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SUSE update for kernel
Secunia Advisory: SA27614
Release Date: 2007-11-12
Popularity: 2,990 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: DoS
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:openSUSE 10.3

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-6058
CVE-2007-4997


Description:
SUSE has issued an update for the kernel. This fixes two vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users and by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

For more information:
SA23034
SA27555

Solution:
Apply updated packages:

x86 Platform:

openSUSE 10.3:

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open.../kernel-bigsmp-2.6.22.12-0.1.i586.rpm
1a12e1aacec911f5c08279f5ef98847f

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...6/kernel-debug-2.6.22.12-0.1.i586.rpm
4a53ab56b281fd86dd0d206d512731f7

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...kernel-default-2.6.22.12-0.1.i586.rpm
960032b6e3c89616bb12e2e92cb8aef6

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open.../kernel-source-2.6.22.12-0.1.i586.rpm
390ad049b12300321fe35bcdb88b7c31

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...86/kernel-syms-2.6.22.12-0.1.i586.rpm
3056141e73f37a521c52bb55fcd76006

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...586/kernel-xen-2.6.22.12-0.1.i586.rpm
89d63df290a8f2e2dc7ceb85f77d6533

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open.../kernel-xenpae-2.6.22.12-0.1.i586.rpm
443f87738be5368e7bb28936157c6c01

Power PC Platform:

openSUSE 10.3:

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open.../kernel-default-2.6.22.12-0.1.ppc.rpm
b776981525527e92dc461b20cd54a4e5

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...pc/kernel-kdump-2.6.22.12-0.1.ppc.rpm
35391438b5df1eb49874929b41063b89

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...pc/kernel-ppc64-2.6.22.12-0.1.ppc.rpm
3052960e883737aa3c29a9633e1e0ea8

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...c/kernel-source-2.6.22.12-0.1.ppc.rpm
e1aaee8d102ab448f1e2111b7c3bcb87

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...ppc/kernel-syms-2.6.22.12-0.1.ppc.rpm
f3a79e7be26c2ed4f4112cee14bb7a78

x86-64 Platform:

openSUSE 10.3:

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...kernel-debug-2.6.22.12-0.1.x86_64.rpm
867bdea7dfd4a643a424e46b82bbe912

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...rnel-default-2.6.22.12-0.1.x86_64.rpm
0df6d8269e9b2674c34fb609942fbf32

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...ernel-source-2.6.22.12-0.1.x86_64.rpm
5cfd1c3745f1d7ad329eb94393df990e

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open.../kernel-syms-2.6.22.12-0.1.x86_64.rpm
5c368bbe01e6667f8234677a010d5764

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...4/kernel-xen-2.6.22.12-0.1.x86_64.rpm
b5b3b7cb20914407296ec87e8437cf20

Sources:

openSUSE 10.3:

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...kernel-bigsmp-2.6.22.12-0.1.nosrc.rpm
b6c70308122a82a656574d4198437ee0

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open.../kernel-debug-2.6.22.12-0.1.nosrc.rpm
f1bd6bd6399346959919679c15766bdd

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...ernel-default-2.6.22.12-0.1.nosrc.rpm
7fb25a4f00225b2430eb41221e09bacc

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open.../kernel-kdump-2.6.22.12-0.1.nosrc.rpm
f1941735af850af06c542469c6b16a3d

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open.../kernel-ppc64-2.6.22.12-0.1.nosrc.rpm
f89babffcbfc64cc8efbe16283ddfdca

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...c/kernel-source-2.6.22.12-0.1.src.rpm
a1c6fa14f08682419b8f4f5fc5e0b8a4

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...src/kernel-syms-2.6.22.12-0.1.src.rpm
75c585e0a4276542dd6828080aa7f29c

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...rc/kernel-xen-2.6.22.12-0.1.nosrc.rpm
cf5c174deb9b4588e3b7708236d9cb8c

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...kernel-xenpae-2.6.22.12-0.1.nosrc.rpm
b7685baa4f3cabcbe5c9291edfde1c39

Original Advisory:
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-11/msg00000.html

Other References:
SA23034:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23034/

SA27555:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27555/


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