Security update for Linux kernel (k_smp)
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(Last modified: 04APR2004)
solutions Security update for Linux kernel (k_smp) SuSE Linux Maintenance Web (36bc6e1f5cd98adfba51da104c2c719c)
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Package: k_smp
Release: 20040404
Obsoletes: none
This article applies to systems with the
k_smp
kernel package installed, please use the appropriate kernel package if you are using a different kernel:- "Security update for Linux kernel (k_deflt)" (http://sdb.suse.de/en/psdb/html/d9ee6a88092a26fe8664d17bd5133bf7.html)
- "Security update for Linux kernel (k_i386)" (http://sdb.suse.de/en/psdb/html/eb67186ab223fba67bafe5d794df09bf.html)
- "Security update for Linux kernel (k_psmp)" (http://sdb.suse.de/en/psdb/html/db5d930a19dbcb117a69b5e1afe5b7bf.html)
rpm -qf /boot/vmlinuz
Security issues
- A buffer overflow has been found in the ISO 9660 filesystem code which can be exploited locally by mounting a malformed ISO CD file system. (CAN-2004-0109)
- A possible leak of information has been discovered in the JFS file system code. (CAN-2004-0181)
- A deadlock has been found in the inode handling code.
rpm -Fvh k_smp.rpm mk_initrd lilo
please do not forget to run
mk_initrd
and lilo
after installing the package k_smp
for the system to remain bootable.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.)Download Source Packages
Download the source code of the patches for maintained products.
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