Linux kernel before 2.6.22.17, when using certain drivers that register a fault handler that does not perform range checks, allows local users to access kernel memory via an out-of-range offset.

From Red Hat Security Advisory 2008:0237 :

Updated kernel packages that fix various security issues and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.

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 core of any Linux operating system.

These updated packages fix the following security issues :

* the absence of a protection mechanism when attempting to access a critical section of code has been found in the Linux kernel open file descriptors control mechanism, fcntl. This could allow a local unprivileged user to simultaneously execute code, which would otherwise be protected against parallel execution. As well, a race condition when handling locks in the Linux kernel fcntl functionality, may have allowed a process belonging to a local unprivileged user to gain re-ordered access to the descriptor table. (CVE-2008-1669, Important)

* on AMD64 architectures, the possibility of a kernel crash was discovered by testing the Linux kernel process-trace ability. This could allow a local unprivileged user to cause a denial of service (kernel crash). (CVE-2008-1615, Important)

* the absence of a protection mechanism when attempting to access a critical section of code, as well as a race condition, have been found in the Linux kernel file system event notifier, dnotify. This could allow a local unprivileged user to get inconsistent data, or to send arbitrary signals to arbitrary system processes. (CVE-2008-1375, Important)

Red Hat would like to thank Nick Piggin for responsibly disclosing the following issue :

* when accessing kernel memory locations, certain Linux kernel drivers registering a fault handler did not perform required range checks. A local unprivileged user could use this flaw to gain read or write access to arbitrary kernel memory, or possibly cause a kernel crash.
(CVE-2008-0007, Important)

* the possibility of a kernel crash was found in the Linux kernel IPsec protocol implementation, due to improper handling of fragmented ESP packets. When an attacker controlling an intermediate router fragmented these packets into very small pieces, it would cause a kernel crash on the receiving node during packet reassembly.
(CVE-2007-6282, Important)

* a flaw in the MOXA serial driver could allow a local unprivileged user to perform privileged operations, such as replacing firmware.
(CVE-2005-0504, Important)

As well, these updated packages fix the following bugs :

* multiple buffer overflows in the neofb driver have been resolved. It was not possible for an unprivileged user to exploit these issues, and as such, they have not been handled as security issues.

* a kernel panic, due to inconsistent detection of AGP aperture size, has been resolved.

* a race condition in UNIX domain sockets may have caused 'recv()' to return zero. In clustered configurations, this may have caused unexpected failovers.

* to prevent link storms, network link carrier events were delayed by up to one second, causing unnecessary packet loss. Now, link carrier events are scheduled immediately.

* a client-side race on blocking locks caused large time delays on NFS file systems.

* in certain situations, the libATA sata_nv driver may have sent commands with duplicate tags, which were rejected by SATA devices.
This may have caused infinite reboots.

* running the 'service network restart' command may have caused networking to fail.

* a bug in NFS caused cached information about directories to be stored for too long, causing wrong attributes to be read.

* on systems with a large highmem/lowmem ratio, NFS write performance may have been very slow when using small files.

* a bug, which caused network hangs when the system clock was wrapped around zero, has been resolved.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to resolve these issues.

The remote Oracle Linux 5 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2008-0233 advisory.

    - Update: [fs] fix race condition in dnotify (Alexander Viro ) [439758] {CVE-2008-1375}
    - Update: [xen] ia64: ftp stress test fixes between HVM/Dom0 (Tetsu Yamamoto ) [427400] {CVE-2008-1619}
    - Update: [fs] fix race condition in dnotify (Alexander Viro ) [439758] {CVE-2008-1375}
    - [fs] fix race condition in dnotify (Alexander Viro ) [439758] {CVE-2008-1375}
    - [x86] clear df flag for signal handlers (Jason Baron ) [437316] {CVE-2008-1367}
    - [xen] ia64: ftp stress test fixes between HVM/Dom0 (Tetsu Yamamoto ) [427400] {CVE-2008-1619}
    - [xen] ia64: fix ssm_i emulation barrier and vdso pv (Tetsu Yamamoto ) [427400] {CVE-2008-1619}

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

From Red Hat Security Advisory 2008:0211 :

Updated kernel packages that fix various security issues and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.

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 core of any Linux operating system.

These updated packages fix the following security issues :

* the absence of a protection mechanism when attempting to access a critical section of code has been found in the Linux kernel open file descriptors control mechanism, fcntl. This could allow a local unprivileged user to simultaneously execute code, which would otherwise be protected against parallel execution. As well, a race condition when handling locks in the Linux kernel fcntl functionality, may have allowed a process belonging to a local unprivileged user to gain re-ordered access to the descriptor table. (CVE-2008-1669, Important)

* the absence of a protection mechanism when attempting to access a critical section of code, as well as a race condition, have been found in the Linux kernel file system event notifier, dnotify. This could allow a local unprivileged user to get inconsistent data, or to send arbitrary signals to arbitrary system processes. (CVE-2008-1375, Important)

Red Hat would like to thank Nick Piggin for responsibly disclosing the following issue :

* when accessing kernel memory locations, certain Linux kernel drivers registering a fault handler did not perform required range checks. A local unprivileged user could use this flaw to gain read or write access to arbitrary kernel memory, or possibly cause a kernel crash.
(CVE-2008-0007, Important)

* a flaw was found when performing asynchronous input or output operations on a FIFO special file. A local unprivileged user could use this flaw to cause a kernel panic. (CVE-2007-5001, Important)

* a flaw was found in the way core dump files were created. If a local user could get a root-owned process to dump a core file into a directory, which the user has write access to, they could gain read access to that core file. This could potentially grant unauthorized access to sensitive information. (CVE-2007-6206, Moderate)

* a buffer overflow was found in the Linux kernel ISDN subsystem. A local unprivileged user could use this flaw to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2007-6151, Moderate)

* a race condition found in the mincore system core could allow a local user to cause a denial of service (system hang). (CVE-2006-4814, Moderate)

* it was discovered that the Linux kernel handled string operations in the opposite way to the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC). This could allow a local unprivileged user to cause memory corruption.
(CVE-2008-1367, Low)

As well, these updated packages fix the following bugs :

* a bug, which caused long delays when unmounting mounts containing a large number of unused dentries, has been resolved.

* in the previous kernel packages, the kernel was unable to handle certain floating point instructions on Itanium(R) architectures.

* on certain Intel CPUs, the Translation Lookaside Buffer (TLB) was not flushed correctly, which caused machine check errors.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to resolve these issues.

These updated packages fix the following security issues :

  - the absence of a protection mechanism when attempting to     access a critical section of code has been found in the     Linux kernel open file descriptors control mechanism,     fcntl. This could allow a local unprivileged user to     simultaneously execute code, which would otherwise be     protected against parallel execution. As well, a race     condition when handling locks in the Linux kernel fcntl     functionality, may have allowed a process belonging to a     local unprivileged user to gain re-ordered access to the     descriptor table. (CVE-2008-1669, Important)

  - a possible hypervisor panic was found in the Linux     kernel. A privileged user of a fully virtualized guest     could initiate a stress-test File Transfer Protocol     (FTP) transfer between the guest and the hypervisor,     possibly leading to hypervisor panic. (CVE-2008-1619,     Important)

  - the absence of a protection mechanism when attempting to     access a critical section of code, as well as a race     condition, have been found in the Linux kernel file     system event notifier, dnotify. This could allow a local     unprivileged user to get inconsistent data, or to send     arbitrary signals to arbitrary system processes.
    (CVE-2008-1375, Important)

  - when accessing kernel memory locations, certain Linux     kernel drivers registering a fault handler did not     perform required range checks. A local unprivileged user     could use this flaw to gain read or write access to     arbitrary kernel memory, or possibly cause a kernel     crash. (CVE-2008-0007, Important)

  - the absence of sanity-checks was found in the hypervisor     block backend driver, when running 32-bit     paravirtualized guests on a 64-bit host. The number of     blocks to be processed per one request from guest to     host, or vice-versa, was not checked for its maximum     value, which could have allowed a local privileged user     of the guest operating system to cause a denial of     service. (CVE-2007-5498, Important)

  - it was discovered that the Linux kernel handled string     operations in the opposite way to the GNU Compiler     Collection (GCC). This could allow a local unprivileged     user to cause memory corruption. (CVE-2008-1367, Low)

As well, these updated packages fix the following bugs :

  - on IBM System z architectures, when running QIOASSIST     enabled QDIO devices in an IBM z/VM environment, the     output queue stalled under heavy load. This caused     network performance to degrade, possibly causing network     hangs and outages.

  - multiple buffer overflows were discovered in the neofb     video driver. It was not possible for an unprivileged     user to exploit these issues, and as such, they have not     been handled as security issues.

  - when running Microsoft Windows in a HVM, a bug in     vmalloc/vfree caused network performance to degrade.

  - on certain architectures, a bug in the libATA sata_nv     driver may have caused infinite reboots, and an 'ata1:
    CPB flags CMD err flags 0x11' error.

  - repeatedly hot-plugging a PCI Express card may have     caused 'Bad DLLP' errors.

  - a NULL pointer dereference in NFS, which may have caused     applications to crash, has been resolved.

  - when attempting to kexec reboot, either manually or via     a panic-triggered kdump, the Unisys ES7000/one hanged     after rebooting in the new kernel, after printing the     'Memory: 32839688k/33685504k available' line.

These updated packages fix the following security issues :

  - the absence of a protection mechanism when attempting to     access a critical section of code has been found in the     Linux kernel open file descriptors control mechanism,     fcntl. This could allow a local unprivileged user to     simultaneously execute code, which would otherwise be     protected against parallel execution. As well, a race     condition when handling locks in the Linux kernel fcntl     functionality, may have allowed a process belonging to a     local unprivileged user to gain re-ordered access to the     descriptor table. (CVE-2008-1669, Important)

  - on AMD64 architectures, the possibility of a kernel     crash was discovered by testing the Linux kernel     process-trace ability. This could allow a local     unprivileged user to cause a denial of service (kernel     crash). (CVE-2008-1615, Important)

  - the absence of a protection mechanism when attempting to     access a critical section of code, as well as a race     condition, have been found in the Linux kernel file     system event notifier, dnotify. This could allow a local     unprivileged user to get inconsistent data, or to send     arbitrary signals to arbitrary system processes.
    (CVE-2008-1375, Important)

  - when accessing kernel memory locations, certain Linux     kernel drivers registering a fault handler did not     perform required range checks. A local unprivileged user     could use this flaw to gain read or write access to     arbitrary kernel memory, or possibly cause a kernel     crash. (CVE-2008-0007, Important)

  - the possibility of a kernel crash was found in the Linux     kernel IPsec protocol implementation, due to improper     handling of fragmented ESP packets. When an attacker     controlling an intermediate router fragmented these     packets into very small pieces, it would cause a kernel     crash on the receiving node during packet reassembly.
    (CVE-2007-6282, Important)

  - a flaw in the MOXA serial driver could allow a local     unprivileged user to perform privileged operations, such     as replacing firmware. (CVE-2005-0504, Important)

As well, these updated packages fix the following bugs :

  - multiple buffer overflows in the neofb driver have been     resolved. It was not possible for an unprivileged user     to exploit these issues, and as such, they have not been     handled as security issues.

  - a kernel panic, due to inconsistent detection of AGP     aperture size, has been resolved.

  - a race condition in UNIX domain sockets may have caused     'recv()' to return zero. In clustered configurations,     this may have caused unexpected failovers.

  - to prevent link storms, network link carrier events were     delayed by up to one second, causing unnecessary packet     loss. Now, link carrier events are scheduled     immediately.

  - a client-side race on blocking locks caused large time     delays on NFS file systems.

  - in certain situations, the libATA sata_nv driver may     have sent commands with duplicate tags, which were     rejected by SATA devices. This may have caused infinite     reboots.

  - running the 'service network restart' command may have     caused networking to fail.

  - a bug in NFS caused cached information about directories     to be stored for too long, causing wrong attributes to     be read.

  - on systems with a large highmem/lowmem ratio, NFS write     performance may have been very slow when using small     files.

  - a bug, which caused network hangs when the system clock     was wrapped around zero, has been resolved.

These updated packages fix the following security issues :

  - the absence of a protection mechanism when attempting to     access a critical section of code has been found in the     Linux kernel open file descriptors control mechanism,     fcntl. This could allow a local unprivileged user to     simultaneously execute code, which would otherwise be     protected against parallel execution. As well, a race     condition when handling locks in the Linux kernel fcntl     functionality, may have allowed a process belonging to a     local unprivileged user to gain re-ordered access to the     descriptor table. (CVE-2008-1669, Important)

  - the absence of a protection mechanism when attempting to     access a critical section of code, as well as a race     condition, have been found in the Linux kernel file     system event notifier, dnotify. This could allow a local     unprivileged user to get inconsistent data, or to send     arbitrary signals to arbitrary system processes.
    (CVE-2008-1375, Important)

  - when accessing kernel memory locations, certain Linux     kernel drivers registering a fault handler did not     perform required range checks. A local unprivileged user     could use this flaw to gain read or write access to     arbitrary kernel memory, or possibly cause a kernel     crash. (CVE-2008-0007, Important)

  - a flaw was found when performing asynchronous input or     output operations on a FIFO special file. A local     unprivileged user could use this flaw to cause a kernel     panic. (CVE-2007-5001, Important)

  - a flaw was found in the way core dump files were     created. If a local user could get a root-owned process     to dump a core file into a directory, which the user has     write access to, they could gain read access to that     core file. This could potentially grant unauthorized     access to sensitive information. (CVE-2007-6206,     Moderate)

  - a buffer overflow was found in the Linux kernel ISDN     subsystem. A local unprivileged user could use this flaw     to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2007-6151, Moderate)

  - a race condition found in the mincore system core could     allow a local user to cause a denial of service (system     hang). (CVE-2006-4814, Moderate)

  - it was discovered that the Linux kernel handled string     operations in the opposite way to the GNU Compiler     Collection (GCC). This could allow a local unprivileged     user to cause memory corruption. (CVE-2008-1367, Low)

As well, these updated packages fix the following bugs :

  - a bug, which caused long delays when unmounting mounts     containing a large number of unused dentries, has been     resolved.

  - in the previous kernel packages, the kernel was unable     to handle certain floating point instructions on     Itanium(R) architectures.

  - on certain Intel CPUs, the Translation Lookaside Buffer     (TLB) was not flushed correctly, which caused machine     check errors.

This kernel update fixes the following security problems :

  - Insufficient range checks in certain fault handlers     could be used by local attackers to potentially read or     write kernel memory. (CVE-2008-0007)

  - Incorrect access mode checks could be used by local     attackers to corrupt directory contents and so cause     denial of service attacks or potentially execute code.
    (CVE-2008-0001)

  - Integer overflow in the hrtimer_start function in     kernel/hrtimer.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.23.10     allows local users to execute arbitrary code or cause a     denial of service (panic) via a large relative timeout     value. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from     third-party information. (CVE-2007-5966)

  - The shmem_getpage function (mm/shmem.c) in Linux kernel     2.6.11 through 2.6.23 does not properly clear allocated     memory in some rare circumstances, which might allow     local users to read sensitive kernel data or cause a     denial of service (crash). (CVE-2007-6417)

Additionally the following bugfixes have been included for all platforms :

  - patches.suse/bootsplash: Bootsplash for current kernel     (none). patch the patch for Bug 345980.

  - patches.fixes/megaraid-fixup-driver-version: Megaraid     driver version out of sync (299740).

  - OCFS2: Updated to version 1.2.8

  - patches.fixes/ocfs2-1.2-svn-r3070.diff: [PATCH] ocfs2:
    Remove overzealous BUG_ON().

  - patches.fixes/ocfs2-1.2-svn-r3072.diff: [PATCH] ocfs2:
    fix rename vs unlink race.

  - patches.fixes/ocfs2-1.2-svn-r3074.diff: [PATCH] ocfs2:
    Remove expensive local alloc bitmap scan code.

  - patches.fixes/ocfs2-1.2-svn-r3057.diff: [PATCH] ocfs2:
    Check for cluster locking in ocfs2_readpage.

  - patches.fixes/ocfs2-1.2-svn-r2975.diff: ocfs2_dlm: make     functions static.

  - patches.fixes/ocfs2-1.2-svn-r2976.diff: [PATCH]     ocfs2_dlm: make tot_backoff more descriptive.

  - patches.fixes/ocfs2-1.2-svn-r3002.diff: [PATCH] ocfs2:
    Remove the printing of harmless ERRORS like ECONNRESET,     EPIPE..

  - patches.fixes/ocfs2-1.2-svn-r3004.diff: [PATCH]     ocfs2_dlm: Call cond_resched_lock() once per hash bucket     scan.

  - patches.fixes/ocfs2-1.2-svn-r3006.diff: [PATCH]     ocfs2_dlm: Silence compiler warnings.

  - patches.fixes/ocfs2-1.2-svn-r3062.diff: [PATCH]     ocfs2_dlm: Fix double increment of migrated lockres'     owner count.

  - patches.fixes/hugetlb-get_user_pages-corruption.patch:
    hugetlb: follow_hugetlb_page() for write access     (345239).

  - enable patches.fixes/reiserfs-fault-in-pages.patch     (333412)

  - patches.drivers/usb-update-evdo-driver-ids.patch: USB:
    update evdo driver ids. Get the module to build...

  -     patches.drivers/usb-add-usb_device_and_interface_info.pa     tch: USB: add USB_DEVICE_AND_INTERFACE_INFO(). This is     needed to get the HUAWEI devices to work properly, and     to get patches.drivers/usb-update-evdo-driver-ids.patch     to build without errors.

  - patches.drivers/usb-update-evdo-driver-ids.patch: USB:
    update evdo driver ids on request from our IT department     (345438).

  - patches.suse/kdump-dump_after_notifier.patch: Add     dump_after_notifier sysctl (265764).

  - patches.drivers/libata-sata_nv-disable-ADMA: sata_nv:
    disable ADMA by default (346508).

  - patches.fixes/cpufreq-fix-ondemand-deadlock.patch:
    Cpufreq fix ondemand deadlock (337439).

  -     patches.fixes/eliminate-cpufreq_userspace-scaling_setspe     ed-deadlock.patch: Eliminate cpufreq_userspace     scaling_setspeed deadlock (337439).

  - patches.xen/15181-dma-tracking.patch: Fix issue     preventing Xen KMPs from building.

  - patches.drivers/r8169-perform-a-PHY-reset-before.patch:
    r8169: perform a PHY reset before any other operation at     boot time (345658).

  - patches.drivers/r8169-more-alignment-for-the-0x8168:
    refresh.

  - patches.fixes/lockd-grant-shutdown: Stop GRANT callback     from crashing if NFS server has been stopped. (292478).
    There was a problem with this patch which would cause     apparently random crashes when lockd was in use. The     offending change has been removed.

  - patches.fixes/usb_336850.diff: fix missing quirk leading     to a device disconnecting under load (336850).

  - patches.fixes/cifs-incomplete-recv.patch: fix incorrect     session reconnects (279783).

  - patches.fixes/megaraid_mbox-dell-cerc-support: Fix so     that it applies properly. I extended the context to 6     lines to help patch find where to apply the patch     (267134).

  - patches.fixes/md-idle-test: md: improve the     is_mddev_idle test fix (326591).

Fixes for the AMD64/Intel EM64T (x86_64) platform :

  - patches.arch/x86_64-mce-loop: x86_64: fix misplaced     `continue' in mce.c (344239).

Updated kernel packages that fix various security issues and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.

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 core of any Linux operating system.

These updated packages fix the following security issues :

* the absence of a protection mechanism when attempting to access a critical section of code has been found in the Linux kernel open file descriptors control mechanism, fcntl. This could allow a local unprivileged user to simultaneously execute code, which would otherwise be protected against parallel execution. As well, a race condition when handling locks in the Linux kernel fcntl functionality, may have allowed a process belonging to a local unprivileged user to gain re-ordered access to the descriptor table. (CVE-2008-1669, Important)

* on AMD64 architectures, the possibility of a kernel crash was discovered by testing the Linux kernel process-trace ability. This could allow a local unprivileged user to cause a denial of service (kernel crash). (CVE-2008-1615, Important)

* the absence of a protection mechanism when attempting to access a critical section of code, as well as a race condition, have been found in the Linux kernel file system event notifier, dnotify. This could allow a local unprivileged user to get inconsistent data, or to send arbitrary signals to arbitrary system processes. (CVE-2008-1375, Important)

Red Hat would like to thank Nick Piggin for responsibly disclosing the following issue :

* when accessing kernel memory locations, certain Linux kernel drivers registering a fault handler did not perform required range checks. A local unprivileged user could use this flaw to gain read or write access to arbitrary kernel memory, or possibly cause a kernel crash.
(CVE-2008-0007, Important)

* the possibility of a kernel crash was found in the Linux kernel IPsec protocol implementation, due to improper handling of fragmented ESP packets. When an attacker controlling an intermediate router fragmented these packets into very small pieces, it would cause a kernel crash on the receiving node during packet reassembly.
(CVE-2007-6282, Important)

* a flaw in the MOXA serial driver could allow a local unprivileged user to perform privileged operations, such as replacing firmware.
(CVE-2005-0504, Important)

As well, these updated packages fix the following bugs :

* multiple buffer overflows in the neofb driver have been resolved. It was not possible for an unprivileged user to exploit these issues, and as such, they have not been handled as security issues.

* a kernel panic, due to inconsistent detection of AGP aperture size, has been resolved.

* a race condition in UNIX domain sockets may have caused 'recv()' to return zero. In clustered configurations, this may have caused unexpected failovers.

* to prevent link storms, network link carrier events were delayed by up to one second, causing unnecessary packet loss. Now, link carrier events are scheduled immediately.

* a client-side race on blocking locks caused large time delays on NFS file systems.

* in certain situations, the libATA sata_nv driver may have sent commands with duplicate tags, which were rejected by SATA devices.
This may have caused infinite reboots.

* running the 'service network restart' command may have caused networking to fail.

* a bug in NFS caused cached information about directories to be stored for too long, causing wrong attributes to be read.

* on systems with a large highmem/lowmem ratio, NFS write performance may have been very slow when using small files.

* a bug, which caused network hangs when the system clock was wrapped around zero, has been resolved.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to resolve these issues.

Updated kernel packages that fix various security issues and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

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 core of any Linux operating system.

These updated packages fix the following security issues :

* the absence of a protection mechanism when attempting to access a critical section of code has been found in the Linux kernel open file descriptors control mechanism, fcntl. This could allow a local unprivileged user to simultaneously execute code, which would otherwise be protected against parallel execution. As well, a race condition when handling locks in the Linux kernel fcntl functionality, may have allowed a process belonging to a local unprivileged user to gain re-ordered access to the descriptor table. (CVE-2008-1669, Important)

* a possible hypervisor panic was found in the Linux kernel. A privileged user of a fully virtualized guest could initiate a stress-test File Transfer Protocol (FTP) transfer between the guest and the hypervisor, possibly leading to hypervisor panic.
(CVE-2008-1619, Important)

* the absence of a protection mechanism when attempting to access a critical section of code, as well as a race condition, have been found in the Linux kernel file system event notifier, dnotify. This could allow a local unprivileged user to get inconsistent data, or to send arbitrary signals to arbitrary system processes. (CVE-2008-1375, Important)

Red Hat would like to thank Nick Piggin for responsibly disclosing the following issue :

* when accessing kernel memory locations, certain Linux kernel drivers registering a fault handler did not perform required range checks. A local unprivileged user could use this flaw to gain read or write access to arbitrary kernel memory, or possibly cause a kernel crash.
(CVE-2008-0007, Important)

* the absence of sanity-checks was found in the hypervisor block backend driver, when running 32-bit paravirtualized guests on a 64-bit host. The number of blocks to be processed per one request from guest to host, or vice-versa, was not checked for its maximum value, which could have allowed a local privileged user of the guest operating system to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2007-5498, Important)

* it was discovered that the Linux kernel handled string operations in the opposite way to the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC). This could allow a local unprivileged user to cause memory corruption.
(CVE-2008-1367, Low)

As well, these updated packages fix the following bugs :

* on IBM System z architectures, when running QIOASSIST enabled QDIO devices in an IBM z/VM environment, the output queue stalled under heavy load. This caused network performance to degrade, possibly causing network hangs and outages.

* multiple buffer overflows were discovered in the neofb video driver.
It was not possible for an unprivileged user to exploit these issues, and as such, they have not been handled as security issues.

* when running Microsoft Windows in a HVM, a bug in vmalloc/vfree caused network performance to degrade.

* on certain architectures, a bug in the libATA sata_nv driver may have caused infinite reboots, and an 'ata1: CPB flags CMD err flags 0x11' error.

* repeatedly hot-plugging a PCI Express card may have caused 'Bad DLLP' errors.

* a NULL pointer dereference in NFS, which may have caused applications to crash, has been resolved.

* when attempting to kexec reboot, either manually or via a panic-triggered kdump, the Unisys ES7000/one hanged after rebooting in the new kernel, after printing the 'Memory: 32839688k/33685504k available' line.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to resolve these issues.

I   Service Console rpm updates

 a.  Security Update to Service Console Kernel

   This fix upgrades service console kernel version to 2.4.21-57.EL.

   The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org)    has assigned the names CVE-2007-5001, CVE-2007-6151, CVE-2007-6206,    CVE-2008-0007, CVE-2008-1367, CVE-2008-1375, CVE-2006-4814, and    CVE-2008-1669 to the security issues fixed in kernel-2.4.21-57.EL.

 b.  Samba Security Update

   This fix upgrades the service console rpm samba to version    3.0.9-1.3E.15vmw

   The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org)    has assigned the name CVE-2008-1105 to this issue.

The wait_task_stopped function in the Linux kernel before 2.6.23.8 checks a TASK_TRACED bit instead of an exit_state value, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (machine crash) via unspecified vectors. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third-party information. (CVE-2007-5500)

The tcp_sacktag_write_queue function in the Linux kernel 2.6.21 through 2.6.23.7 allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted ACK responses that trigger a NULL pointer dereference (CVE-2007-5501).

The do_corefump function in fs/exec.c in the Linux kernel prior to 2.6.24-rc3 did not change the UID of a core dump file if it exists before a root process creates a core dump in the same location, which could possibly allow local users to obtain sensitive information (CVE-2007-6206).

VFS in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22.16 performed tests of access mode by using the flag variable instead of the acc_mode variable, which could possibly allow local users to bypass intended permissions and remove directories (CVE-2008-0001).

The Linux kernel prior to 2.6.22.17, when using certain drivers that register a fault handler that does not perform range checks, allowed local users to access kernel memory via an out-of-range offset (CVE-2008-0007).

A flaw in the vmsplice system call did not properly verify address arguments passed by user-space processes, which allowed local attackers to overwrite arbitrary kernel memory and gain root privileges (CVE-2008-0600).

Mandriva urges all users to upgrade to these new kernels immediately as the CVE-2008-0600 flaw is being actively exploited. This issue only affects 2.6.17 and newer Linux kernels, so neither Corporate 3.0 nor Corporate 4.0 are affected.

Additionally, this kernel updates the version from 2.6.22.12 to 2.6.22.18 and fixes numerous other bugs, including :

  - fix freeze when ejecting a cm40x0 PCMCIA card

    - fix crash on unloading netrom

    - fixes alsa-related sound issues on Dell XPS M1210 and       M1330 models

    - the HZ value was increased on the laptop kernel to       increase interactivity and reduce latency

  - netfilter ipset, psd, and ifwlog support was re-enabled

    - unionfs was reverted to a working 1.4 branch that is       less buggy

To update your kernel, please follow the directions located at :

http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/kernelupdate

Some vulnerabilities were discovered and corrected in the Linux 2.6 kernel :

The Datagram Congestion Control Protocol (DCCP) subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.18, and probably other versions, does not properly check feature lengths, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, related to an unspecified overflow. (CVE-2008-2358)

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. (CVE-2008-0001)

Linux kernel before 2.6.22.17, when using certain drivers that register a fault handler that does not perform range checks, allows local users to access kernel memory via an out-of-range offset.
(CVE-2008-0007)

Integer overflow in the hrtimer_start function in kernel/hrtimer.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.23.10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (panic) via a large relative timeout value. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third-party information. (CVE-2007-5966)

The shmem_getpage function (mm/shmem.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.11 through 2.6.23 does not properly clear allocated memory in some rare circumstances related to tmpfs, which might allow local users to read sensitive kernel data or cause a denial of service (crash).
(CVE-2007-6417)

The isdn_ioctl function in isdn_common.c in Linux kernel 2.6.23 allows local users to cause a denial of service via a crafted ioctl struct in which iocts is not null terminated, which triggers a buffer overflow.
(CVE-2007-6151)

The do_coredump function in fs/exec.c in Linux kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x up to 2.6.24-rc3, and possibly other versions, does not change the UID of a core dump file if it exists before a root process creates a core dump in the same location, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2007-6206)

Buffer overflow in the isdn_net_setcfg function in isdn_net.c in Linux kernel 2.6.23 allows local users to have an unknown impact via a crafted argument to the isdn_ioctl function. (CVE-2007-6063)

The wait_task_stopped function in the Linux kernel before 2.6.23.8 checks a TASK_TRACED bit instead of an exit_state value, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (machine crash) via unspecified vectors. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third-party information. (CVE-2007-5500)

The minix filesystem code in Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.24, including 2.6.18, allows local users to cause a denial of service (hang) via a malformed minix file stream that triggers an infinite loop in the minix_bmap function. NOTE: this issue might be due to an integer overflow or signedness error. (CVE-2006-6058)

To update your kernel, please follow the directions located at :

http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/kernelupdate

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 core of any Linux operating system.

These updated packages fix the following security issues :

* a flaw was found in the IPv4 forwarding base. This could allow a local, unprivileged user to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2007-2172, Important)

* a flaw was found in the handling of process death signals. This allowed a local, unprivileged user to send arbitrary signals to the suid-process executed by that user. Successful exploitation of this flaw depends on the structure of the suid-program and its signal handling. (CVE-2007-3848, Important)

* when accessing kernel memory locations, certain Linux kernel drivers registering a fault handler did not perform required range checks. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to gain read or write access to arbitrary kernel memory, or possibly cause a denial of service. (CVE-2008-0007, Important)

* a possible kernel memory leak was found in the Linux kernel Simple Internet Transition (SIT) INET6 implementation. This could allow a local, unprivileged user to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2008-2136, Important)

* missing capability checks were found in the SBNI WAN driver which could allow a local, unprivileged user to bypass intended capability restrictions. (CVE-2008-3525, Important)

* a flaw was found in the way files were written using truncate() or ftruncate(). This could allow a local, unprivileged user to acquire the privileges of a different group and obtain access to sensitive information. (CVE-2008-4210, Important)

* a race condition in the mincore system core allowed a local, unprivileged user to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2006-4814, Moderate)

* a flaw was found in the aacraid SCSI driver. This allowed a local, unprivileged user to make ioctl calls to the driver which should otherwise be restricted to privileged users. (CVE-2007-4308, Moderate)

* two buffer overflow flaws were found in the Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) subsystem. A local, unprivileged user could use these flaws to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2007-6063, CVE-2007-6151, Moderate)

* a flaw was found in the way core dump files were created. If a local, unprivileged user could make a root-owned process dump a core file into a user-writable directory, the user could gain read access to that core file, potentially compromising sensitive information.
(CVE-2007-6206, Moderate)

* a deficiency was found in the Linux kernel virtual file system (VFS) implementation. This could allow a local, unprivileged user to attempt file creation within deleted directories, possibly causing a denial of service. (CVE-2008-3275, Moderate)

All users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 on 32-bit architectures should upgrade to these updated packages which address these vulnerabilities. For this update to take effect, the system must be rebooted.

It was discovered that the ALSA /proc interface did not write the correct number of bytes when reporting memory allocations. A local attacker might be able to access sensitive kernel memory, leading to a loss of privacy. (CVE-2007-4571)

Multiple buffer overflows were discovered in the handling of CIFS filesystems. A malicious CIFS server could cause a client system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
(CVE-2007-5904)

It was discovered that PowerPC kernels did not correctly handle reporting certain system details. By requesting a specific set of information, a local attacker could cause a system crash resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2007-6694)

It was discovered that some device driver fault handlers did not correctly verify memory ranges. A local attacker could exploit this to access sensitive kernel memory, possibly leading to a loss of privacy.
(CVE-2008-0007)

It was discovered that CPU resource limits could be bypassed. A malicious local user could exploit this to avoid administratively imposed resource limits. (CVE-2008-1294)

A race condition was discovered between dnotify fcntl() and close() in the kernel. If a local attacker performed malicious dnotify requests, they could cause memory consumption leading to a denial of service, or possibly send arbitrary signals to any process. (CVE-2008-1375)

On SMP systems, a race condition existed in fcntl(). Local attackers could perform malicious locks, causing system crashes and leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2008-1669).

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

Updated kernel packages that fix various security issues and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.

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 core of any Linux operating system.

These updated packages fix the following security issues :

* the absence of a protection mechanism when attempting to access a critical section of code has been found in the Linux kernel open file descriptors control mechanism, fcntl. This could allow a local unprivileged user to simultaneously execute code, which would otherwise be protected against parallel execution. As well, a race condition when handling locks in the Linux kernel fcntl functionality, may have allowed a process belonging to a local unprivileged user to gain re-ordered access to the descriptor table. (CVE-2008-1669, Important)

* the absence of a protection mechanism when attempting to access a critical section of code, as well as a race condition, have been found in the Linux kernel file system event notifier, dnotify. This could allow a local unprivileged user to get inconsistent data, or to send arbitrary signals to arbitrary system processes. (CVE-2008-1375, Important)

Red Hat would like to thank Nick Piggin for responsibly disclosing the following issue :

* when accessing kernel memory locations, certain Linux kernel drivers registering a fault handler did not perform required range checks. A local unprivileged user could use this flaw to gain read or write access to arbitrary kernel memory, or possibly cause a kernel crash.
(CVE-2008-0007, Important)

* a flaw was found when performing asynchronous input or output operations on a FIFO special file. A local unprivileged user could use this flaw to cause a kernel panic. (CVE-2007-5001, Important)

* a flaw was found in the way core dump files were created. If a local user could get a root-owned process to dump a core file into a directory, which the user has write access to, they could gain read access to that core file. This could potentially grant unauthorized access to sensitive information. (CVE-2007-6206, Moderate)

* a buffer overflow was found in the Linux kernel ISDN subsystem. A local unprivileged user could use this flaw to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2007-6151, Moderate)

* a race condition found in the mincore system core could allow a local user to cause a denial of service (system hang). (CVE-2006-4814, Moderate)

* it was discovered that the Linux kernel handled string operations in the opposite way to the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC). This could allow a local unprivileged user to cause memory corruption.
(CVE-2008-1367, Low)

As well, these updated packages fix the following bugs :

* a bug, which caused long delays when unmounting mounts containing a large number of unused dentries, has been resolved.

* in the previous kernel packages, the kernel was unable to handle certain floating point instructions on Itanium(R) architectures.

* on certain Intel CPUs, the Translation Lookaside Buffer (TLB) was not flushed correctly, which caused machine check errors.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to resolve these issues.

Several local vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems :

  - CVE-2007-6694     Cyrill Gorcunov reported a NULL pointer dereference in     code specific to the CHRP PowerPC platforms. Local users     could exploit this issue to achieve a Denial of Service     (DoS).

  - CVE-2008-0007     Nick Piggin of SuSE discovered a number of issues in     subsystems which register a fault handler for memory     mapped areas. This issue can be exploited by local users     to achieve a Denial of Service (DoS) and possibly     execute arbitrary code.

  - CVE-2008-1294     David Peer discovered that users could escape     administrator imposed cpu time limitations (RLIMIT_CPU)     by setting a limit of 0.

  - CVE-2008-1375     Alexander Viro discovered a race condition in the     directory notification subsystem that allows local users     to cause a Denial of Service (oops) and possibly result     in an escalation of privileges.

Several local and remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems :

  - CVE-2006-5823     LMH reported a potential local DoS which could be     exploited by a malicious user with the privileges to     mount and read a corrupted cramfs filesystem.

  - CVE-2006-6054     LMH reported a potential local DoS which could be     exploited by a malicious user with the privileges to     mount and read a corrupted ext2 filesystem.

  - CVE-2006-6058     LMH reported an issue in the minix filesystem that     allows local users with mount privileges to create a DoS     (printk flood) by mounting a specially crafted corrupt     filesystem.

  - CVE-2006-7203     OpenVZ Linux kernel team reported an issue in the smbfs     filesystem which can be exploited by local users to     cause a DoS (oops) during mount.

  - CVE-2007-1353     Ilja van Sprundel discovered that kernel memory could be     leaked via the Bluetooth setsockopt call due to an     uninitialized stack buffer. This could be used by local     attackers to read the contents of sensitive kernel     memory.

  - CVE-2007-2172     Thomas Graf reported a typo in the DECnet protocol     handler that could be used by a local attacker to     overrun an array via crafted packets, potentially     resulting in a Denial of Service (system crash). A     similar issue exists in the IPV4 protocol handler and     will be fixed in a subsequent update.

  - CVE-2007-2525     Florian Zumbiehl discovered a memory leak in the PPPOE     subsystem caused by releasing a socket before     PPPIOCGCHAN is called upon it. This could be used by a     local user to DoS a system by consuming all available     memory.

  - CVE-2007-3105     The PaX Team discovered a potential buffer overflow in     the random number generator which may permit local users     to cause a denial of service or gain additional     privileges. This issue is not believed to effect default     Debian installations where only root has sufficient     privileges to exploit it.

  - CVE-2007-3739     Adam Litke reported a potential local denial of service     (oops) on powerpc platforms resulting from unchecked VMA     expansion into address space reserved for hugetlb pages.

  - CVE-2007-3740     Steve French reported that CIFS filesystems with     CAP_UNIX enabled were not honoring a process' umask     which may lead to unintentionally relaxed permissions.

  - CVE-2007-3848     Wojciech Purczynski discovered that pdeath_signal was     not being reset properly under certain conditions which     may allow local users to gain privileges by sending     arbitrary signals to suid binaries.

  - CVE-2007-4133     Hugh Dickins discovered a potential local DoS (panic) in     hugetlbfs. A misconversion of hugetlb_vmtruncate_list to     prio_tree may allow local users to trigger a BUG_ON()     call in exit_mmap.

  - CVE-2007-4308     Alan Cox reported an issue in the aacraid driver that     allows unprivileged local users to make ioctl calls     which should be restricted to admin privileges.

  - CVE-2007-4573     Wojciech Purczynski discovered a vulnerability that can     be exploited by a local user to obtain superuser     privileges on x86_64 systems. This resulted from     improper clearing of the high bits of registers during     ia32 system call emulation. This vulnerability is     relevant to the Debian amd64 port as well as users of     the i386 port who run the amd64 linux-image flavour.

  - CVE-2007-5093     Alex Smith discovered an issue with the pwc driver for     certain webcam devices. If the device is removed while a     userspace application has it open, the driver will wait     for userspace to close the device, resulting in a     blocked USB subsystem. This issue is of low security     impact as it requires the attacker to either have     physical access to the system or to convince a user with     local access to remove the device on their behalf.

  - CVE-2007-6063     Venustech AD-LAB discovered a a buffer overflow in the     isdn ioctl handling, exploitable by a local user.

  - CVE-2007-6151     ADLAB discovered a possible memory overrun in the ISDN     subsystem that may permit a local user to overwrite     kernel memory by issuing ioctls with unterminated data.

  - CVE-2007-6206     Blake Frantz discovered that when a core file owned by a     non-root user exists, and a root-owned process dumps     core over it, the core file retains its original     ownership. This could be used by a local user to gain     access to sensitive information.

  - CVE-2007-6694     Cyrill Gorcunov reported a NULL pointer dereference in     code specific to the CHRP PowerPC platforms. Local users     could exploit this issue to achieve a Denial of Service     (DoS).

  - CVE-2008-0007     Nick Piggin of SuSE discovered a number of issues in     subsystems which register a fault handler for memory     mapped areas. This issue can be exploited by local users     to achieve a Denial of Service (DoS) and possibly     execute arbitrary code.

The following matrix lists additional packages that were rebuilt for compatibility with or to take advantage of this update :

                             Debian 3.1 (sarge)            kernel-image-2.6.8-alpha    2.6.8-17sarge1                kernel-image-2.6.8-amd64    2.6.8-17sarge1                kernel-image-2.6.8-hppa     2.6.8-7sarge1                 kernel-image-2.6.8-i386     2.6.8-17sarge1                kernel-image-2.6.8-ia64     2.6.8-15sarge1                kernel-image-2.6.8-m68k     2.6.8-5sarge1                 kernel-image-2.6.8-s390     2.6.8-6sarge1                 kernel-image-2.6.8-sparc    2.6.8-16sarge1                kernel-patch-powerpc-2.6.8  2.6.8-13sarge1                fai-kernels                 1.9.1sarge8

Several local and remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems :

  - CVE-2004-2731     infamous41md reported multiple integer overflows in the     Sbus PROM driver that would allow for a DoS (Denial of     Service) attack by a local user, and possibly the     execution of arbitrary code.

  - CVE-2006-4814     Doug Chapman discovered a potential local DoS (deadlock)     in the mincore function caused by improper lock     handling.

  - CVE-2006-5753     Eric Sandeen provided a fix for a local memory     corruption vulnerability resulting from a     misinterpretation of return values when operating on     inodes which have been marked bad.

  - CVE-2006-5823     LMH reported a potential local DoS which could be     exploited by a malicious user with the privileges to     mount and read a corrupted cramfs filesystem.

  - CVE-2006-6053     LMH reported a potential local DoS which could be     exploited by a malicious user with the privileges to     mount and read a corrupted ext3 filesystem.

  - CVE-2006-6054     LMH reported a potential local DoS which could be     exploited by a malicious user with the privileges to     mount and read a corrupted ext2 filesystem.

  - CVE-2006-6106     Marcel Holtman discovered multiple buffer overflows in     the Bluetooth subsystem which can be used to trigger a     remote DoS (crash) and potentially execute arbitrary     code.

  - CVE-2007-1353     Ilja van Sprundel discovered that kernel memory could be     leaked via the Bluetooth setsockopt call due to an     uninitialized stack buffer. This could be used by local     attackers to read the contents of sensitive kernel     memory.

  - CVE-2007-1592     Masayuki Nakagawa discovered that flow labels were     inadvertently being shared between listening sockets and     child sockets. This defect can be exploited by local     users to cause a DoS (Oops).

  - CVE-2007-2172     Thomas Graf reported a typo in the DECnet protocol     handler that could be used by a local attacker to     overrun an array via crafted packets, potentially     resulting in a Denial of Service (system crash). A     similar issue exists in the IPV4 protocol handler and     will be fixed in a subsequent update.

  - CVE-2007-2525     Florian Zumbiehl discovered a memory leak in the PPPOE     subsystem caused by releasing a socket before     PPPIOCGCHAN is called upon it. This could be used by a     local user to DoS a system by consuming all available     memory.

  - CVE-2007-3848     Wojciech Purczynski discovered that pdeath_signal was     not being reset properly under certain conditions which     may allow local users to gain privileges by sending     arbitrary signals to suid binaries.

  - CVE-2007-4308     Alan Cox reported an issue in the aacraid driver that     allows unprivileged local users to make ioctl calls     which should be restricted to admin privileges.

  - CVE-2007-4311     PaX team discovered an issue in the random driver where     a defect in the reseeding code leads to a reduction in     entropy.

  - CVE-2007-5093     Alex Smith discovered an issue with the pwc driver for     certain webcam devices. If the device is removed while a     userspace application has it open, the driver will wait     for userspace to close the device, resulting in a     blocked USB subsystem. This issue is of low security     impact as it requires the attacker to either have     physical access to the system or to convince a user with     local access to remove the device on their behalf.

  - CVE-2007-6063     Venustech AD-LAB discovered a a buffer overflow in the     isdn ioctl handling, exploitable by a local user.

  - CVE-2007-6151     ADLAB discovered a possible memory overrun in the ISDN     subsystem that may permit a local user to overwrite     kernel memory by issuing ioctls with unterminated data.

  - CVE-2007-6206     Blake Frantz discovered that when a core file owned by a     non-root user exists, and a root-owned process dumps     core over it, the core file retains its original     ownership. This could be used by a local user to gain     access to sensitive information.

  - CVE-2007-6694     Cyrill Gorcunov reported a NULL pointer dereference in     code specific to the CHRP PowerPC platforms. Local users     could exploit this issue to achieve a Denial of Service     (DoS).

  - CVE-2008-0007     Nick Piggin of SuSE discovered a number of issues in     subsystems which register a fault handler for memory     mapped areas. This issue can be exploited by local users     to achieve a Denial of Service (DoS) and possibly     execute arbitrary code.

The following matrix lists additional packages that were rebuilt for compatibility with or to take advantage of this update :

                              Debian 3.1 (sarge)             alsa-modules-i386            1.0.8+2sarge2                  kernel-image-2.4.27-arm      2.4.27-2sarge6                 kernel-image-2.4.27-m68k     2.4.27-3sarge6                 kernel-image-speakup-i386    2.4.27-1.1sarge5               kernel-image-2.4.27-alpha    2.4.27-10sarge6                kernel-image-2.4.27-s390     2.4.27-2sarge6                 kernel-image-2.4.27-sparc    2.4.27-9sarge6                 kernel-image-2.4.27-i386     2.4.27-10sarge6                kernel-image-2.4.27-ia64     2.4.27-10sarge6                kernel-patch-2.4.27-mips     2.4.27-10.sarge4.040815-3      kernel-patch-powerpc-2.4.27  2.4.27-10sarge6                kernel-latest-2.4-alpha      101sarge3                      kernel-latest-2.4-i386       101sarge2                      kernel-latest-2.4-s390       2.4.27-1sarge2                 kernel-latest-2.4-sparc      42sarge3                       i2c                          1:2.9.1-1sarge2                lm-sensors                   1:2.9.1-1sarge4                mindi-kernel                 2.4.27-2sarge5                 pcmcia-modules-2.4.27-i386   3.2.5+2sarge2                  hostap-modules-i386          1:0.3.7-1sarge3                systemimager                 3.2.3-6sarge5

This kernel update is a respin of a previous one that broke CPUFREQ support (bug 357598).

Previous changes :

This kernel update fixes the following security problems :

CVE-2008-0007: Insufficient range checks in certain fault handlers could be used by local attackers to potentially read or write kernel memory.

CVE-2008-0001: Incorrect access mode checks could be used by local attackers to corrupt directory contents and so cause denial of service attacks or potentially execute code.

CVE-2007-5966: Integer overflow in the hrtimer_start function in kernel/hrtimer.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.23.10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (panic) via a large relative timeout value. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third-party information.

CVE-2007-3843: The Linux kernel checked the wrong global variable for the CIFS sec mount option, which might allow remote attackers to spoof CIFS network traffic that the client configured for security signatures, as demonstrated by lack of signing despite sec=ntlmv2i in a SetupAndX request.

CVE-2007-6417: The shmem_getpage function (mm/shmem.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.11 through 2.6.23 does not properly clear allocated memory in some rare circumstances, which might allow local users to read sensitive kernel data or cause a denial of service (crash).

And the following bugs (numbers are https://bugzilla.novell.com/ references) :

  - patches.fixes/input-add-amilo-pro-v-to-nomux.patch: Add     Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Pro 2010 to nomux list (345699).

  - patches.arch/acpica-psd.patch: Changed resolution of     named references in packages     (https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=346831).

  - patches.fixes/acpica_sizeof.patch: SizeOf operator ACPI     interpreter fix     (http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9558).

  - patches.drivers/libata-sata_sis-fix-scr-access:
    sata_sis: fix SCR access (331610).

  - patches.drivers/libata-tape-fix: libata: backport tape     support fixes (345438).

  - patches.arch/powernowk8_family_freq_from_fiddid.patch:
    To find the frequency given the fid and did is family     dependent. (#332722).

  - patches.drivers/libata-force-cable-type: libata:
    implement libata.force_cbl parameter (337610).

  - patches.drivers/libata-sata_nv-disable-ADMA: sata_nv:
    disable ADMA by default (346508).

  - patches.fixes/via-velocity-dont-oops-on-mtu-change-1:
    [VIA_VELOCITY]: Don't oops on MTU change. (341537).

  - patches.fixes/via-velocity-dont-oops-on-mtu-change-2:
    via-velocity: don't oops on MTU change while down     (341537).

- patches.fixes/sony-laptop-call-sonypi_compat_init-earlier: s ony-laptop: call sonypi_compat_init earlier (343483).

  - Updated kABI symbols for 2.6.22.15 changes, and Xen     x86_64 changes.

  - series.conf file cleanup: group together latency tracing     patches.

  - Fix a memory leak and a panic in drivers/block/cciss.c     patches.drivers/cciss-panic-in-blk_rq_map_sg: Panic in     blk_rq_map_sg() from CCISS driver.

  - patches.drivers/cciss-fix_memory_leak :

  - Address missed-interrupt issues discovered upstream.

  - Update to 2.6.22.15

  - fixes CVE-2007-5966

  - lots of libata fixes, which cause the following to be     removed :

    -     patches.drivers/libata-add-NCQ-spurious-completion-horka     ges

    -     patches.drivers/libata-add-ST9120822AS-to-NCQ-blacklist

    -     patches.drivers/libata-disable-NCQ-for-ST9160821AS-3.ALD

  - removed patches already in this release :

    -     patches.fixes/i4l-avoid-copying-an-overly-long-string.pa     tch :

  - patches.fixes/ramdisk-2.6.23-corruption_fix.diff

  - patches.fixes/microtek_hal.diff: Delete.

  - fixed previous poweroff regression from 2.6.22.10

  - lots of other fixes and some new pci ids.

  - Thousands of changes in patches.rt/ for the kernel-rt*     kernels.

  - patches.fixes/usb_336850.diff: fix missing quirk leading     to a device disconnecting under load (336850).

  - patches.fixes/nfs-unmount-leak.patch: NFSv2/v3: Fix a     memory leak when using -onolock (336253).

  - add xenfb-module-param patch to make Xen virtual frame     buffer configurable in the guest domains, instead of a     fixed resolution of 800x600.

  - patches.xen/xen3-aux-at_vector_size.patch: Also include     x86-64 (310037).

  - patches.xen/xen3-patch-2.6.18: Fix system lockup     (335121).

  - patches.fixes/acpi_autoload_baydock.patch: autloading of     dock module (302482). Fixed a general bug with linux     specific hids there.

  - patches.xen/xen3-patch-2.6.22.11-12: Linux 2.6.22.12.

  - patches.xen/xen3-fixup-arch-i386: Fix CONFIG_APM=m     issue.

  - patches.xen/xen-x86-no-lapic: Re-diff.

This kernel update fixes the following security problems :

  - Insufficient range checks in certain fault handlers     could be used by local attackers to potentially read or     write kernel memory. (CVE-2008-0007)

  - Incorrect access mode checks could be used by local     attackers to corrupt directory contents and so cause     denial of service attacks or potentially execute code.
    (CVE-2008-0001)

  - Integer overflow in the hrtimer_start function in     kernel/hrtimer.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.23.10     allows local users to execute arbitrary code or cause a     denial of service (panic) via a large relative timeout     value. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from     third-party information. (CVE-2007-5966)

  - The shmem_getpage function (mm/shmem.c) in Linux kernel     2.6.11 through 2.6.23 does not properly clear allocated     memory in some rare circumstances, which might allow     local users to read sensitive kernel data or cause a     denial of service (crash). (CVE-2007-6417)

Additionally the following bugfixes have been included for all platforms :

  - patches.suse/bootsplash: Bootsplash for current kernel     (none). patch the patch for Bug 345980.

  - patches.fixes/megaraid-fixup-driver-version: Megaraid     driver version out of sync (299740).

  - OCFS2: Updated to version 1.2.8

  - patches.fixes/ocfs2-1.2-svn-r3070.diff: [PATCH] ocfs2:
    Remove overzealous BUG_ON().

  - patches.fixes/ocfs2-1.2-svn-r3072.diff: [PATCH] ocfs2:
    fix rename vs unlink race.

  - patches.fixes/ocfs2-1.2-svn-r3074.diff: [PATCH] ocfs2:
    Remove expensive local alloc bitmap scan code.

  - patches.fixes/ocfs2-1.2-svn-r3057.diff: [PATCH] ocfs2:
    Check for cluster locking in ocfs2_readpage.

  - patches.fixes/ocfs2-1.2-svn-r2975.diff: ocfs2_dlm: make     functions static.

  - patches.fixes/ocfs2-1.2-svn-r2976.diff: [PATCH]     ocfs2_dlm: make tot_backoff more descriptive.

  - patches.fixes/ocfs2-1.2-svn-r3002.diff: [PATCH] ocfs2:
    Remove the printing of harmless ERRORS like ECONNRESET,     EPIPE..

  - patches.fixes/ocfs2-1.2-svn-r3004.diff: [PATCH]     ocfs2_dlm: Call cond_resched_lock() once per hash bucket     scan.

  - patches.fixes/ocfs2-1.2-svn-r3006.diff: [PATCH]     ocfs2_dlm: Silence compiler warnings.

  - patches.fixes/ocfs2-1.2-svn-r3062.diff: [PATCH]     ocfs2_dlm: Fix double increment of migrated lockres'     owner count.

  - patches.fixes/hugetlb-get_user_pages-corruption.patch:
    hugetlb: follow_hugetlb_page() for write access     (345239).

  - enable patches.fixes/reiserfs-fault-in-pages.patch     (333412)

  - patches.drivers/usb-update-evdo-driver-ids.patch: USB:
    update evdo driver ids. Get the module to build...

  -     patches.drivers/usb-add-usb_device_and_interface_info.pa     tch: USB: add USB_DEVICE_AND_INTERFACE_INFO(). This is     needed to get the HUAWEI devices to work properly, and     to get patches.drivers/usb-update-evdo-driver-ids.patch     to build without errors.

  - patches.drivers/usb-update-evdo-driver-ids.patch: USB:
    update evdo driver ids on request from our IT department     (345438).

  - patches.suse/kdump-dump_after_notifier.patch: Add     dump_after_notifier sysctl (265764).

  - patches.drivers/libata-sata_nv-disable-ADMA: sata_nv:
    disable ADMA by default (346508).

  - patches.fixes/cpufreq-fix-ondemand-deadlock.patch:
    Cpufreq fix ondemand deadlock (337439).

  -     patches.fixes/eliminate-cpufreq_userspace-scaling_setspe     ed-deadlock.patch: Eliminate cpufreq_userspace     scaling_setspeed deadlock (337439).

  - patches.xen/15181-dma-tracking.patch: Fix issue     preventing Xen KMPs from building.

  - patches.drivers/r8169-perform-a-PHY-reset-before.patch:
    r8169: perform a PHY reset before any other operation at     boot time (345658).

  - patches.drivers/r8169-more-alignment-for-the-0x8168:
    refresh.

  - patches.fixes/lockd-grant-shutdown: Stop GRANT callback     from crashing if NFS server has been stopped. (292478).
    There was a problem with this patch which would cause     apparently random crashes when lockd was in use. The     offending change has been removed.

  - patches.fixes/usb_336850.diff: fix missing quirk leading     to a device disconnecting under load (336850).

  - patches.fixes/cifs-incomplete-recv.patch: fix incorrect     session reconnects (279783).

  - patches.fixes/megaraid_mbox-dell-cerc-support: Fix so     that it applies properly. I extended the context to 6     lines to help patch find where to apply the patch     (267134).

  - patches.fixes/md-idle-test: md: improve the     is_mddev_idle test fix (326591).

This kernel update brings the kernel to version 2.6.22.16 and fixes the following security problems :

CVE-2008-0007: Insufficient range checks in certain fault handlers could be used by local attackers to potentially read or write kernel memory.

CVE-2008-0001: Incorrect access mode checks could be used by local attackers to corrupt directory contents and so cause denial of service attacks or potentially execute code.

CVE-2007-5966: Integer overflow in the hrtimer_start function in kernel/hrtimer.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.23.10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (panic) via a large relative timeout value. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third-party information.

CVE-2007-3843: The Linux kernel checked the wrong global variable for the CIFS sec mount option, which might allow remote attackers to spoof CIFS network traffic that the client configured for security signatures, as demonstrated by lack of signing despite sec=ntlmv2i in a SetupAndX request.

CVE-2007-6417: The shmem_getpage function (mm/shmem.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.11 through 2.6.23 does not properly clear allocated memory in some rare circumstances, which might allow local users to read sensitive kernel data or cause a denial of service (crash).

And the following bugs (numbers are https://bugzilla.novell.com/ references) :

  - patches.fixes/input-add-amilo-pro-v-to-nomux.patch: Add     Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Pro 2010 to nomux list (345699).

  - patches.arch/acpica-psd.patch: Changed resolution of     named references in packages     (https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=346831).

  - patches.fixes/acpica_sizeof.patch: SizeOf operator ACPI     interpreter fix     (http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9558).

  - patches.drivers/libata-sata_sis-fix-scr-access:
    sata_sis: fix SCR access (331610).

  - patches.drivers/libata-tape-fix: libata: backport tape     support fixes (345438).

  - patches.arch/powernowk8_family_freq_from_fiddid.patch:
    To find the frequency given the fid and did is family     dependent. (#332722).

  - patches.drivers/libata-force-cable-type: libata:
    implement libata.force_cbl parameter (337610).

  - patches.drivers/libata-sata_nv-disable-ADMA: sata_nv:
    disable ADMA by default (346508).

  - patches.fixes/via-velocity-dont-oops-on-mtu-change-1:
    [VIA_VELOCITY]: Don't oops on MTU change. (341537).

  - patches.fixes/via-velocity-dont-oops-on-mtu-change-2:
    via-velocity: don't oops on MTU change while down     (341537).

- patches.fixes/sony-laptop-call-sonypi_compat_init-earlier: s ony-laptop: call sonypi_compat_init earlier (343483).

  - Updated kABI symbols for 2.6.22.15 changes, and Xen     x86_64 changes.

  - series.conf file cleanup: group together latency tracing     patches.

  - Fix a memory leak and a panic in drivers/block/cciss.c     patches.drivers/cciss-panic-in-blk_rq_map_sg: Panic in     blk_rq_map_sg() from CCISS driver.

  - patches.drivers/cciss-fix_memory_leak :

  - Address missed-interrupt issues discovered upstream.

  - Update to 2.6.22.15

  - fixes CVE-2007-5966

  - lots of libata fixes, which cause the following to be     removed :

    -     patches.drivers/libata-add-NCQ-spurious-completion-horka     ges

    -     patches.drivers/libata-add-ST9120822AS-to-NCQ-blacklist

    -     patches.drivers/libata-disable-NCQ-for-ST9160821AS-3.ALD

  - removed patches already in this release :

    -     patches.fixes/i4l-avoid-copying-an-overly-long-string.pa     tch :

  - patches.fixes/ramdisk-2.6.23-corruption_fix.diff

  - patches.fixes/microtek_hal.diff: Delete.

  - fixed previous poweroff regression from 2.6.22.10

  - lots of other fixes and some new pci ids.

  - Thousands of changes in patches.rt/ for the kernel-rt*     kernels.

  - patches.fixes/usb_336850.diff: fix missing quirk leading     to a device disconnecting under load (336850).

  - patches.fixes/nfs-unmount-leak.patch: NFSv2/v3: Fix a     memory leak when using -onolock (336253).

  - add xenfb-module-param patch to make Xen virtual frame     buffer configurable in the guest domains, instead of a     fixed resolution of 800x600.

  - patches.xen/xen3-aux-at_vector_size.patch: Also include     x86-64 (310037).

  - patches.xen/xen3-patch-2.6.18: Fix system lockup     (335121).

  - patches.fixes/acpi_autoload_baydock.patch: autloading of     dock module (302482). Fixed a general bug with linux     specific hids there.

  - patches.xen/xen3-patch-2.6.22.11-12: Linux 2.6.22.12.

  - patches.xen/xen3-fixup-arch-i386: Fix CONFIG_APM=m     issue.

  - patches.xen/xen-x86-no-lapic: Re-diff.

This kernel update fixes the following security problems :

CVE-2008-0007: Insufficient range checks in certain fault handlers could be used by local attackers to potentially read or write kernel memory.

CVE-2008-0001: Incorrect access mode checks could be used by local attackers to corrupt directory contents and so cause denial of service attacks or potentially execute code.

CVE-2007-5966: Integer overflow in the hrtimer_start function in kernel/hrtimer.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.23.10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (panic) via a large relative timeout value. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third-party information.

CVE-2007-6417: The shmem_getpage function (mm/shmem.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.11 through 2.6.23 does not properly clear allocated memory in some rare circumstances, which might allow local users to read sensitive kernel data or cause a denial of service (crash).

Furthermore, this kernel catches up to the SLE 10 state of the kernel, with massive additional fixes.

All platforms :

  - patches.suse/bootsplash: Bootsplash for current kernel     (none). patch the patch for Bug number 345980.

  - patches.fixes/megaraid-fixup-driver-version: Megaraid     driver version out of sync (299740).

  - OCFS2: Updated to version 1.2.8

  - patches.fixes/ocfs2-1.2-svn-r3070.diff: [PATCH] ocfs2:
    Remove overzealous BUG_ON().

  - patches.fixes/ocfs2-1.2-svn-r3072.diff: [PATCH] ocfs2:
    fix rename vs unlink race.

  - patches.fixes/ocfs2-1.2-svn-r3074.diff: [PATCH] ocfs2:
    Remove expensive local alloc bitmap scan code.

  - patches.fixes/ocfs2-1.2-svn-r3057.diff: [PATCH] ocfs2:
    Check for cluster locking in ocfs2_readpage.

  - patches.fixes/ocfs2-1.2-svn-r2975.diff: ocfs2_dlm: make     functions static.

  - patches.fixes/ocfs2-1.2-svn-r2976.diff: [PATCH]     ocfs2_dlm: make tot_backoff more descriptive.

  - patches.fixes/ocfs2-1.2-svn-r3002.diff: [PATCH] ocfs2:
    Remove the printing of harmless ERRORS like ECONNRESET,     EPIPE..

  - patches.fixes/ocfs2-1.2-svn-r3004.diff: [PATCH]     ocfs2_dlm: Call cond_resched_lock() once per hash bucket     scan.

  - patches.fixes/ocfs2-1.2-svn-r3006.diff: [PATCH]     ocfs2_dlm: Silence compiler warnings.

  - patches.fixes/ocfs2-1.2-svn-r3062.diff: [PATCH]     ocfs2_dlm: Fix double increment of migrated lockres'     owner count.

  - patches.fixes/hugetlb-get_user_pages-corruption.patch:
    hugetlb: follow_hugetlb_page() for write access     (345239).

  - enable patches.fixes/reiserfs-fault-in-pages.patch     (333412)

  - patches.drivers/usb-update-evdo-driver-ids.patch: USB:
    update evdo driver ids. Get the module to build...

- patches.drivers/usb-add-usb_device_and_interface_info.patch: USB:
add USB_DEVICE_AND_INTERFACE_INFO(). This is needed to get the HUAWEI devices to work properly, and to get patches.drivers/usb-update-evdo-driver-ids.patch to build without errors.

  - patches.drivers/usb-update-evdo-driver-ids.patch: USB:
    update evdo driver ids on request from our IT department     (345438).

  - patches.suse/kdump-dump_after_notifier.patch: Add     dump_after_notifier sysctl (265764).

  - patches.drivers/libata-sata_nv-disable-ADMA: sata_nv:
    disable ADMA by default (346508).

  - patches.fixes/cpufreq-fix-ondemand-deadlock.patch:
    Cpufreq fix ondemand deadlock (337439).

- patches.fixes/eliminate-cpufreq_userspace-scaling_setspeed-d eadlock.patch: Eliminate cpufreq_userspace scaling_setspeed deadlock (337439).

  - patches.xen/15181-dma-tracking.patch: Fix issue     preventing Xen KMPs from building.

  - patches.drivers/r8169-perform-a-PHY-reset-before.patch:
    r8169: perform a PHY reset before any other operation at     boot time (345658).

  - patches.drivers/r8169-more-alignment-for-the-0x8168:
    refresh.

  - patches.fixes/lockd-grant-shutdown: Stop GRANT callback     from crashing if NFS server has been stopped. (292478).
    There was a problem with this patch which would cause     apparently random crashes when lockd was in use. The     offending change has been removed.

  - patches.fixes/usb_336850.diff: fix missing quirk leading     to a device disconnecting under load (336850).

  - patches.fixes/cifs-incomplete-recv.patch: fix incorrect     session reconnects (279783).

  - patches.fixes/megaraid_mbox-dell-cerc-support: Fix so     that it applies properly. I extended the context to 6     lines to help patch find where to apply the patch     (267134).

  - patches.fixes/md-idle-test: md: improve the     is_mddev_idle test fix (326591).

AMD64/Intel EM64T (x86_64) specific :

  - patches.arch/x86_64-mce-loop: x86_64: fix misplaced     `continue' in mce.c (344239).

This kernel update fixes the following security problems :

CVE-2008-0007: Insufficient range checks in certain fault handlers could be used by local attackers to potentially read or write kernel memory.

CVE-2008-0001: Incorrect access mode checks could be used by local attackers to corrupt directory contents and so cause denial of service attacks or potentially execute code.

CVE-2007-5966: Integer overflow in the hrtimer_start function in kernel/hrtimer.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.23.10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (panic) via a large relative timeout value. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third-party information.

CVE-2007-3843: The Linux kernel checked the wrong global variable for the CIFS sec mount option, which might allow remote attackers to spoof CIFS network traffic that the client configured for security signatures, as demonstrated by lack of signing despite sec=ntlmv2i in a SetupAndX request.

CVE-2007-2242: The IPv6 protocol allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted IPv6 type 0 route headers (IPV6_RTHDR_TYPE_0) that create network amplification between two routers.

CVE-2007-6417: The shmem_getpage function (mm/shmem.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.11 through 2.6.23 does not properly clear allocated memory in some rare circumstances, which might allow local users to read sensitive kernel data or cause a denial of service (crash).

CVE-2007-4308: The (1) aac_cfg_open and (2) aac_compat_ioctl functions in the SCSI layer ioctl path in aacraid in the Linux kernel did not check permissions for ioctls, which might have allowed local users to cause a denial of service or gain privileges.

CVE-2007-3740: The CIFS filesystem, when Unix extension support is enabled, does not honor the umask of a process, which allows local users to gain privileges.

CVE-2007-3848: The Linux kernel allowed local users to send arbitrary signals to a child process that is running at higher privileges by causing a setuid-root parent process to die, which delivers an attacker-controlled parent process death signal (PR_SET_PDEATHSIG).

CVE-2007-4997: Integer underflow in the ieee80211_rx function in net/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c in the Linux kernel allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted SKB length value in a runt IEEE 802.11 frame when the IEEE80211_STYPE_QOS_DATA flag is set, aka an 'off-by-two error.'

CVE-2007-6063: Buffer overflow in the isdn_net_setcfg function in isdn_net.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users to have an unknown impact via a crafted argument to the isdn_ioctl function.

CVE-none-yet: A failed change_hat call can result in an apparmored task becoming unconfined (326546).

and the following non security bugs :

  - patches.suse/apparmor-r206-310260.diff: AppArmor - add     audit capability names (310260).

  - patches.suse/apparmor-r326-240982.diff: AppArmor - fix     memory corruption if policy load fails (240982).

  - patches.suse/apparmor-r400-221567.diff: AppArmor -     kernel dead locks when audit back log occurs (221567).

  - patches.suse/apparmor-r405-247679.diff: AppArmor -     apparmor fails to log link reject in complain mode     (247679).

  - patches.suse/apparmor-r473-326556.diff: AppArmor - fix     race on ambiguous deleted file name (326556).

  - patches.suse/apparmor-r479-257748.diff: AppArmor - fix     kernel crash that can occur on profile removal (257748).

  - patches.fixes/usb_unusual_292931.diff: add quirk needed     for 1652:6600 (292931).

  - patches.drivers/r8169-perform-a-PHY-reset-before.patch:
    r8169: perform a PHY reset before any other operation at     boot time (345658).

  - patches.drivers/r8169-more-alignment-for-the-0x8168:
    refresh.

  - patches.fixes/usb_336850.diff: fix missing quirk leading     to a device disconnecting under load (336850).

  - patches.fixes/avm-fix-capilib-locking: [ISDN] Fix random     hard freeze with AVM cards. (#341894)

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
67685	Oracle Linux 4 : kernel (ELSA-2008-0237)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	high
67683	Oracle Linux 5 : kernel (ELSA-2008-0233)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	high
67678	Oracle Linux 3 : kernel (ELSA-2008-0211)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	high
60395	Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL5.x i386/x86_64	Nessus	Scientific Linux Local Security Checks	high
60394	Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL4.x i386/x86_64	Nessus	Scientific Linux Local Security Checks	high
60393	Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL3.x i386/x86_64	Nessus	Scientific Linux Local Security Checks	high
59126	SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 4938)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
43682	CentOS 4 : kernel (CESA-2008:0237)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	high
43681	CentOS 5 : kernel (CESA-2008:0233)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	high
40380	VMSA-2008-0011 : Updated ESX service console packages for Samba and vmnix	Nessus	VMware ESX Local Security Checks	high
36924	Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : kernel (MDVSA-2008:044)	Nessus	Mandriva Local Security Checks	high
36852	Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : kernel (MDVSA-2008:112)	Nessus	Mandriva Local Security Checks	high
35323	RHEL 2.1 : kernel (RHSA-2009:0001)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
33255	Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 7.04 / 7.10 : linux-source-2.6.15/20/22 vulnerabilities (USN-618-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high
32162	RHEL 4 : kernel (RHSA-2008:0237)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
32161	RHEL 5 : kernel (RHSA-2008:0233)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
32160	RHEL 3 : kernel (RHSA-2008:0211)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
32139	CentOS 3 : kernel (CESA-2008:0211)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	high
32127	Debian DSA-1565-1 : linux-2.6 - several vulnerabilities	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
31148	Debian DSA-1504-1 : kernel-source-2.6.8 - several vulnerabilities	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
31147	Debian DSA-1503-1 : kernel-source-2.4.27 - several vulnerabilities	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
30250	openSUSE 10 Security Update : kernel (kernel-4970)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
30249	SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 4935)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
30144	openSUSE 10 Security Update : kernel (kernel-4943)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
30143	openSUSE 10 Security Update : kernel (kernel-4941)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
30142	openSUSE 10 Security Update : kernel (kernel-4929)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high

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