Stable kernels 2.6.27.27 and 2.6.30.2

The 2.6.27.27 and 2.6.30.2 stable kernel updates are available. There are a number of fixes in these releases, several of which are security-related. Among other things, the -fno-delete-null-pointer-checks compiler flag has been added and setuid programs lose the ability to map page zero.

Update: some users are reporting boot failures with both kernel updates; there may be yet another set of updates coming in the near future.

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