1.4_2.6.27.23_0.1-4.1.7ocfs2-kmp-default-1.4_2.6.27.23_0.1-4.1.7.i586.rpm
openSUSE11.1noarchkernel-docs< 2.6.3-3.13.30kernel-docs-2.6.3-3.13.30.noarch.rpm

OS	Version	Architecture	Package	Version	Filename
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server	11	x86_64	kernel-default-debugsource	< 2.6.27.23-0.1.1	kernel-default-debugsource-2.6.27.23-0.1.1.x86_64.rpm
openSUSE	11.1	i586	iscsitarget-kmp-debug	< 0.4.15_2.6.27.23_0.1-89.11.12	iscsitarget-kmp-debug-0.4.15_2.6.27.23_0.1-89.11.12.i586.rpm
openSUSE	11.1	ppc	kernel-ppc64-base	< 2.6.27.23-0.1.1	kernel-ppc64-base-2.6.27.23-0.1.1.ppc.rpm
openSUSE	11.1	i586	kernel-trace-extra	< 2.6.27.23-0.1.1	kernel-trace-extra-2.6.27.23-0.1.1.i586.rpm
openSUSE	11.1	x86_64	kqemu-kmp-debug	< 1.4.0pre1_2.6.27.23_0.1-2.1.8	kqemu-kmp-debug-1.4.0pre1_2.6.27.23_0.1-2.1.8.x86_64.rpm
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server	11	ppc64	kernel-ppc64-base	< 2.6.27.23-0.1.1	kernel-ppc64-base-2.6.27.23-0.1.1.ppc64.rpm
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension	11	i586	ocfs2-kmp-pae	< 1.4_2.6.27.23_0.1-4.1.7	ocfs2-kmp-pae-1.4_2.6.27.23_0.1-4.1.7.i586.rpm
openSUSE	11.1	i586	aufs-kmp-trace	< cvs20081020_2.6.27.23_0.1-1.32.10	aufs-kmp-trace-cvs20081020_2.6.27.23_0.1-1.32.10.i586.rpm
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension	11	i586	ocfs2-kmp-default	< 1.4_2.6.27.23_0.1-4.1.7	ocfs2-kmp-default-1.4_2.6.27.23_0.1-4.1.7.i586.rpm
openSUSE	11.1	noarch	kernel-docs	< 2.6.3-3.13.30	kernel-docs-2.6.3-3.13.30.noarch.rpm