Security update for Linux kernel

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(Last modified: 29JUL2005)

solutions Security update for Linux kernel SuSE Linux Maintenance Web (78dc1762b6e16a8b7785f2a942b69b14)

Applies to

Package: kernel-s390x
kernel-source
kernel-syms

Product(s): SUSE CORE 9 for IBM zSeries 64bit
Patch: patch-10384
Release: 20050729
Obsoletes: 0faea246aeed504807fe049bfbcdf8e5
309fc14e1d18412dbf174319b55459e0

Indications

Everyone using the Linux Kernel should update.

Contraindications

None.

Problem description

This update fixes the following security issues:
x86_64:

by causing an overflow in the 32bit execve function users could crash the kernel or even execute code (#90499, CAN-2005-1768).

ia64:

by causing an overflow in the 32bit execve function users could crash the kernel or even execute code (#90499, CAN-2005-1768).

This update also fixes the following non-security issues:

deadlock in reiserfs
NFS problems with EMC servers (#96193)
hang on deleting vlan interfaces (#83493)
busy inodes after umount of autofs4 (#91112)
JBD race condition during umount (#95665)
output of /proc/scsi/scsi (#80228)
ignore timer overrides on SMP Nvidia boards (#94194)

i386:

crash on dual core, single processor Opterons (#96485)
initialization of the ACPI Processor P-States Driver (#95059)

x86_64:

initialization of the ACPI Processor P-States Driver (#95059)
kernel parameter noexec=on did't work (#96528)

s390:

include IBM codedrop 2005-07-20

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-s390x.rpm kernel-source.rpm kernel-syms.rpm

zipl

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 9 for IBM zSeries 64bit (s390x)

Download Source Packages

Download the source code of the patches for maintained products.

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