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Fedora Core 3: 2005-184 Critical Kernel Update Overview

Updated package.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2005-184 2005-03-03 ---------------------------------------------------------------------Product : Fedora Core 3 Name : kernel Version : 2.6.10 Release : 1.770_FC3 Summary : The Linux kernel (the core of the Linux operating system) Description : The kernel package contains the Linux kernel (vmlinuz), the core of any Linux operating system. The kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system: memory allocation, process allocation, device input and output, etc. ---------------------------------------------------------------------* Thu Feb 24 2005 Dave Jones - Use old scheme first when probing USB. (#145273) * Wed Feb 23 2005 Dave Jones - Try as you may, there's no escape from crap SCSI hardware. (#149402) * Mon Feb 21 2005 Dave Jones - Disable some experimental USB EHCI features. * Tue Feb 15 2005 Dave Jones - Fix bio leak in md layer. ---------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be downloaded from: 68ca4a22863bd64e4249ba418f51ed15 SRPMS/kernel-2.6.10-1.770_FC3.src.rpm 89127ba97acf9df9eddff19858f46013 x86_64/kernel-2.6.10-1.770_FC3.x86_64.rpm a87a643283a880017ee952ad939d12c9 x86_64/kernel-smp-2.6.10-1.770_FC3.x86_64.rpm 2fb91335c27579a4843a30c992ffa669 x86_64/debug/kernel-debuginfo-2.6.10-1.770_FC3.x86_64.rpm ca7f602f85fdac23896ca746e6d3b459 x86_64/kernel-doc-2.6.10-1.770_FC3.noarch.rpm f5306cd3f998b117ee4b99db9e6eb224 i386/kernel-2.6.10-1.770_FC3.i586.rpm 8f0d1d558fd379c55931bfacd8c035ba i386/kernel-smp-2.6.10-1.770_FC3.i586.rpm 08fa4e6243d2130f8a18435c551de579 i386/debug/kernel-debuginfo-2.6.10-1.770_FC3.i586.rpm d3082894a2ea387cd566c5e0e3dc9535 i386/kernel-2.6.10-1.770_FC3.i686.rpm 343b0d5d8f4e56ac24371aeecd5b2777 i386/kernel-smp-2.6.10-1.770_FC3.i686.rpm d87ecd98f4d2d0c963c6629e7642a6a0 i386/debug/kernel-debuginfo-2.6.10-1.770_FC3.i686.rpm ca7f602f85fdac23896ca746e6d3b459 i386/kernel-doc-2.6.10-1.770_FC3.noarch.rpm This update can also be installed with the Update Agent; you can launch the Update Agent with the 'up2date' command. -----------------------------------------------------------------------fedora-announce-list mailing list This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . The latest update for Fedora Core 3 brings essential security patches and performance boosts, featuring enhanced scheduling, memory management, and driver support. Fedora Core 3, Kernel Improvements, Security Fixes. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Mar 03, 2005 •Critical Fedora