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Red Hat 2.1: RHSA-2004:106-01 Critical: IA64 Kernel Local Escalation

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Calendar Grey April 22, 2004
Dist Redhat Esm H88
The latest IA64 kernel patches released by Red Hat address multiple local security issues and potential vulnerabilities linked to privilege escalation.
Updated IA64 kernel packages fix a variety of security vulnerabilities.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run:

rpm -Fvh [filenames]

where [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. Only those RPMs which are currently installed will be updated. Those RPMs which are not installed but included in the list will not be updated. Note that you can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directory *only* contains the desired RPMs.

Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network. Many people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:

up2date

This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system.

If up2date fails to connect to Red Hat Network due to SSL Certificate Errors, you need to install a version of the up2date client with an updated certificate. The latest version of up2date is available from the Red Hat FTP site and may also be downloaded directly from the RHN website:

https://access.redhat.com

5. Bug IDs fixed ( for more info):

113603 - CAN-2004-0003 r128 DRI ipf 115819 - CAN-2004-0077 Linux kernel do_mremap VMA limit local privilege escalation

6. RPMs required:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1:

SRPMS:


ia64: Available from Red Hat Network: kernel-2.4.18-e.43.ia64.rpm Available from Red Hat Network: kernel-doc-2.4.18-e.43.ia64.rpm Available from Red Hat Network: kernel-smp-2.4.18-e.43.ia64.rpm Available from Red Hat Network: kernel-source-2.4.18-e.43.ia64.rpm

Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1:

SRPMS:


ia64: Available from Red Hat Network: kernel-2.4.18-e.43.ia64.rpm Available from Red Hat Network: kernel-doc-2.4.18-e.43.ia64.rpm Available from Red Hat Network: kernel-smp-2.4.18-e.43.ia64.rpm Available from Red Hat Network: kernel-source-2.4.18-e.43.ia64.rpm



7. Verification:

MD5 sum Package Name

2b0732844beae34f4e6ff50238456843 2.1AS/en/os/SRPMS/kernel-2.4.18-e.43.src.rpm cd0def4ab36e03cc26bae0efeae67d0c 2.1AS/en/os/ia64/kernel-2.4.18-e.43.ia64.rpm 2add5f6cb65a21bd0bd2ccda8034f1e2 2.1AS/en/os/ia64/kernel-doc-2.4.18-e.43.ia64.rpm b2fb8c5402aa4b6ffae52fae14ebf3cb 2.1AS/en/os/ia64/kernel-smp-2.4.18-e.43.ia64.rpm b60e9de2e3cd59fddb2531a8b97a809f 2.1AS/en/os/ia64/kernel-source-2.4.18-e.43.ia64.rpm 2b0732844beae34f4e6ff50238456843 2.1AW/en/os/SRPMS/kernel-2.4.18-e.43.src.rpm cd0def4ab36e03cc26bae0efeae67d0c 2.1AW/en/os/ia64/kernel-2.4.18-e.43.ia64.rpm 2add5f6cb65a21bd0bd2ccda8034f1e2 2.1AW/en/os/ia64/kernel-doc-2.4.18-e.43.ia64.rpm b2fb8c5402aa4b6ffae52fae14ebf3cb 2.1AW/en/os/ia64/kernel-smp-2.4.18-e.43.ia64.rpm b60e9de2e3cd59fddb2531a8b97a809f 2.1AW/en/os/ia64/kernel-source-2.4.18-e.43.ia64.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key is available from

You can verify each package with the following command:

rpm --checksig -v

If you only wish to verify that each package has not been corrupted or tampered with, examine only the md5sum with the following command:

md5sum


Summary

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2004:106-01
Issue date: 2004-04-21
Updated on: 2004-04-21
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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Cross references:
Obsoletes: RHSA-2003:368

Topic

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 - ia64

Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 - ia64

Bugs Fixed

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