Security update for Linux kernel

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(Last modified: 18JUL2003)

solutions Security update for Linux kernel SuSE Linux Maintenance Web (56366da02e72063a66daafe77563272f)

Applies to

Product(s): SuSE Linux Desktop 1.0

Package: kernel-source
k_deflt
k_smp
k_athlon
k_psmp
Release: 20030718
Obsoletes: c58d644c5f3f88ab7eddc5b6181beb26

Indications

Everyone should install this security update.

Contraindications

None.

Description

These updated kernel images contain the following security fixes:

fix for a execve() file read race vulnerability
fix for several race conditions in procfs
fix for a vulnerability of the kernel NFS server

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.
First, find out which kernel package to use, for example with
rpm -qf /boot/vmlinuz
Download the kernel image fitting your setup and install it with either:

rpm -Fvh k_deflt-2.4.19-334.i586.rpm for the default kernel image, or
rpm -Fhv k_athlon-2.4.19-334.i586.rpm for the AMD Athlon optimized kernel image, or
rpm -Fhv k_smp-2.4.19-334.i586.rpm for the SMP kernel image, or
rpm -Fhv k_psmp-2.4.19-334.i586.rpm for the PSMP kernel image

(N.B.: only install one of these kernels, not all of them.)
In case you are using lilo, 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
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 Desktop 1.0 (i386)

Download Source Packages

Download the source code of the patches for maintained products.

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