Detections
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Fedora 11 : kernel-2.6.29.5-191.fc11 (2009-6768)
high Nessus Plugin ID 39506
Synopsis
The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.Description
Update to kernel 2.6.29.5:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.29.5 Includes DRM modesetting bug fixes. Adds driver for VIA SD/MMC controllers and full support for the Nano processor in 64-bit mode.
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?42db42d7
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=502981
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 39506
File Name: fedora_2009-6768.nasl
Version: 1.19
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Fedora Local Security Checks
Published: 6/25/2009
Updated: 1/11/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 5.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:11, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:kernel
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/19/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-1385, CVE-2009-1389