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Slackware 12.2 : kernel [updated] (SSA:2009-231-01)

high Nessus Plugin ID 40623

Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

This is a followup to the SSA:2009-230-01 advisory noting some errata. The generic SMP kernel update for Slackware 12.2 was built using the .config for a huge kernel, not a generic one. The kernel previously published as kernel-generic-smp and in the gemsmp.s directory works and is secure, but is larger than it needs to be. It has been replaced in the Slackware 12.2 patches with a generic SMP kernel. A new svgalib_helper package (compiled for a 2.6.27.31 kernel) was added to the Slackware 12.2 /patches. An error was noticed in the SSA:2009-230-01 advisory concerning the packages for Slackware
-current 32-bit. The http links given refer to packages with a -1 build version. The actual packages have a build number of -2.

Solution

Update the affected kernel-generic-smp, kernel-modules-smp and / or kernel-source packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?6bdb98d3

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 40623

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2009-231-01.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Published: 8/20/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:kernel-source, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:12.2, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:kernel-generic-smp, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:kernel-modules-smp

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Slackware/release, Host/Slackware/packages

Patch Publication Date: 8/19/2009

Reference Information

SSA: 2009-231-01