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Fedora 7 : kernel-2.6.23.17-88.fc7 (2008-4043)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 32384
Synopsis
The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.Description
Update to Linux kernel version 2.6.23.17:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23.16 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23.17 Additionally, following security fixes were backported: CVE-2008-1669
- SMP ordering hole in fcntl_setlk() CVE-2008-1615 - Denial-of-service on x86_64 architecture.
Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
Solution
Update the affected kernel package.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?7fb8f218
http://www.nessus.org/u?26beb3e6
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=431430
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 32384
File Name: fedora_2008-4043.nasl
Version: 1.19
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Fedora Local Security Checks
Published: 5/20/2008
Updated: 1/11/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.9
Temporal Score: 6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:kernel, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:7
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/17/2008
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-1615, CVE-2008-1669