Scientific Linux: CVE-2012-2313 Low: Kernel Security and Bug Fix

Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 09:04:53 -0500
Reply-To: Pat Riehecky 
Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux
 
From: Pat Riehecky 
Organization: Fermilab
Subject: FASTBUGS for SL 6x i386, x86_64 now available
MIME-Version: 1.0

The following FASTBUGS have been uploaded to

i386:
dropwatch-1.3-1.el6.i686.rpm
irssi-0.8.15-5.el6.i686.rpm
irssi-devel-0.8.15-5.el6.i686.rpm
lldpad-0.9.43-20.el6_3.i686.rpm
lldpad-devel-0.9.43-20.el6_3.i686.rpm
logrotate-3.7.8-16.el6.i686.rpm

x86_64:
dropwatch-1.3-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
irssi-0.8.15-5.el6.x86_64.rpm
irssi-devel-0.8.15-5.el6.i686.rpm
irssi-devel-0.8.15-5.el6.x86_64.rpm
lldpad-0.9.43-20.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
lldpad-devel-0.9.43-20.el6_3.i686.rpm
lldpad-devel-0.9.43-20.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
logrotate-3.7.8-16.el6.x86_64.rpm
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2012 13:22:49 -0500
Reply-To: Pat Riehecky 
Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux
 
From: Pat Riehecky 
Organization: Fermilab
Subject: Security ERRATA Low: kernel on SL5.x i386/x86_64
MIME-Version: 1.0

Synopsis: Low: kernel security and bug fix update
Issue Date: 2012-08-21
CVE Numbers: CVE-2012-2313

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux
operating system.

This update fixes the following security issue:

* A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's dl2k driver, used by
certain D-Link Gigabit Ethernet adapters, restricted IOCTLs. A local,
unprivileged user could use this flaw to issue potentially harmful IOCTLs,
which could cause Ethernet adapters using the dl2k driver to malfunction
(for example, losing network connectivity). (CVE-2012-2313, Low)

This update also fixes several bugs.
Users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported
patches to correct these issues. The system must be rebooted for this
update to take effect.

SL5
 x86_64
 kernel-2.6.18-308.13.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
 kernel-debug-2.6.18-308.13.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
 kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-308.13.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
 kernel-devel-2.6.18-308.13.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
 kernel-headers-2.6.18-308.13.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
 kernel-xen-2.6.18-308.13.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
 kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-308.13.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
 i386
 kernel-2.6.18-308.13.1.el5.i686.rpm
 kernel-PAE-2.6.18-308.13.1.el5.i686.rpm
 kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-308.13.1.el5.i686.rpm
 kernel-debug-2.6.18-308.13.1.el5.i686.rpm
 kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-308.13.1.el5.i686.rpm
 kernel-devel-2.6.18-308.13.1.el5.i686.rpm
 kernel-headers-2.6.18-308.13.1.el5.i386.rpm
 kernel-xen-2.6.18-308.13.1.el5.i686.rpm
 kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-308.13.1.el5.i686.rpm
 noarch
 kernel-doc-2.6.18-308.13.1.el5.noarch.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team