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RHEL 2.1 : kernel (RHSA-2003:408)

low Nessus Plugin ID 12442

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated kernel packages that address various security vulnerabilities, fix a number of bugs, and update various drivers are now available.

The Linux kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system.

The execve system call in Linux 2.4.x records the file descriptor of the executable process in the file table of the calling process, which allows local users to gain read access to restricted file descriptors.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2003-0476 to this issue.

A number of bugfixes are included, including important fixes for the ext3 file system and timer code.

New features include limited support for non-cached NFS file sytems, Serial ATA (SATA) devices, and new alt-sysreq debugging options.

In addition, the following drivers have been updated :

 - e100 2.3.30-k1 - e1000 5.2.20-k1 - fusion 2.05.05+ - ips 6.10.52 - aic7xxx 6.2.36 - aic79xxx 1.3.10 - megaraid 2 2.00.9 - cciss 2.4.49

All users are advised to upgrade to these erratum packages, which contain backported patches addressing these issues.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2003-0476

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003:408

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 12442

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2003-408.nasl

Version: 1.28

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/6/2004

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-boot, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-doc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-enterprise, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-smp, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-source, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:kernel-summit, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1

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

Patch Publication Date: 12/19/2003

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/7/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0476

RHSA: 2003:408