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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Fedora Local Security Checks >> Fedora Core 4 2006-423: kernel Vulnerability Assessment Details
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Fedora Core 4 2006-423: kernel |
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Check for the version of the kernel package Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory FEDORA-2006-423 (kernel). The kernel package contains the Linux kernel (vmlinuz), the core of any Linux operating system. The kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system: memory allocation, process allocation, device input and output, etc. Update Information: This update includes a number of security issues that have been fixed upstream over the last week or so. i386/x86-64: Fix x87 information leak between processes (CVE-2006-1056) ip_route_input panic fix (CVE-2006-1525) fix MADV_REMOVE vulnerability (CVE-2006-1524) shmat: stop mprotect from giving write permission to a readonly attachment (CVE-2006-1524) Fix MPBL0010 driver insecure sysfs permissions x86_64: When user could have changed RIP always force IRET (CVE-2006-0744) Fix RCU signal handling Keys: Fix oops when adding key to non-keyring (CVE-2006-1522) sysfs: zero terminate sysfs write buffers (CVE-2006-1055) It also includes various other fixes from the -stable tree. Full changelogs are available from: [8]http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.9 [9]http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.8 [10]http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.7 [11]http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.6 [12]http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.5 [13]http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.4 [14]http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.3 [15]http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.2 Solution : Get the newest Fedora Updates Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2006 Tenable Network Security |
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