Trustix Local Security Checks : Trustix Security Advisory TSLSA-2002-0068 (kernel)

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Test ID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.54241

Category: Trustix Local Security Checks

Title: Trustix Security Advisory TSLSA-2002-0068 (kernel)

Summary: NOSUMMARY

Description: Description:

The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory TSLSA-2002-0068.

From the upstream changelog:

Security Fixes
-Multiple numbers of potential sign handling, maths overflow and
casting errors were fixed. Some of them are theoretically locally
exploitable. No remote holes were found.

In addition to this we have added support for more hardware.

Solution:
Update your system with the packages as indicated in
the referenced security advisory.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=TSLSA-2002-0068

Risk factor : High

Copyright Copyright (c) 2005 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com

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Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.54241
Category:	Trustix Local Security Checks
Title:	Trustix Security Advisory TSLSA-2002-0068 (kernel)
Summary:	NOSUMMARY
Description:	Description: The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory TSLSA-2002-0068. From the upstream changelog: Security Fixes -Multiple numbers of potential sign handling, maths overflow and casting errors were fixed. Some of them are theoretically locally exploitable. No remote holes were found. In addition to this we have added support for more hardware. Solution: Update your system with the packages as indicated in the referenced security advisory. http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=TSLSA-2002-0068 Risk factor : High
Copyright	Copyright (c) 2005 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com