-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2010-14832 2010-09-17 04:01:37 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Name : kernel Product : Fedora 14 Version : 2.6.35.4 Release : 28.fc14 URL : http://www.kernel.org/ Summary : The Linux kernel Description : The kernel package contains the Linux kernel (vmlinuz), the core of any Linux operating system. The kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system: memory allocation, process allocation, device input and output, etc. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Information: Fix possible local privilege escalation on x86_64 systems (CVE-2010-3081, CVE-2010-3301). - NOTE: All users should update because of this bug. Fix denial of service attack with large argument lists. Add support for perl and python scripting to perf. Nouveau video driver fixes: - fix oops in acpi edid support - disable acceleration on nva3/nva5/nva8 - misc fixes from upstream + NVAF support Add support for the eject key on the Dell Studio 1555 fix rcu_dereference_check warning Restore appleir driver that got lost in the 2.6.35 rebase. Fix DMA in via-velocity network driver. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References: [ 1 ] Bug #630551 - CVE-2010-3080 kernel: /dev/sequencer open failure is not handled correctly https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=630551 [ 2 ] Bug #634457 - CVE-2010-3081 kernel: 64-bit Compatibility Mode Stack Pointer Underflow https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=634457 [ 3 ] Bug #634449 - CVE-2010-3301 kernel: IA32 System Call Entry Point Vulnerability https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=634449 [ 4 ] Bug #628770 - CVE-2010-2954 kernel: NULL deref and panic in irda https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=628770 [ 5 ] Bug #627440 - CVE-2010-2960 keyctl_session_to_parent NULL deref system crash https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=627440 [ 6 ] Bug #629441 - CVE-2010-3067 kernel: do_io_submit() infoleak https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=629441 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/. All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/keys -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ package-announce mailing list [email protected] https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/package-announce
