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Fedora alert FEDORA-2008-11593 (kernel)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2008-11593 None -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name : kernel Product : Fedora 10 Version : 2.6.27.9 Release : 159.fc10 URL : http://www.kernel.org/ Summary : The Linux kernel 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 Information: Update kernel from version 2.6.27.7 to 2.6.27.9: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6... http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6... Also includes three critical fixes scheduled for 2.6.27.10 Update applesmc driver to latest upstream version. (Adds module autoloading.) Update ALSA audio drivers to version 1.0.18a. (See www.alsa-project.org for details.) Security fixes: CVE-2008-5079 in 2.6.27.9 CVE-2008-5182 in 2.6.27.8 CVE-2008-5300 in 2.6.27.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ChangeLog: * Tue Dec 16 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@redhat.com> 2.6.27.9-159 - Disable input beep feature in Intel HDA sound driver. * Tue Dec 16 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@redhat.com> 2.6.27.9-158 - Fix the CDROM door status patch right this time. (from rawhide) * Mon Dec 15 2008 John W. Linville <linville@redhat.com> 2.6.27.9-157 - iwlagn: fix RX skb alignment * Mon Dec 15 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@redhat.com> 2.6.27.9-156 - Revert -stable patch that causes suspend problems (L-K BZ 12149, 12155) * Sun Dec 14 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@redhat.com> 2.6.27.9-155 - Linux 2.6.27.9 * Sat Dec 13 2008 Tom "spot" Callaway <tcallawa@redhat.com> 2.6.27.9-154.rc2 - pull patch from davem sparc-2.6 git branch to add ebus_dma.h * Sat Dec 13 2008 Tom "spot" Callaway <tcallawa@redhat.com> 2.6.27.9-153.rc2 - Add "scsi_esp_register" to the search terms for modules.block so we pick up sun_esp.ko * Fri Dec 12 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@redhat.com> 2.6.27.9-152.rc2 - Enable input beep feature in Intel HDA sound driver. * Fri Dec 12 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@redhat.com> 2.6.27.9-151.rc2 - Linux 2.6.27.9-rc2 * Fri Dec 12 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@redhat.com> 2.6.27.9-150.rc1 - Fix VMI crash on boot introduced in 2.6.27.7 (#476062) * Fri Dec 12 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@redhat.com> 2.6.27.9-149.rc1 - Linux 2.6.27.9-rc1 Dropped patches: linux-2.6-net-atm-CVE-2008-5079.patch * Fri Dec 12 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@redhat.com> 2.6.27.8-148 - Fix IDR allocator bug introduced in 2.6.27.8 * Fri Dec 12 2008 Dave Airlie <airlied@redhat.com> 2.6.27.8-147 - modeset - fix AGP without kms + fix endian parser/pll programming * Wed Dec 10 2008 Jarod Wilson <jarod@redhat.com> 2.6.27.8-146 - Plug DMA memory leak in firewire drivers (#475156) * Wed Dec 10 2008 Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com> 2.6.27.8-145 - Fix vc0321 based webcams (rh 474990) * Tue Dec 9 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@redhat.com> 2.6.27.8-144 - Revert idr patch from 2.6.27.8 that caused DRM breakage. * Mon Dec 8 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@redhat.com> 2.6.27.8-143 - ATM security fix (CVE-2008-5079) * Mon Dec 8 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@redhat.com> 2.6.27.8-142 - Scheduler fixes from 2.6.28 * Mon Dec 8 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@redhat.com> 2.6.27.8-141 - Stop the pciehp driver from filling the log with status messages. * Mon Dec 8 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@redhat.com> 2.6.27.8-140 - Linux 2.6.27.8 Dropped patches: linux-2.6-x86-sb600-skip-acpi-irq0-override-if-not-routed-to-int2.patch linux-2.6-x86-more-general-id-for-phoenix-bios.patch linux-2.6-xen-dont-reserve-2-pages-of-padding.patch linux-2.6-usb-ehci-fix-sb700-subsystem-hang.patch linux-2.6-usb-usbmon-fix-read.patch linux-2.6-libata-avoid-overflow-with-large-disks.patch linux-2.6-pci-fix-pciehp.patch linux-2.6-input.git-atkbd-add-quirk-for-inventec.patch linux-2.6.27-ext4-2.6.28-backport-fixups.patch linux-2.6.27-ext4-2.6.28-rc3-git6.patch Added patches: linux-2.6.27-ext4-rename-ext4dev-to-ext4.patch * Mon Dec 8 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@redhat.com> 2.6.27.7-139 - ALSA 1.0.18a Dropped patches: linux-2.6-alsa-ac97-whitelist.patch linux-2.6-alsa-ac97-whitelist-AD1981B.patch linux-2.6-alsa-revo51-headphone.patch linux-2.6-olpc-speaker-out.patch * Mon Dec 8 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@redhat.com> 2.6.27.7-138 - Fix PCI config space size on AMD Barcelona. * Wed Dec 3 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@redhat.com> 2.6.27.7-137 - Update applesmc driver to 2.6.28-rc7-git1 Adds: module autoloading * Wed Dec 3 2008 Dave Airlie <airlied@redhat.com> 2.6.27.7-136 - radeon: fix AGP harder than the last time. * Tue Dec 2 2008 John W. Linville <linville@redhat.com> 2.6.27.7-135 - Backported ath9k DMA fixes from pre-2.6.28 - Drop patch to disable ath9k when swiotlb is in use * Tue Dec 2 2008 Dave Airlie <airlied@redhat.com> 2.6.27.7-134 - radeon: fix IGP aperture sizing (#473895) * Mon Dec 1 2008 Dave Airlie <airlied@redhat.com> 2.6.27.7-133 - drm-next.patch: drm/intel: fix VT switch issue harder. * Sun Nov 30 2008 Dave Airlie <airlied@redhat.com> 2.6.27.7-132 - radeon: another AGP fix for r500 cards falling back to PCIE * Sun Nov 30 2008 Dave Airlie <airlied@redhat.com> 2.6.27.7-131 - radeon: fix card posting, module unload and radeon AGP issues * Thu Nov 27 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@redhat.com> 2.6.27.7-130 - Additional fixes for 64K lowmem reservation: - More general matching for Phoenix BIOS - Fix Xen when low 64K is reserved * Thu Nov 27 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@redhat.com> 2.6.27.7-129 - Update applesmc driver to 2.6.28-rc6-git1 Adds: iMac 5/6/8, Macbook 4/5, Macbook Pro 5, generic MacPro * Thu Nov 27 2008 Dave Airlie <airlied@redhat.com> 2.6.27.7-128 - drm: intel rebase with upstream fixes - radeon add larger GART size * Tue Nov 25 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@redhat.com> 2.6.27.7-127 - Two USB patches scheduled for the next -stable release. * Tue Nov 25 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@redhat.com> 2.6.27.7-126 - Fix Zepto notebook multimedia keys (F9#460237) - Fix Dell XPS 1530 trackpad (F9#448656) * Tue Nov 25 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@redhat.com> 2.6.27.7-125 - Linux 2.6.27.7 Dropped patches: linux-2.6.27-sony-laptop-suspend-fix.patch linux-2.6-hostap-skb-cb-hack.patch linux-2.6-wireless-iwlagn-avoid-sleep-in-softirq.patch * Tue Nov 25 2008 Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@redhat.com> 2.6.27.6-124 - Linux 2.6.27.6 Dropped patches: linux-2.6-acpi-dock-avoid-check-sta-method.patch linux-2.6-blk-cciss-fix-regression-sysfs-symlink-missing.patch Updated patch: linux-2.6-netdev-r8169-2.6.28.patch New config variable: CONFIG_X86_RESERVE_LOW_64K=y * Mon Nov 24 2008 Dave Airlie <airlied@redhat.com> 2.6.27.5-123 - radeon: hopefully fix rs690 and rs480 GART invalidation * Wed Nov 19 2008 Dave Jones <davej@redhat.com> 2.6.27.5-122 - selinux: recognize netlink messages for 'ip addrlabel' (#469423) * Wed Nov 19 2008 Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com> 2.6.27.5-121 - Update uvcvideo to latest git - Patch uvcvideo to not make older logitech cams crash (bz 472217) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References: [ 1 ] Bug #473696 - CVE-2008-5079 Linux Kernel 'atm module' Local Denial of Service https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=473696 [ 2 ] Bug #472325 - CVE-2008-5182 kernel: fix inotify watch removal/umount races https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=472325 [ 3 ] Bug #473259 - CVE-2008-5300 kernel: fix soft lockups/OOM issues with unix socket garbage collector https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=473259 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This update can be installed with the "yum" update program. Use su -c 'yum update kernel' at the command line. For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum", available at http://docs.fedoraproject.org/yum/. All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at http://fedoraproject.org/keys -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Fedora-package-announce mailing list Fedora-package-announce@redhat.com http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-package-ann... (Log in to post comments)
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