Security update for Linux kernel

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(Last modified: 08OCT2007)

solutions Security update for Linux kernel SuSE Linux Maintenance Web (4de56c78bd03f5479227093dadd0b006)

Applies to

Package: kernel-debug
kernel-default
kernel-kdump
kernel-smp
kernel-source
kernel-syms
kernel-xen
Product(s): SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T
SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP1 DEBUGINFO for AMD64 and Intel EM64T
SLE SDK 10 SP1 for X86-64
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T
Zypp-Patch-Number: 4472
Release: 20071008
Obsoletes: 1476b8bb669abfd3d3276d5f27c20239

Indications

Everyone using the Linux Kernel on x86_64 architecture should update.

Contraindications

Problem description

Solution

Please install the updates provided at the location noted below.

Installation notes

This update is provided as an RPM package that can easily be installed onto a running system by using this command:

rpm -Fvh kernel-*.rpm

In case you are using LILO as bootmanager, please make sure that you also execute the command

lilo

after installing the update for the system to remain bootable.
Finally, reboot the system with

shutdown -r now

links to download packages

Download Source Packages

Download the source code of the patches for maintained products.

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