NASLDB: SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 5239)
General
ID: 59127
Name: SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 5239)
Summary: Checks rpm output for the updated packages
Credits: Tenable Network Security, Inc.
Classification
Risk: –
CVSS: –
CVSS Base Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Temporal Vector: –
Port: 0
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Type: Local
Description
This kernel update fixes the following security problems :
– tunneled ipv6 packets (SIT) could trigger a memory leak
in the kernel. Remote attackers could exploit that to
crash machines. (CVE-2008-2136)
Additionally the following bugfixes have been included for all
platforms :
– patches.xfs/xfs-kern_31033a_Fix-fsync-b0rkage.patch: Fix
XFS fsync breakage. (bnc#388798)
– patches.fixes/sit-add-missing-kfree_skb: sit – Add
missing kfree_skb() on pskb_may_pull() failure. .
(bnc#389152)
–
patches.xfs/xfs-kern_30701a_Ensure-a-btree-insert-return
s-a- valid-cursor.patch: Ensure a btree insert returns a
valid cursor. ( bnc#388806).
– patches.fixes/369802_d_path_fix.patch: fix d_path for
pseudo filesystems. (bnc#369802)
– patches.fixes/ignore_lost_ticks: fixed
do_vgettimeofday() and other issues with this patch.
(bnc#267050)
– patches.drivers/pci-express-aer-aerdriver-off.patch: PCI
– add possibility to turn AER off. (bnc#382033)
– patches.drivers/pci-express-aer-documentation: PCI – add
AER documentation. (bnc#382033)
Exploiting
Exploit Available: –
Exploitability Ease: –
Sources
CVE: CVE-2008-2136
OSVDB: –
Bugtraq: –
scipID: –
Timeline
Vulnerability Disclosure: –
Patch Release: 2008/05/15
Plugin Release: 2012/05/17
Plugin
Version: 1.1
Filename: suse_kernel-5239.nasl
Filesize: 4707 bytes
MD5 Hash: 3744f7d4178455bab7523838f9dda092
Identification: Host/local_checks_enabled
Require Keys: Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list
Dependencies: "ssh_get_info.nasl"
Copyright: This script is Copyright© 2012 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
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