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openSUSE Security Update: Linux Kernel: Security/Bugfix update to 2.6.34.4
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2010:0592-1
Rating: moderate
References: #529535 #584720 #586643 #594362 #599671 #608300
#610362 #610828 #615656 #617530 #617912 #618678
#619021 #619416 #619440 #619727 #621598 #623005
#623472 #624118 #624587 #624606 #624814 #625339
#627212 #627310 #627386 #627447 #629908 #631066
#631185 #631319
Cross-References: CVE-2010-2524 CVE-2010-2537 CVE-2010-2538
CVE-2010-2798 CVE-2010-3110
Affected Products:
openSUSE 11.3
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An update that solves 5 vulnerabilities and has 27 fixes is
now available. It includes one version update.
Description:
This update of the openSUSE 11.3 kernel brings the kernel
to version 2.6.34.4 and contains a lot of bug and security
fixes
CVE-2010-3110: Missing bounds checks in several ioctls of
the Novell Client novfs /proc interface allowed
unprivileged local users to crash the kernel or even
execute code in kernel context.
CVE-2010-2524: a malicious local user could fill the cache
used by CIFS do perform dns lookups with chosen data,
therefore tricking the kernel into mounting a wrong CIFS
server.
CVE-2010-2798: a local user could trigger a NULL derefence
on a gfs2 file system
CVE-2010-2537: a local user could overwrite append-only
files on a btrfs file system
CVE-2010-2538: a local user could read kernel memory of a
btrfs file system
Special Instructions and Notes:
Please reboot the system after installing this update.
Patch Instructions:
To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- openSUSE 11.3:
zypper in -t patch Kernel-3038
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List:
- openSUSE 11.3 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.34.4]:
kernel-debug-2.6.34.4-0.1.1
kernel-debug-base-2.6.34.4-0.1.1
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.34.4-0.1.1
kernel-default-2.6.34.4-0.1.1
kernel-default-base-2.6.34.4-0.1.1
kernel-default-devel-2.6.34.4-0.1.1
kernel-desktop-2.6.34.4-0.1.1
kernel-desktop-base-2.6.34.4-0.1.1
kernel-desktop-devel-2.6.34.4-0.1.1
kernel-ec2-devel-2.6.34.4-0.1.1
kernel-syms-2.6.34.4-0.1.1
kernel-trace-2.6.34.4-0.1.1
kernel-trace-base-2.6.34.4-0.1.1
kernel-trace-devel-2.6.34.4-0.1.1
kernel-vanilla-2.6.34.4-0.1.1
kernel-vanilla-base-2.6.34.4-0.1.1
kernel-vanilla-devel-2.6.34.4-0.1.1
kernel-xen-2.6.34.4-0.1.1
kernel-xen-base-2.6.34.4-0.1.1
kernel-xen-devel-2.6.34.4-0.1.1
preload-kmp-default-1.1_k2.6.34.4_0.1-19.1.1
preload-kmp-desktop-1.1_k2.6.34.4_0.1-19.1.1
- openSUSE 11.3 (noarch) [New Version: 2.6.34.4]:
kernel-devel-2.6.34.4-0.1.1
kernel-source-2.6.34.4-0.1.1
kernel-source-vanilla-2.6.34.4-0.1.1
- openSUSE 11.3 (i586) [New Version: 2.6.34.4]:
kernel-pae-2.6.34.4-0.1.1
kernel-pae-base-2.6.34.4-0.1.1
kernel-pae-devel-2.6.34.4-0.1.1
kernel-vmi-devel-2.6.34.4-0.1.1
References:
http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2524.html
http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2537.html
http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2538.html
http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2798.html
http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3110.html
https://bugzilla.novell.com/529535
https://bugzilla.novell.com/584720
https://bugzilla.novell.com/586643
https://bugzilla.novell.com/594362
https://bugzilla.novell.com/599671
https://bugzilla.novell.com/608300
https://bugzilla.novell.com/610362
https://bugzilla.novell.com/610828
https://bugzilla.novell.com/615656
https://bugzilla.novell.com/617530
https://bugzilla.novell.com/617912
https://bugzilla.novell.com/618678
https://bugzilla.novell.com/619021
https://bugzilla.novell.com/619416
https://bugzilla.novell.com/619440
https://bugzilla.novell.com/619727
https://bugzilla.novell.com/621598
https://bugzilla.novell.com/623005
https://bugzilla.novell.com/623472
https://bugzilla.novell.com/624118
https://bugzilla.novell.com/624587
https://bugzilla.novell.com/624606
https://bugzilla.novell.com/624814
https://bugzilla.novell.com/625339
https://bugzilla.novell.com/627212
https://bugzilla.novell.com/627310
https://bugzilla.novell.com/627386
https://bugzilla.novell.com/627447
https://bugzilla.novell.com/629908
https://bugzilla.novell.com/631066
https://bugzilla.novell.com/631185
https://bugzilla.novell.com/631319
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