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Mandriva: Updated kernel packages fix multiple vulnerabilities and bugs Print E-mail
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Posted by Benjamin D. Thomas   
Mandrake Some vulnerabilities were discovered and corrected in the Linux 2.6 kernel.
 _______________________________________________________________________
 
 Mandriva Linux Security Advisory                         MDKSA-2006:197
 http://www.mandriva.com/security/
 _______________________________________________________________________
 
 Package : kernel
 Date    : November 3, 2006
 Affected: 2007.0
 _______________________________________________________________________
 
 Problem Description:
 
 Some vulnerabilities were discovered and corrected in the Linux 2.6
 kernel:

 Bugs in the netfilter for IPv6 code, as reported by Mark Dowd, were
 fixed (CVE-2006-4572).

 The ATM subsystem of the Linux kernel could allow a remote attacker to
 cause a Denial of Service (panic) via unknown vectors that cause the
 ATM subsystem to access the memory of socket buffers after they are
 freed (CVE-2006-4997).

 The provided packages are patched to fix these vulnerabilities.  All
 users are encouraged to upgrade to these updated kernels immediately
 and reboot to effect the fixes.

 In addition to these security fixes, other fixes have been included
 such as:

 - updated to 2.6.17.14 - fix wrong error handling in pccard_store_cis -
 add NX mask for PTE entry on x86_64 - fix snd-hda-intel OOPS -
 backported support r8169-related (r8168/r8169SC) network chipsets -
 explicitly initialize some members of the drm_driver structure,
 otherwise NULL init will have bad side effects (mach64) - support for
 building a nosrc.rpm package - fixed unplug/eject on pcmcia cards with
 r8169 chipsets - fix libata resource conflicts - fix xenU crash and
 re-enable domU boot logs - fix refcount error triggered by software
 using /proc/[pid]/auxv

 To update your kernel, please follow the directions located at:

 http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/kernelupdate
 _______________________________________________________________________

 References:
 
 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4572
 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4997
 _______________________________________________________________________
 
 Updated Packages:
 
 Mandriva Linux 2007.0:
 fdcd9cdcd13729d19e87ea6e045c40a9  2007.0/i586/kernel-2.6.17.6mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm
 c5b92253d8359f40a1d58ce3fd2afa6d  2007.0/i586/kernel-enterprise-2.6.17.6mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm
 40aa09f4acfb3f55264a4077b6129ad2  2007.0/i586/kernel-legacy-2.6.17.6mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm
 ca4a8a25517d32f24bcf6540f8d4ac43  2007.0/i586/kernel-source-2.6.17.6mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm
 614b49725c3b0a23ef3520e1ce54e8ae  2007.0/i586/kernel-source-stripped-2.6.17.6mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm
 35d251fc2496a2fc6fa6d42bd7df0057  2007.0/i586/kernel-xen0-2.6.17.6mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm
 eb6e0f7788acc76c67843c839459d836  2007.0/i586/kernel-xenU-2.6.17.6mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm 
 29e240e832e84eefd95a47a5dbec1df9  2007.0/SRPMS/kernel-2.6.17.6mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.src.rpm

 Mandriva Linux 2007.0/X86_64:
 4a134d3c6a5bb96b3191e750fe230cb6  2007.0/x86_64/kernel-2.6.17.6mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm
 14f2e578d613e3ae3f691980248df648  2007.0/x86_64/kernel-source-2.6.17.6mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm
 c60f34dfd4f0ed8a96902ce89e46178a  2007.0/x86_64/kernel-source-stripped-2.6.17.6mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm
 868743bd6503be82bb00a720404582df  2007.0/x86_64/kernel-xen0-2.6.17.6mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm
 47b108c6acae00650e9d8d0b64af1e3f  2007.0/x86_64/kernel-xenU-2.6.17.6mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm 
 29e240e832e84eefd95a47a5dbec1df9  2007.0/SRPMS/kernel-2.6.17.6mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.src.rpm
 _______________________________________________________________________

 To upgrade automatically use MandrivaUpdate or urpmi.  The verification
 of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

 All packages are signed by Mandriva for security.  You can obtain the
 GPG public key of the Mandriva Security Team by executing:

  gpg --recv-keys --keyserver pgp.mit.edu 0x22458A98

 You can view other update advisories for Mandriva Linux at:

  http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories

 If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

  security_(at)_mandriva.com
 _______________________________________________________________________

 Type Bits/KeyID     Date       User ID
 pub  1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Mandriva Security Team
  
 
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