Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.51047
Category:	Red Hat Local Security Checks
Title:	RedHat Security Advisory RHSA-2004:437
Summary:	NOSUMMARY
Description:	Description: The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory RHSA-2004:437. The Linux kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system. This is the fifth regular kernel update to Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 2.1. It contains one minor security fix, many bug fixes, and updates a number of device drivers. A bug in the SoundBlaster 16 code which did not properly handle certain sample sizes has been fixed. This flaw could be used by local users to crash a system. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2004-0178 to this issue. The following drivers have also been updated: * cciss v2.4.52 * e1000 v5252k1 * e100 v2.3.43-k1 * fusion v2.05.16 * ips v7.00.15 * aacraid v1.1.5 * megaraid2 v2.10.6 All Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 users are advised to upgrade their kernels to the packages associated with their machine architectures and configurations as listed in this erratum. Solution: Please note that this update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-437.html Risk factor : Medium CVSS Score: 2.1
Cross-Ref:	BugTraq ID: 9985 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-0178 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9985 Computer Incident Advisory Center Bulletin: O-121 http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-121.shtml Computer Incident Advisory Center Bulletin: O-127 http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-127.shtml Computer Incident Advisory Center Bulletin: O-193 http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-193.shtml Conectiva Linux advisory: CLA-2004:846 http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000846 Debian Security Information: DSA-479 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-479 Debian Security Information: DSA-480 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-480 Debian Security Information: DSA-481 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-481 Debian Security Information: DSA-482 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-482 Debian Security Information: DSA-489 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-489 Debian Security Information: DSA-491 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-491 Debian Security Information: DSA-495 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-495 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200407-02.xml http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:029 http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.4/cset@404ce5967rY2Ryu6Z_uNbYh643wuFA https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9427 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-413.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-437.html SGI Security Advisory: 20040804-01-U ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040804-01-U.asc XForce ISS Database: linux-sound-blaster-dos(15868) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15868
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