Fedora 8 : kernel-2.6.23.14-115.fc8 (2008-0984)

high Nessus Plugin ID 30233

Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

Update to Linux kernel 2.6.23.14:
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23.10 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23.11 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23.12 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23.13 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23.14 CVE-2008-0001: VFS in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22.16, and 2.6.23.x before 2.6.23.14, performs tests of access mode by using the flag variable instead of the acc_mode variable, which might allow local users to bypass intended permissions and remove directories. Plus:
Major wireless driver updates. Restored the /proc/slabinfo file.
Radeon R500 2D DRM support. Enable the USB IO-Warrior driver.
Additional bug fixes for the listed Bugzilla entries.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Solution

Update the affected kernel package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 30233

File Name: fedora_2008-0984.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Fedora Local Security Checks

Published: 2/11/2008

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:8, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:kernel

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 2/5/2008

Reference Information

FEDORA: 2008-0984

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