Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.870808
Category:	Red Hat Local Security Checks
Title:	RedHat Update for kernel RHSA-2012:1156-01
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'kernel'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'kernel' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory. Vulnerability Insight: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. This update fixes the following security issues: * An integer overflow flaw was found in the i915_gem_execbuffer2() function in the Intel i915 driver in the Linux kernel. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected 32-bit systems. (CVE-2012-2383, Moderate) * A missing initialization flaw was found in the sco_sock_getsockopt_old() function in the Linux kernel's Bluetooth implementation. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to cause an information leak. (CVE-2011-1078, Low) This update also fixes several bugs. Documentation for these changes will be available shortly from the Technical Notes document linked to in the References section. Users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues, and fix the bugs noted in the Technical Notes. The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect. Affected Software/OS: kernel on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) Solution: Please Install the Updated Packages. CVSS Score: 4.9 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-1078 RHSA-2011:0833 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0833.html RHSA-2012:1156 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1156.html [oss-security] 20110301 Re: CVE request: kernel: two bluetooth and one ebtables infoleaks/DoSes http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/01/10 http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100145416 http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39 http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c4c896e1471aec3b004a693c689f60be3b17ac86 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=681259 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c4c896e1471aec3b004a693c689f60be3b17ac86 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-2383 53971 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53971 HPSBGN02970 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2 [oss-security] 20120522 Re: CVE Request: some drm overflow checks http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/22/8 http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ed8cd3b2cd61004cab85380c52b1817aca1ca49b http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.3.5 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=824176 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ed8cd3b2cd61004cab85380c52b1817aca1ca49b
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