Security update for kernel-iseries64

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(Last modified: 03JUL2003)

solutions Security update for kernel-iseries64 SuSE Linux Maintenance Web (1438416d547a7151418d5c7f589035e7)

Applies to

Product(s): SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for IBM iSeries and IBM pSeries

Package: kernel-iseries64
Release: 20030703
Obsoletes: none

Indications

This update should be installed on all systems for security reasons.

Contraindications

None.

Problem description

This kernel fixes several security vulnerabilities:

CAN-2003-0244: The route cache implementation in Linux 2.4 and the Netfilter IP conntrack module allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via packets with forged source addresses that cause a large number of hash table collisions related to the PREROUTING chain.
Fix for several potential buffer overflows in the 32 bit emulation layer.
CAN-2003-0247: Fix for local DOS via /dev/console & TIOCCONS.
Fix for potential buffer overflow in module load in iCom modem driver.
Fix for ptrace kmod patch to restore old behaviour.

Additional following critical bugs were fixed:

RAID 1 module is no longer miscompiled.
avoid race window in submit_bh.
added ethtool eeprom config ioctls.
better handling for scsi recovered errors.
kmalloc sizeof struct instead of sizeof pointer
NFS: Fixed race between mount and lockd.
Use different uname -r to avoid module load problems.
The ibmsis driver was updated to version 1.18.16, fixing a problem with a 2757 SCSI storage driver.

Solution

Please install the updates provided at the location noted below.

Installation notes

This update is provided as a RPM package that can be easily installed onto a running system by using this command:
rpm -Uhv kernel-iseries64.rpm
Please make sure that you also execute as root the commands
mk_initrd; lilo
Finally, reboot the system with
shutdown -r now
To load the new kernel (replace "now" with the appropriate amount of time to allow local users to cleanly log out, for example "+5" for five minutes.)

links to download packages

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for IBM iSeries and IBM pSeries (ppc)

Download Source Packages

Download the source code of the patches for maintained products.

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