Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.60333
Category:	Fedora Local Security Checks
Title:	Fedora Core 8 FEDORA-2008-1423 (kernel)
Summary:	NOSUMMARY
Description:	Description: The remote host is missing an update to kernel announced via advisory FEDORA-2008-1423. 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: 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. Work around broken Seagate LBA48 disks. (#429364) Fix futex oops on uniprocessor machine. (#429412) Add support for new Macbook touchpads. (#426574) Fix the initio driver broken in 2.6.23. (#390531) Fix segfaults from using vdso=2. (#427641) FireWire updates, fixing multiple problems. (#429598) ACPI: fix multiple problems with brightness controls (#427518) Fix Megahertz PCMCIA Ethernet adapter (#233255) Fix oops in netfilter. (#430663) ACPI: fix early init of EC (#426480) ALSA: fix audio on some systems with STAC codec (#431360) Atheros L2 fast Ethernet driver (atl2) for ASUS Eeepc. ASUS Eeepc ACPI hotkey driver. Wireless driver updates from upstream. References: [ 1 ] Bug #429364 - Seagate ata harddrive not readable, zero hardware sectors https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=429364 [ 2 ] Bug #429412 - System OOPS on soundserver crash https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=429412 [ 3 ] Bug #426574 - appletouch does not recognize trackpad in macbook 3.1 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=426574 [ 4 ] Bug #390531 - initio driver does not recognize INI-9100UW card https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=390531 [ 5 ] Bug #427641 - exec-shield GPF handler vs fixmap vDSO https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=427641 [ 6 ] Bug #432229 - [SECURITY] CVE-2008-0600 local escalation of privilege https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=432229 [ 7 ] Bug #427518 - ACPI video driver should validate brightness level before setting it via _BCM https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=427518 [ 8 ] Bug #233255 - Megahertz EM1144-T pcmcia ethernet adapter doesn't work https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=233255 [ 9 ] Bug #430663 - kernel crash in nf_nat_move_storage https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=430663 [ 10 ] Bug #426480 - 2.6.23.9-85.fc8 kernel brings out more ACPI errors info in dmesg on toshiba laptop https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=426480 [ 11 ] Bug #431360 - no sound on a dell inspiron 1420 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=431360 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/. http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=FEDORA-2008-1423 Risk factor : High CVSS Score: 7.2
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-0009 20080212 CSA-L03: Linux kernel vmsplice unchecked user-pointer dereference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487982/100/0/threaded 27704 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27704 27799 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27799 28835 http://secunia.com/advisories/28835 28896 http://secunia.com/advisories/28896 ADV-2008-0487 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0487/references FEDORA-2008-1422 https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00254.html FEDORA-2008-1423 https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00255.html http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0026-vmsplice_to_kernel.txt http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.24.1 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=431206 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-0010 27796 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27796 28875 http://secunia.com/advisories/28875 5093 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5093 DSA-1494 http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1494 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-0600 1019393 http://securitytracker.com/id?1019393 20080212 rPSA-2008-0052-1 kernel http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488009/100/0/threaded 27801 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27801 28858 http://secunia.com/advisories/28858 28889 http://secunia.com/advisories/28889 28912 http://secunia.com/advisories/28912 28925 http://secunia.com/advisories/28925 28933 http://secunia.com/advisories/28933 28937 http://secunia.com/advisories/28937 29245 http://secunia.com/advisories/29245 30818 http://secunia.com/advisories/30818 5092 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5092 FEDORA-2008-1433 https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00270.html FEDORA-2008-1629 https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00485.html MDVSA-2008:043 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:043 MDVSA-2008:044 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:044 RHSA-2008:0129 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0129.html SUSE-SA:2008:007 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00005.html SUSE-SA:2008:013 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00002.html SUSE-SA:2008:030 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html USN-577-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-577-1 [linux-kernel] 20080210 Re: [PATCH] kernel 2.6.24.1 still vulnerable to the vmsplice local root exploit http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120263652322197&w=2 http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120264520431307&w=2 http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120264773202422&w=2 http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120266328220808&w=2 http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120266353621139&w=2 http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0052 http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0052 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=432229 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=432517 https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2237 oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11358 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11358 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2007-5938 BugTraq ID: 26842 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26842 http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.drivers.ipw3945.devel/1618 http://osvdb.org/44749 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10787 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0154.html http://secunia.com/advisories/29236 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4211
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