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SUSE update for kernel
Secunia Advisory: SA31202
Release Date: 2008-07-23
Popularity: 1,927 views

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

OS:openSUSE 11.0

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CVE reference:CVE-2008-2372
CVE-2008-2750
CVE-2008-2812
CVE-2008-2826
CVE-2008-3247


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

For more information:
SA30719
SA31048

1) An error within the LDT buffer size handling on x86_64 machines can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS and potentially gain escalated privileges.

Solution:
Apply updated packages.

x86 Platform:

openSUSE 11.0:

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...6/kernel-debug-2.6.25.11-0.1.i586.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...kernel-default-2.6.25.11-0.1.i586.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...586/kernel-pae-2.6.25.11-0.1.i586.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...i586/kernel-rt-2.6.25.11-0.1.i586.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open.../kernel-source-2.6.25.11-0.1.i586.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...86/kernel-syms-2.6.25.11-0.1.i586.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...kernel-vanilla-2.6.25.11-0.1.i586.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...586/kernel-xen-2.6.25.11-0.1.i586.rpm

Platform Independent:

openSUSE 11.0:

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open.../kernel-docs-2.6.25.11-0.1.noarch.rpm

Power PC Platform:

openSUSE 11.0:

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open.../kernel-default-2.6.25.11-0.1.ppc.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...c/kernel-source-2.6.25.11-0.1.ppc.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...ppc/kernel-syms-2.6.25.11-0.1.ppc.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open.../kernel-vanilla-2.6.25.11-0.1.ppc.rpm

x86-64 Platform:

openSUSE 11.0:

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...kernel-debug-2.6.25.11-0.1.x86_64.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...rnel-default-2.6.25.11-0.1.x86_64.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...64/kernel-rt-2.6.25.11-0.1.x86_64.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...ernel-source-2.6.25.11-0.1.x86_64.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open.../kernel-syms-2.6.25.11-0.1.x86_64.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...rnel-vanilla-2.6.25.11-0.1.x86_64.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...4/kernel-xen-2.6.25.11-0.1.x86_64.rpm

Sources:

openSUSE 11.0:

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open.../kernel-debug-2.6.25.11-0.1.nosrc.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...ernel-default-2.6.25.11-0.1.nosrc.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...src/kernel-docs-2.6.25.11-0.1.src.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...rc/kernel-pae-2.6.25.11-0.1.nosrc.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...src/kernel-rt-2.6.25.11-0.1.nosrc.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...c/kernel-source-2.6.25.11-0.1.src.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...src/kernel-syms-2.6.25.11-0.1.src.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...ernel-vanilla-2.6.25.11-0.1.nosrc.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...rc/kernel-xen-2.6.25.11-0.1.nosrc.rpm

Original Advisory:
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00009.html

Other References:
SA30719:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30719/

SA31048:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31048/


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