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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.63056
Category:Fedora Local Security Checks
Title:Fedora Core 10 FEDORA-2008-11593 (kernel)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing an update to kernel
announced via advisory FEDORA-2008-11593.

Update Information:

Update kernel from version 2.6.27.7 to 2.6.27.9:
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27.8
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27.9

Also includes three critical fixes scheduled for 2.6.27.10

ChangeLog:

* Tue Dec 16 2008 Chuck Ebbert 2.6.27.9-159
- Disable input beep feature in Intel HDA sound driver.
* Tue Dec 16 2008 Chuck Ebbert 2.6.27.9-158
- Fix the CDROM door status patch right this time. (from rawhide)
* Mon Dec 15 2008 John W. Linville 2.6.27.9-157
- iwlagn: fix RX skb alignment
* Mon Dec 15 2008 Chuck Ebbert 2.6.27.9-156
- Revert -stable patch that causes suspend problems (L-K BZ 12149, 12155)
* Sun Dec 14 2008 Chuck Ebbert 2.6.27.9-155
- Linux 2.6.27.9
* Sat Dec 13 2008 Tom spot Callaway 2.6.27.9-154.rc2
- pull patch from davem sparc-2.6 git branch to add ebus_dma.h
* Sat Dec 13 2008 Tom spot Callaway 2.6.27.9-153.rc2
- Add scsi_esp_register to the search terms for modules.block so we pick up sun_esp.ko
* Fri Dec 12 2008 Chuck Ebbert 2.6.27.9-152.rc2
- Enable input beep feature in Intel HDA sound driver.
* Fri Dec 12 2008 Chuck Ebbert 2.6.27.9-151.rc2
- Linux 2.6.27.9-rc2
* Fri Dec 12 2008 Chuck Ebbert 2.6.27.9-150.rc1
- Fix VMI crash on boot introduced in 2.6.27.7 (#476062)
* Fri Dec 12 2008 Chuck Ebbert 2.6.27.9-149.rc1
- Linux 2.6.27.9-rc1
- Linux 2.6.27.8

References:

[ 1 ] Bug #473696 - CVE-2008-5079 Linux Kernel 'atm module' Local Denial of Service
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=473696
[ 2 ] Bug #472325 - CVE-2008-5182 kernel: fix inotify watch removal/umount races
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=472325
[ 3 ] Bug #473259 - CVE-2008-5300 kernel: fix soft lockups/OOM issues with unix socket garbage collector
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=473259

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-2008-11593

Risk factor : High

CVSS Score:
6.9

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-5079
1021360
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021360
20081205 CVE-2008-5079: multiple listen()s on same socket corrupts the vcc table
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498943/100/0/threaded
20081209 rPSA-2008-0332-1 kernel
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499044/100/0/threaded
32676
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32676
32913
http://secunia.com/advisories/32913
33083
http://secunia.com/advisories/33083
33348
http://secunia.com/advisories/33348
33623
http://secunia.com/advisories/33623
33641
http://secunia.com/advisories/33641
33704
http://secunia.com/advisories/33704
33706
http://secunia.com/advisories/33706
33756
http://secunia.com/advisories/33756
33854
http://secunia.com/advisories/33854
34981
http://secunia.com/advisories/34981
4694
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4694
DSA-1787
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787
FEDORA-2008-11618
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg01358.html
MDVSA-2009:032
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:032
RHSA-2009:0053
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0053.html
RHSA-2009:0225
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0225.html
SUSE-SA:2009:004
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00006.html
SUSE-SA:2009:008
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00010.html
SUSE-SA:2009:010
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00003.html
USN-714-1
https://usn.ubuntu.com/714-1/
USN-715-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-715-1
[linux-netdev] 20081204 [PATCH] ATM: CVE-2008-5079: multiple listen()s on same socket corrupts the vcc table
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=122841256115780&w=2
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0332
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2915
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11288
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11288
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-5182
BugTraq ID: 33503
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33503
Bugtraq: 20081209 rPSA-2008-0332-1 kernel (Google Search)
Debian Security Information: DSA-1681 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10584
http://secunia.com/advisories/32998
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2009:004 (Google Search)
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2009:008 (Google Search)
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-5300
BugTraq ID: 32516
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32516
Bugtraq: 20100625 VMSA-2010-0010 ESX 3.5 third party update for Service Console kernel (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512019/100/0/threaded
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=122721862313564&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=122765505415944&w=2
http://osvdb.org/50272
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10283
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11427
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0014.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2009:1550
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1550.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/33556
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4673
XForce ISS Database: linux-kernel-sendmsg-dos(46943)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46943
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