ELSA-2007-0488

ELSA-2007-0488 - Important: kernel security update

Type:	SECURITY
Impact:	IMPORTANT
Release Date:	2007-06-26

Description

[2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1]
- fix entropy flag in bnx2 driver to generate entropy pool (John
Sobecki) [orabug 5931647]
- fix for nfs open call taking longer issue (Chuck Lever) orabug 5580407
bz [219412]
- fix enomem due to larger mtu size page alloc (Zach Brown) orabug 5486128
- fix per_cpu() api bug_on with rds (Zach Brown) orabug 5760648
- limit nr_requests in cfq io scheduler ( Jens Axboe) bz 234278 orabug
5899829

[2.6.9-55.0.2]
-cciss: fix size calculation in diskdump (Bryn Reeves) [243902]

[2.6.9-55.0.1]
-fix kernel spinlock panic in nfs/inode.c (Peter Staubach) [240855]
-fix core-dumping unreadable binaries via PT_INTERP (Eric Sandeen)
[243256] {CVE-2007-0958}
-nlm: when reclaiming locks, skip non-posix locks (Jeff Layton) [243251]
{CVE-2006-5158}
-add missing fput() in a 32-bit ioctl on 64-bit x86 systems (Jeff Burke)
[243252] {CVE-2007-0773}
-prevent oops in compat_sys_mount with NULL data pointer (Jeff Layton)
[243263] {CVE-2006-7203}
-fix 32bit-compat rt_sigtimedwait (Guy Streeter) [240458]
-nfs: fix repeated NFS mount failures lead to kernel panic (Peter
Staubach) [240851]
-safely store sysfs inode nrs in the sysfs dirent (Eric Sandeen) [242558]
-protect sysfs ->s_dentry w/ locking (Eric Sandeen) [242558]
-fix nr_unused accounting (Eric Sandeen) [241784]
-fix bluetooth setsockopt() information leaks (Don Howard) [243259]
{CVE-2007-1353}
-fix DoS in PPPOE (Neil Horman) [243262] {CVE-2007-2525}
-fix out of bounds fib_probs access vulnerability (Neil Horman) [243261]
{CVE-2007-2172}
-ip_conntrack_sctp: fix remotely triggerable NULL ptr dereference (Don
Howard) [243746] {CVE-2007-2876

Related CVEs

CVE-2006-5158

CVE-2007-1353

CVE-2007-2525

CVE-2007-3104

CVE-2007-0773

CVE-2007-2172

CVE-2007-2876

CVE-2006-7203

CVE-2007-0958

Updated Packages

Release/Architecture	Filename	sha256	Superseded By Advisory	Channel Label
Oracle Linux 4 (i386)	kernel-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.EL.src.rpm	921cf3ea8d88ff1d98dd6a85f4e31c233e1e7ea5184fd708a813cb690d715ace	ELBA-2011-1796	el4_i386_latest
	kernel-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.EL.src.rpm	921cf3ea8d88ff1d98dd6a85f4e31c233e1e7ea5184fd708a813cb690d715ace	ELBA-2011-1796	el4_u5_i386_patch
	ocfs2-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.EL-1.2.5-1.src.rpm	295ffd5fdaebcf934c0bc25e4241b4b9473a40050860cdf634dff9033a03242b	ELBA-2008-2004	el4_i386_latest
	ocfs2-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.EL-1.2.5-1.src.rpm	295ffd5fdaebcf934c0bc25e4241b4b9473a40050860cdf634dff9033a03242b	ELBA-2008-2004	el4_u5_i386_patch
	oracleasm-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.EL-2.0.3-2.src.rpm	5f80a4fa894bbd2fca84e6d2172a47e313d926711245cafdda324587cf9d4dea	-	el4_i386_latest
	oracleasm-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.EL-2.0.3-2.src.rpm	5f80a4fa894bbd2fca84e6d2172a47e313d926711245cafdda324587cf9d4dea	-	el4_u5_i386_patch
	kernel-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.EL.i686.rpm	8fe614a818994e2559f88542862f4cbd3eff81838f49e7f72b3b4c50c3b75b62	ELBA-2011-1796	el4_i386_latest
	kernel-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.EL.i686.rpm	8fe614a818994e2559f88542862f4cbd3eff81838f49e7f72b3b4c50c3b75b62	ELBA-2011-1796	el4_u5_i386_patch
	kernel-devel-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.EL.i686.rpm	b3ebf0ff1fc5628541244a3bc965d70521ff70ffc0fbfe83481aae1976646f9e	ELBA-2011-1796	el4_i386_latest
	kernel-devel-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.EL.i686.rpm	b3ebf0ff1fc5628541244a3bc965d70521ff70ffc0fbfe83481aae1976646f9e	ELBA-2011-1796	el4_u5_i386_patch
	kernel-doc-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.EL.noarch.rpm	f1e19547e0c40e962c21e6e60aa27fa17f495864a6264561799df8b264077d03	ELBA-2011-1796	el4_i386_latest
	kernel-doc-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.EL.noarch.rpm	f1e19547e0c40e962c21e6e60aa27fa17f495864a6264561799df8b264077d03	ELBA-2011-1796	el4_u5_i386_patch
	kernel-hugemem-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.EL.i686.rpm	18996403df051d81076ede15f3e4065dde21dd9dd8309132ee48d68b3fa5ce3e	ELBA-2011-1796	el4_i386_latest
	kernel-hugemem-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.EL.i686.rpm	18996403df051d81076ede15f3e4065dde21dd9dd8309132ee48d68b3fa5ce3e	ELBA-2011-1796	el4_u5_i386_patch
	kernel-hugemem-devel-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.EL.i686.rpm	87340820d8610c3c8244d4f1c39f159b50a273456dcb1cb6c0be0d848d9bc06b	ELBA-2011-1796	el4_i386_latest
	kernel-hugemem-devel-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.EL.i686.rpm	87340820d8610c3c8244d4f1c39f159b50a273456dcb1cb6c0be0d848d9bc06b	ELBA-2011-1796	el4_u5_i386_patch
	ocfs2-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.EL-1.2.5-1.i686.rpm	556755fcd48fdd6819a80ee58272cea660b52aad5d8f08647e919813a793046d	ELBA-2008-2004	el4_i386_latest
	ocfs2-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.EL-1.2.5-1.i686.rpm	556755fcd48fdd6819a80ee58272cea660b52aad5d8f08647e919813a793046d	ELBA-2008-2004	el4_u5_i386_patch
	ocfs2-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.ELhugemem-1.2.5-1.i686.rpm	09b5e4e1808abbeedd6c52ecc636a043e240e0eba4686b9ec2d325192ed47a56	ELBA-2008-2004	el4_i386_latest
	ocfs2-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.ELhugemem-1.2.5-1.i686.rpm	09b5e4e1808abbeedd6c52ecc636a043e240e0eba4686b9ec2d325192ed47a56	ELBA-2008-2004	el4_u5_i386_patch
	ocfs2-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.ELsmp-1.2.5-1.i686.rpm	5d104bdfd955ceeaeb440a47cf398835f948895d2766379ad39087d608671489	ELBA-2008-2004	el4_i386_latest
	ocfs2-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.ELsmp-1.2.5-1.i686.rpm	5d104bdfd955ceeaeb440a47cf398835f948895d2766379ad39087d608671489	ELBA-2008-2004	el4_u5_i386_patch
	oracleasm-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.EL-2.0.3-2.i686.rpm	2284a4cee2e54e220e958555ed0dbf1d2cbe01679e3ae4d7b8a4bac91443d4ac	-	el4_i386_latest
	oracleasm-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.EL-2.0.3-2.i686.rpm	2284a4cee2e54e220e958555ed0dbf1d2cbe01679e3ae4d7b8a4bac91443d4ac	-	el4_u5_i386_patch
	oracleasm-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.ELhugemem-2.0.3-2.i686.rpm	b38b02b6eb23fc019497c2e4bdb2f099c821109e457757880b94aff25ee9b632	-	el4_i386_latest
	oracleasm-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.ELhugemem-2.0.3-2.i686.rpm	b38b02b6eb23fc019497c2e4bdb2f099c821109e457757880b94aff25ee9b632	-	el4_u5_i386_patch
	oracleasm-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.ELsmp-2.0.3-2.i686.rpm	3dcb25a123d075436daaaff494560c7fa8766d229d0d539939568b10d8bf54c4	-	el4_i386_latest
	oracleasm-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.ELsmp-2.0.3-2.i686.rpm	3dcb25a123d075436daaaff494560c7fa8766d229d0d539939568b10d8bf54c4	-	el4_u5_i386_patch
Oracle Linux 4 (x86_64)	kernel-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.EL.src.rpm	921cf3ea8d88ff1d98dd6a85f4e31c233e1e7ea5184fd708a813cb690d715ace	ELBA-2011-1796	el4_u5_x86_64_patch
	kernel-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.EL.src.rpm	921cf3ea8d88ff1d98dd6a85f4e31c233e1e7ea5184fd708a813cb690d715ace	ELBA-2011-1796	el4_x86_64_latest
	ocfs2-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.EL-1.2.5-1.src.rpm	295ffd5fdaebcf934c0bc25e4241b4b9473a40050860cdf634dff9033a03242b	ELBA-2008-2004	el4_u5_x86_64_patch
	ocfs2-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.EL-1.2.5-1.src.rpm	295ffd5fdaebcf934c0bc25e4241b4b9473a40050860cdf634dff9033a03242b	ELBA-2008-2004	el4_x86_64_latest
	oracleasm-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.EL-2.0.3-2.src.rpm	5f80a4fa894bbd2fca84e6d2172a47e313d926711245cafdda324587cf9d4dea	-	el4_u5_x86_64_patch
	oracleasm-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.EL-2.0.3-2.src.rpm	5f80a4fa894bbd2fca84e6d2172a47e313d926711245cafdda324587cf9d4dea	-	el4_x86_64_latest
	kernel-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.EL.x86_64.rpm	ed771949f749c0c8a7b7a7b02ca3dcfb3f4a9a21d8463f21573c4194d3084bfa	ELBA-2011-1796	el4_u5_x86_64_patch
	kernel-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.EL.x86_64.rpm	ed771949f749c0c8a7b7a7b02ca3dcfb3f4a9a21d8463f21573c4194d3084bfa	ELBA-2011-1796	el4_x86_64_latest
	kernel-devel-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.EL.x86_64.rpm	9dd15694385deb707b2227b907dc4d2b05e5d83a4c841acefff70277da75a63d	ELBA-2011-1796	el4_u5_x86_64_patch
	kernel-devel-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.EL.x86_64.rpm	9dd15694385deb707b2227b907dc4d2b05e5d83a4c841acefff70277da75a63d	ELBA-2011-1796	el4_x86_64_latest
	kernel-doc-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.EL.noarch.rpm	f1e19547e0c40e962c21e6e60aa27fa17f495864a6264561799df8b264077d03	ELBA-2011-1796	el4_u5_x86_64_patch
	kernel-doc-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.EL.noarch.rpm	f1e19547e0c40e962c21e6e60aa27fa17f495864a6264561799df8b264077d03	ELBA-2011-1796	el4_x86_64_latest
	ocfs2-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.EL-1.2.5-1.x86_64.rpm	4d9f3f37fb9ac1378917b9a99a508ae95d05f5fbd43b1e74cbf38f44d9068941	ELBA-2008-2004	el4_u5_x86_64_patch
	ocfs2-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.EL-1.2.5-1.x86_64.rpm	4d9f3f37fb9ac1378917b9a99a508ae95d05f5fbd43b1e74cbf38f44d9068941	ELBA-2008-2004	el4_x86_64_latest
	ocfs2-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.ELlargesmp-1.2.5-1.x86_64.rpm	b9c43ad918a0da03719a162b9f05b4d0dc6f95c6637041aed3e289ddd830ea12	ELBA-2008-2004	el4_u5_x86_64_patch
	ocfs2-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.ELlargesmp-1.2.5-1.x86_64.rpm	b9c43ad918a0da03719a162b9f05b4d0dc6f95c6637041aed3e289ddd830ea12	ELBA-2008-2004	el4_x86_64_latest
	ocfs2-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.ELsmp-1.2.5-1.x86_64.rpm	1a7938d8765740062bf9c49b6c482de3ec73ea90f5e2cac153230c32a451962e	ELBA-2008-2004	el4_u5_x86_64_patch
	ocfs2-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.ELsmp-1.2.5-1.x86_64.rpm	1a7938d8765740062bf9c49b6c482de3ec73ea90f5e2cac153230c32a451962e	ELBA-2008-2004	el4_x86_64_latest
	oracleasm-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.EL-2.0.3-2.x86_64.rpm	2495e6ab50394fa4b38374b2179f4fdef3eb43bfc5bd2238cbdf91825d60d23e	-	el4_u5_x86_64_patch
	oracleasm-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.EL-2.0.3-2.x86_64.rpm	2495e6ab50394fa4b38374b2179f4fdef3eb43bfc5bd2238cbdf91825d60d23e	-	el4_x86_64_latest
	oracleasm-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.ELlargesmp-2.0.3-2.x86_64.rpm	1ba68c5290b7b545ef13e52a47ccad228515ead74630cdb1ffb15165cebab021	-	el4_u5_x86_64_patch
	oracleasm-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.ELlargesmp-2.0.3-2.x86_64.rpm	1ba68c5290b7b545ef13e52a47ccad228515ead74630cdb1ffb15165cebab021	-	el4_x86_64_latest
	oracleasm-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.ELsmp-2.0.3-2.x86_64.rpm	52d484310dc9eebb45255a1a73fdf5b9d0fb673036acb81cced53525f54d2656	-	el4_u5_x86_64_patch
	oracleasm-2.6.9-55.0.2.0.1.ELsmp-2.0.3-2.x86_64.rpm	52d484310dc9eebb45255a1a73fdf5b9d0fb673036acb81cced53525f54d2656	-	el4_x86_64_latest

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