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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.63058
Category:Fedora Local Security Checks
Title:Fedora Core 9 FEDORA-2008-11618 (kernel)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing an update to kernel
announced via advisory FEDORA-2008-11618.

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

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-2008-11618

Risk factor : High

CVSS Score:
7.8

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
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-3528
20081112 rPSA-2008-0316-1 kernel
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498285/100/0/threaded
20091120 VMSA-2009-0016 VMware vCenter and ESX update release and vMA patch release address multiple security issue in third party components
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
32356
http://secunia.com/advisories/32356
32370
http://secunia.com/advisories/32370
32509
http://secunia.com/advisories/32509
32709
http://secunia.com/advisories/32709
32759
http://secunia.com/advisories/32759
32799
http://secunia.com/advisories/32799
32998
33180
http://secunia.com/advisories/33180
33586
http://secunia.com/advisories/33586
33758
http://secunia.com/advisories/33758
37471
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
ADV-2009-3316
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
DSA-1681
DSA-1687
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1687
MDVSA-2008:224
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:224
RHSA-2008:0972
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0972.html
RHSA-2009:0009
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0009.html
RHSA-2009:0326
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0326.html
SUSE-SA:2008:051
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00007.html
SUSE-SA:2008:052
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00008.html
SUSE-SA:2008:053
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00010.html
SUSE-SA:2008:056
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00000.html
SUSE-SA:2008:057
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00001.html
SUSE-SR:2008:025
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html
USN-662-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-662-1
[linux-kernel] 20080913 [PATCH 3/4] ext2: Avoid printk floods in the face of directory corruption
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/9/13/98
[linux-kernel] 20080913 [PATCH 4/4] ext3: Avoid printk floods in the face of directory corruption
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/9/13/99
[linux-kernel] 20080918 Re: [PATCH 4/4] ext3: Avoid printk floods in the face of directory corruption
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/9/17/371
[oss-security] 20080918 CVE-2008-3528 Linux kernel ext[234] directory corruption DoS
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/18/2
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0316
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0316
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=459577
kernel-errorreporting-dos(45720)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45720
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10852
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10852
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8642
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8642
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-3525
1020969
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020969
32103
http://secunia.com/advisories/32103
32237
http://secunia.com/advisories/32237
32315
http://secunia.com/advisories/32315
32386
http://secunia.com/advisories/32386
32393
http://secunia.com/advisories/32393
33201
http://secunia.com/advisories/33201
33280
http://secunia.com/advisories/33280
ADV-2008-2511
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2511
ADV-2008-2714
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2714
DSA-1653
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1653
DSA-1655
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1655
FEDORA-2008-8929
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00693.html
FEDORA-2008-8980
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00689.html
MDVSA-2008:220
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:220
MDVSA-2008:223
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:223
RHSA-2008:0787
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0787.html
RHSA-2008:0973
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0973.html
SUSE-SA:2008:047
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00000.html
SUSE-SA:2008:049
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00003.html
USN-659-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1
[oss-security] 20080829 CVE-2008-3525 kernel: missing capability checks in sbni_ioctl()
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/29/2
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f2455eb176ac87081bbfc9a44b21c7cd2bc1967e
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.36.7
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5671
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5671
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9364
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9364
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-3831
1021065
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021065
245846
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-245846-1
31792
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31792
32918
http://secunia.com/advisories/32918
33182
http://secunia.com/advisories/33182
RHSA-2008:1017
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1017.html
USN-679-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1
[source-changes] 20081017 CVS: cvs.openbsd.org: src
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/openbsd/cvs/2008-10/0365.html
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/linux-2.6.24/linux-2.6.24_2.6.24-6~etchnhalf.6.diff.gz
http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/sys/dev/pci/drm/i915_drv.c
http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/sys/dev/pci/drm/i915_drv.c.diff?r1=1.7%3Br2=1.8
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11542
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11542
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-2750
BugTraq ID: 29747
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29747
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00082.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:167
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/19/3
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020297
http://secunia.com/advisories/30719
http://secunia.com/advisories/30901
http://secunia.com/advisories/30920
http://secunia.com/advisories/31107
http://secunia.com/advisories/31202
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2008:037 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00009.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1854
XForce ISS Database: linux-kernel-pppol2tprecvmsg-dos(43111)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43111
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