Description: | Description: The remote host is missing an update to kernel announced via advisory FEDORA-2010-10880.
Update Information:
Update to kernel 2.6.32.16: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32.16 Additional fixes without associated bug numbers: Fix overscheduling bug causing performance loss on large machines. Add support for sky2 network adapters with Optima chips. Make hdpvr infrared controller register so that a remote control can be used with it.
References:
[ 1 ] Bug #608950 - CVE-2010-2478 kernel: ethtool: kernel buffer overflow in ETHTOOL_GRXCLSRLALL https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=608950 [ 2 ] Bug #607054 - CVE-2010-2495 kernel: l2tp: Fix oops in pppol2tp_xmit https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=607054 [ 3 ] Bug #603593 - CVE-2010-2071 kernel: btrfs: prevent users from setting ACLs on files they do not own https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=603593
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-2010-10880
Risk factor : Critical
CVSS Score: 10.0
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