| Description: | Description:
The remote host is missing an update to kernel
announced via advisory FEDORA-2008-1422.
Update Information:
Update to Linux kernel 2.6.23.15:
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23.15
Fix vmsplice local root vulnerability: CVE-2008-0009: Fixed by update to 2.6.23.15.
CVE-2008-0010: Fixed by update to 2.6.23.15.
CVE-2008-0600: Extra fix from upstream applied.
Fix memory leak in netlabel code (#352281)
Autoload the Dell dcdbas driver like in F8 (#326041)
Work around broken Seagate LBA48 disks. (F8#429364)
Fix futex oops on uniprocessor machine. (F8#429412)
Add support for new Macbook touchpads. (F8#426574)
Fix the initio driver broken in 2.6.23. (F8#390531)
Fix segfaults from using vdso=2. (F8#427641)
FireWire updates, fixing multiple problems.
ACPI: fix multiple problems with brightness controls (F8#427518)
Wireless driver updates from upstream.
ChangeLog:
References:
[ 1 ] Bug #352281 - Kernel memory leak with lots of threads?
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=352281
[ 2 ] Bug #326041 - Messages appear in /var/log/messages every few seconds
kernel module not loaded
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=326041
[ 3 ] Bug #432283 - [SECURITY] CVE-2008-0600 local escalation of privilege
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=432283
Solution: Apply the appropriate updates.
This update can be installed with the yum update program. Use
su -c 'yum update kernel' at the command line.
For more information, refer to Managing Software with yum,
available at http://docs.fedoraproject.org/yum/.
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=FEDORA-2008-1422
Risk factor : High
CVSS Score:
7.2
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