Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2004-171
2004-06-14
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Product     : Fedora Core 2
Name        : kernel
Version     : 2.6.6                      
Release     : 1.435                  
Summary     : The Linux kernel (the core of the Linux operating system)
Description :
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.

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Update Information:

This update includes a fix for the local DoS as described in 
June 11th, 2004: New Kernel Crash-Exploit discovered - LinuxReviews


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This update can be downloaded from:
    

7911beaaaebd0f0b175e6f217e9acf84  SRPMS/kernel-2.6.6-1.435.src.rpm
876c5a354f3e7cb44fd79cf374758d3a  i386/kernel-2.6.6-1.435.i586.rpm
881fb37eacfa931235724307f0ab5b5b  i386/kernel-smp-2.6.6-1.435.i586.rpm
80cd19520dda218a08f7a37e128b1745  i386/debug/kernel-debuginfo-2.6.6-1.435.i586.rpm
385a65874dcef2dcc6b6488e703c175b  i386/kernel-2.6.6-1.435.i686.rpm
c9307a6741f2b6580c822cfac61606bd  i386/kernel-smp-2.6.6-1.435.i686.rpm
9c72ec4596765783f56da1a5254d6d43  i386/debug/kernel-debuginfo-2.6.6-1.435.i686.rpm
cdcabfe1dcd782e0bcd4d61a01adabeb  i386/kernel-sourcecode-2.6.6-1.435.noarch.rpm
a3fdbf9364d171a71517cfdb4fcf2725  i386/kernel-doc-2.6.6-1.435.noarch.rpm
e66994ba35098dc2f667df234331faae  x86_64/kernel-2.6.6-1.435.x86_64.rpm
f1051db2f7efa8e2b4b4ef753f6bc966  x86_64/kernel-smp-2.6.6-1.435.x86_64.rpm
ef0e3bed79ef92da3c0ce793a576b5db  x86_64/debug/kernel-debuginfo-2.6.6-1.435.x86_64.rpm
cdcabfe1dcd782e0bcd4d61a01adabeb  x86_64/kernel-sourcecode-2.6.6-1.435.noarch.rpm
a3fdbf9364d171a71517cfdb4fcf2725  x86_64/kernel-doc-2.6.6-1.435.noarch.rpm

This update can also be installed with the Update Agent; you can
launch the Update Agent with the 'up2date' command.

Fedora: kernel 2.6.6 Denial of service vulnerability

June 17, 2004
This update includes a fix for the local denial of service as described inlinuxreviews.org.

Summary

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 fix for the local DoS as described in June 11th, 2004: New Kernel Crash-Exploit discovered - LinuxReviews


This update can be downloaded from:


7911beaaaebd0f0b175e6f217e9acf84 SRPMS/kernel-2.6.6-1.435.src.rpm 876c5a354f3e7cb44fd79cf374758d3a i386/kernel-2.6.6-1.435.i586.rpm 881fb37eacfa931235724307f0ab5b5b i386/kernel-smp-2.6.6-1.435.i586.rpm 80cd19520dda218a08f7a37e128b1745 i386/debug/kernel-debuginfo-2.6.6-1.435.i586.rpm 385a65874dcef2dcc6b6488e703c175b i386/kernel-2.6.6-1.435.i686.rpm c9307a6741f2b6580c822cfac61606bd i386/kernel-smp-2.6.6-1.435.i686.rpm 9c72ec4596765783f56da1a5254d6d43 i386/debug/kernel-debuginfo-2.6.6-1.435.i686.rpm cdcabfe1dcd782e0bcd4d61a01adabeb i386/kernel-sourcecode-2.6.6-1.435.noarch.rpm a3fdbf9364d171a71517cfdb4fcf2725 i386/kernel-doc-2.6.6-1.435.noarch.rpm e66994ba35098dc2f667df234331faae x86_64/kernel-2.6.6-1.435.x86_64.rpm f1051db2f7efa8e2b4b4ef753f6bc966 x86_64/kernel-smp-2.6.6-1.435.x86_64.rpm ef0e3bed79ef92da3c0ce79...

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References

Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2004-171 2004-06-14 Product : Fedora Core 2 Name : kernel Version : 2.6.6 Release : 1.435 Summary : The Linux kernel (the core of the Linux operating system) Description : 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 Instructions

Severity
Product : Fedora Core 2
Name : kernel
Version : 2.6.6
Release : 1.435
Summary : The Linux kernel (the core of the Linux operating system)

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