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CentOS 3 : kernel (CESA-2007:0671)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 25908
Synopsis
The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Updated kernel packages that fix several security issues and bugs in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 kernel are now available.This security advisory has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
The Linux kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system.
These new kernel packages contain fixes for the security issues described below :
* a flaw in the ISDN CAPI subsystem that allowed a remote user to cause a denial of service or potential privilege escalation.
(CVE-2007-1217, Moderate)
* a flaw in the Bluetooth subsystem that allowed a local user to trigger an information leak. (CVE-2007-1353, Low)
In addition to the security issues described above, fixes for the following have been included :
* a race condition in the e1000 network driver that could cause ESB2 systems to be started without the RX unit being turned on.
* a related e1000 bug on ESB2 systems that could cause rlogin to fail.
Red Hat would like to thank Ilja van Sprundel for reporting an issue fixed in this erratum.
Note: The kernel-unsupported package contains various drivers and modules that are unsupported and therefore might contain security problems that have not been addressed.
All Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 users are advised to upgrade their kernels to the packages associated with their machine architecture and configurations as listed in this erratum.
Solution
Update the affected kernel packages.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?2ce53e58
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 25908
File Name: centos_RHSA-2007-0671.nasl
Version: 1.16
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 8/21/2007
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:centos:centos:3, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-smp-unsupported, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-doc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-boot, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-source, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-unsupported, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-hugemem, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-hugemem-unsupported, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-smp
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 8/20/2007
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/2/2007
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2007-1217, CVE-2007-1353