openSUSE alert openSUSE-SU-2010:0738-1 (Linux Kernel)

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openSUSE-SU-2010:0738-1 (important): Linux Kernel: security and bugfix update 
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Mon, 18 Oct 2010 14:08:18 +0200 (CEST)
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   openSUSE Security Update: Linux Kernel: security and bugfix update
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2010:0738-1
Rating:             important
References:         #614670 #640721 #642009 #644046 
Cross-References:   CVE-2010-2962 CVE-2010-3310
Affected Products:
                    openSUSE 11.2
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   An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has two fixes
   is now available. It includes one version update.

Description:

   The updated openSUSE 11.2 kernel fixes the following
   security bugs:

   CVE-2010-3310: Local users could corrupt kernel heap memory
   via ROSE sockets.

   CVE-2010-2962: Local users could write to any kernel memory
   location via the i915 GEM ioctl interface.

   Additionally the update restores the
   compat_alloc_userspace() inline function and includes
   several other bug fixes.


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 11.2:

      zypper in -t patch kernel-3323

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - openSUSE 11.2 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.31.14]:

      kernel-debug-2.6.31.14-0.2.1
      kernel-debug-base-2.6.31.14-0.2.1
      kernel-debug-devel-2.6.31.14-0.2.1
      kernel-default-2.6.31.14-0.2.1
      kernel-default-base-2.6.31.14-0.2.1
      kernel-default-devel-2.6.31.14-0.2.1
      kernel-desktop-2.6.31.14-0.2.1
      kernel-desktop-base-2.6.31.14-0.2.1
      kernel-desktop-devel-2.6.31.14-0.2.1
      kernel-syms-2.6.31.14-0.2.1
      kernel-trace-2.6.31.14-0.2.1
      kernel-trace-base-2.6.31.14-0.2.1
      kernel-trace-devel-2.6.31.14-0.2.1
      kernel-vanilla-2.6.31.14-0.2.1
      kernel-vanilla-base-2.6.31.14-0.2.1
      kernel-vanilla-devel-2.6.31.14-0.2.1
      kernel-xen-2.6.31.14-0.2.1
      kernel-xen-base-2.6.31.14-0.2.1
      kernel-xen-devel-2.6.31.14-0.2.1
      preload-kmp-default-1.1_2.6.31.14_0.2-6.9.31
      preload-kmp-desktop-1.1_2.6.31.14_0.2-6.9.31

   - openSUSE 11.2 (noarch) [New Version: 2.6.31.14]:

      kernel-source-2.6.31.14-0.2.1
      kernel-source-vanilla-2.6.31.14-0.2.1

   - openSUSE 11.2 (i586) [New Version: 2.6.31.14]:

      kernel-pae-2.6.31.14-0.2.1
      kernel-pae-base-2.6.31.14-0.2.1
      kernel-pae-devel-2.6.31.14-0.2.1


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2962.html
   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3310.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/614670
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/640721
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/642009
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/644046