Security update for Linux kernel (iA64)
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(Last modified: 19FEB2004)
solutions Security update for Linux kernel (iA64) SuSE Linux Maintenance Web (3d2733a29d1f39483fe1d33af96336a2)
Package: k_deflt
Release: 20040219
Obsoletes: none
This article applies to the default kernel (k_deflt). If you want to use the SMP kernel please have a look at this article:
Security update for Linux kernel (iA64)
You can find out which kernel package you are using with
rpm -qf /boot/vmlinuz
This kernel update addresses several security problem that can lead from local denial-of-service to local root access:
- Vicam USB driver: CAN-2004-0075
- denial-of-service due to problem while copying data from user to kernel space
- Direct Render Infrastructure: CAN-2004-0003
- denial-of-service due to integer overflow
- needs r128 card and console to be exploited
- ncpfs/ncp_lookup: CAN-2004-0010
- buffer overflow with the possibility to gain root access
- execve():
- malformed elf binaries can lead to a local denial-of-service attack
- mremap(): CAN-2004-0077
- a new bug found by Paul Starzetz that can lead to local root access
rpm -Fvh k_deflt.rpm
Download Source Packages
Download the source code of the patches for maintained products.
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