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Scientific Linux: Important Kernel Update Addresses Security Flaws

Calendar Oct 26, 2006 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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security advisory security issue kernel update important x86_64 i386 Scientific Linux
Updated kernel packages that fix several security issues in 
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 14:05:54 -0500
Reply-To: Troy Dawson 
Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux
 
From: Troy Dawson 
Subject: ERRATA for "kernel" on SL 301,302,303,304,305,307 i386,x86_64 now
 available
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The following ERRATA for SL 301,302,303,304,305,307 i386,x86_64 are now
available from:

Synopsis: Updated kernel packages that fix several security issues in
Scientific Linux 3.0.x

Severity: important

Issued on: 2006-10-19

CVEs: CVE-2006-1864 CVE-2006-2071 CVE-2006-2935
	CVE-2006-4342 CVE-2006-4997 CVE-2006-5174

SRPMS
 kernel-2.4.21-47.0.1.EL.src.rpm
i386
	kernel-2.4.21-47.0.1.EL.athlon.rpm
	kernel-2.4.21-47.0.1.EL.i686.rpm
	kernel-BOOT-2.4.21-47.0.1.EL.i386.rpm
	kernel-doc-2.4.21-47.0.1.EL.i386.rpm
	kernel-hugemem-2.4.21-47.0.1.EL.i686.rpm
	kernel-hugemem-unsupported-2.4.21-47.0.1.EL.i686.rpm
	kernel-smp-2.4.21-47.0.1.EL.athlon.rpm
	kernel-smp-2.4.21-47.0.1.EL.i686.rpm
	kernel-smp-unsupported-2.4.21-47.0.1.EL.athlon.rpm
	kernel-smp-unsupported-2.4.21-47.0.1.EL.i686.rpm
	kernel-source-2.4.21-47.0.1.EL.i386.rpm
	kernel-unsupported-2.4.21-47.0.1.EL.athlon.rpm
	kernel-unsupported-2.4.21-47.0.1.EL.i686.rpm
 Dependencies:
 kernel-module-openafs-2.4.21-47.0.1.EL-1.2.13-15.17.SL.athlon.rpm
 kernel-module-openafs-2.4.21-47.0.1.EL-1.2.13-15.17.SL.i686.rpm
 kernel-module-openafs-2.4.21-47.0.1.ELsmp-1.2.13-15.17.SL.athlon.rpm
 kernel-module-openafs-2.4.21-47.0.1.ELsmp-1.2.13-15.17.SL.i686.rpm

x86_64
	kernel-2.4.21-47.0.1.EL.ia32e.rpm
	kernel-2.4.21-47.0.1.EL.x86_64.rpm
	kernel-doc-2.4.21-47.0.1.EL.x86_64.rpm
	kernel-smp-2.4.21-47.0.1.EL.x86_64.rpm
	kernel-smp-unsupported-2.4.21-47.0.1.EL.x86_64.rpm
	kernel-source-2.4.21-47.0.1.EL.x86_64.rpm
	kernel-unsupported-2.4.21-47.0.1.EL.ia32e.rpm
	kernel-unsupported-2.4.21-47.0.1.EL.x86_64.rpm
 Dependencies:
 kernel-module-openafs-2.4.21-47.0.1.EL-1.2.13-15.17.SL.ia32e.rpm
 kernel-module-openafs-2.4.21-47.0.1.EL-1.2.13-15.17.SL.x86_64.rpm
 kernel-module-openafs-2.4.21-47.0.1.ELsmp-1.2.13-15.17.SL.x86_64.rpm

The upstream vendor has not released the GFS src.rpm yet. When
they release it we will rebuild and send it out.

--Troy Dawson
--Connie Sieh
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