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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 5 2006-572: kernel Vulnerability Assessment Details
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Fedora Core 5 2006-572: 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-2006-572 (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 rebases to the latest upstream -stable release (2.6.16.17), where a number of security problems have been fixed, notably: SCTP: Validate the parameter length in HB-ACK chunk (CVE-2006-1857) SCTP: Respect the real chunk length when walking parameters (CVE-2006-1858) fs/locks.c: Fix lease_init (CVE-2006-1860) SCTP: Fix state table entries for chunks received in CLOSED state. (CVE-2006-2271) SCTP: Fix panic's when receiving fragmented SCTP control chunks. (CVE-2006-2272) SCTP: Prevent possible infinite recursion with multiple bundled DATA. (CVE-2006-2274) SCTP: Allow spillover of receive buffer to avoid deadlock. (CVE-2006-2275) Complete changelogs for the -stable releases can be found at [8]http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.17 [9]http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.16 [10]http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.16.15 Fedora specific changes are detailed below. Solution : Get the newest Fedora Updates Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2007 Tenable Network Security |
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