Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.59689
Category:	Fedora Local Security Checks
Title:	Fedora Core 7 FEDORA-2007-0409 (kernel)
Summary:	NOSUMMARY
Description:	Description: The remote host is missing an update to kernel announced via advisory FEDORA-2007-0409. 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: Rebase to upstream 2.6.21.5, including several security fixes (See CVEs for details). Upstream changelog: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.21.3 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.21.4 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.21.5 References: [ 1 ] CVE-2007-2453 http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-2453 [ 2 ] CVE-2007-2451 http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-2451 [ 3 ] CVE-2007-2876 http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-2876 Solution: Apply the appropriate updates. This update can be installed with the 'yum' update program. Use 'yum update package-name' at the command line. For more information, refer to 'Managing Software with yum,' available at http://docs.fedoraproject.org/yum/. http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=FEDORA-2007-0409 Risk factor : High CVSS Score: 6.1
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2007-2453 BugTraq ID: 24390 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24390 Debian Security Information: DSA-1356 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1356 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:216 http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=118128610219959&w=2 http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=118128622431272&w=2 http://osvdb.org/37114 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9960 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2007:0376 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0376.html http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018248 http://secunia.com/advisories/25596 http://secunia.com/advisories/25700 http://secunia.com/advisories/25961 http://secunia.com/advisories/26133 http://secunia.com/advisories/26139 http://secunia.com/advisories/26450 http://secunia.com/advisories/26620 http://secunia.com/advisories/26664 SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2007:043 (Google Search) http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_43_kernel.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2007:051 (Google Search) http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_51_kernel.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-470-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-486-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-489-1 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2105 XForce ISS Database: kernel-randomnumber-weak-security(34781) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34781 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2007-2451 BugTraq ID: 24150 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24150 http://osvdb.org/35925 http://secunia.com/advisories/25398 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1987 XForce ISS Database: kernel-geodeaes-unspecified(34545) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34545 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2007-2876 BugTraq ID: 24376 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24376 http://osvdb.org/37112 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10116 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2007:0488 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0488.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0705.html http://secunia.com/advisories/25838 http://secunia.com/advisories/26289 http://secunia.com/advisories/26760 http://secunia.com/advisories/27227 SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2007:053 (Google Search) http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_53_kernel.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-510-1 XForce ISS Database: kernel-sctpnew-dos(34777) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34777
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