there was an update released yesterday. details :
Applies to
Product(s): SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for IBM S/390 and IBM zSeries
Package: k_deflt
Release: 20040112
Obsoletes: none
Indications
This update should be installed.
Contraindications
This kernel requires PTF UM30652 installed on systems using
Guest LAN / Hipersockets with z/VM 4.3.
Description
This This update fixes a security vulnerability in the Linux
kernel (CAN-2003-0985) and contains additional fixes and IBM
codedrops. The changes in detail are:
Security fix
* Add missing check in mremap (CAN-2003-0985)
IBM code drop from 2003-12-18
* DASD driver sets improper default cache mode on ESS.
* Massive workload combined with ESS flascopy leading to
I/O hang.
IBM code drop from 2003-11-28
* PCICCs fail to be detected under z90crypt.
* z90crypt doesn't support dynamic device node generation.
* Unable to reconnect when using z/VM 3.1 at remote peer.
* fake_ll problems when IPv6 is not active in qeth.
* multicast_router handling for IPv6 on OSA.
* sclp: signal shutdown does not work.
* zfcp: unwary memory allocation during error recovery.
IBM code drop from 2003-10-31
* Crashes, triggered by IUCV and CTC when calling
dst_link_failure().
* DHCP does not work with HiperSockets guest LAN.
* Fixed S390 Debug Feature usage.
* Incorrect calculation of max_blocks in DIAG discipline.
* Race Conditions in qeth when more than one osasnmpd is
running.
* VIPA and Proxy ARP problems on qeth.
* Avoid hang during initialization on I/O errors.
* Console: kernel compilation fails in
drivers/s390/char/ctrlchar.c.
* Crashes triggered by s390 network drivers calling
dst_link_failure().
* fake_ll source MAC problem.
* Tape: Fix implementation of NOP mtio operation.
* Tape: Initially boxed tapes might become invisible.
* z90crypt incorrectly detects PCIXCC as PCICC.
* zfcp: SCSI I/O stall due to missed local-link-up event.
* zfcp: arbitrary (and bewildering) order of entries in
/proc/scsi/zfcp/map.
* zfcp: incomplete fix for dynamic SCSI adapter addition
in scsi_mod.
* zfcp: infinite error recovery escalation for certain
port failure.
Further improvements
* Corrected hangcheck driver
* Fix a pointer arithmetic bug in the xattr code.
* nfsd-fhalias (for HA-NFS): avoid console spew from
invalid IP 0.
* Fix bad ffs() return value, fixes fat and netfilter.
* Fix NFS directio bug that causes data corruption when
creating files larger than 4 GB.
* Added missing epoll() syscalls.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric Sammons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 12:17 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Kernel 2.4.24 available for SLES8?
>
>
> We are still working on our support contact so I am not sure
> I can get the
> quick and dirty from SuSE yet, so I wonder does anyone in
> this group know
> the availability status of 2.4.24 for SLES8? Also, anything
> to watch for
> or perhaps a readme for fixes, enhancements etc. . .
>
> Our security folks want us at this level ASAP so if it is
> available this
> could light the fire under our purchasing group.
>
> Thanks!
> Eric Sammons
> (804)697-3925
> FRIT - Unix Systems
>
