Description: | Description: The remote host is missing an update to kernel announced via advisory FEDORA-2010-7779.
Update Information:
Update to kernel 2.6.32.12: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.12 Revert ath9k: fix lockdep warning when unloading module from the 2.6.32.12 update.
References:
[ 1 ] Bug #583581 - iscsi header digest and authentication broken with 2.6.32.x kernels https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=583581 [ 2 ] Bug #552257 - Process-shared futex on a huge page causes livelock https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=552257 [ 3 ] Bug #568041 - CVE-2010-1146 Kernel allows access to .reiserfs_priv https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=568041 [ 4 ] Bug #525966 - BCM57780 Not Detected https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=525966 [ 5 ] Bug #575402 - mdraid check causes data read corruption, massive CPU load, 100+ async processes https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=575402 [ 6 ] Bug #532161 - Wrong ACPI temperature after suspend/resume https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=532161
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-2010-7779
Risk factor : High
CVSS Score: 7.8
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