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CentOS 5 : kernel (CESA-2007:0376)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 43642
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Synopsis
The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Updated kernel packages that fix security issues and bugs in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel are now available.This update has been rated as having important 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 following security issues :
* a flaw in the mount handling routine for 64-bit systems that allowed a local user to cause denial of service (CVE-2006-7203, Important).
* a flaw in the PPP over Ethernet implementation that allowed a remote user to cause a denial of service (CVE-2007-2525, Important).
* a flaw in the Bluetooth subsystem that allowed a local user to trigger an information leak (CVE-2007-1353, Low).
* a bug in the random number generator that prevented the manual seeding of the entropy pool (CVE-2007-2453, Low).
In addition to the security issues described above, fixes for the following have been included :
* a race condition between ext3_link/unlink that could create an orphan inode list corruption.
* a bug in the e1000 driver that could lead to a watchdog timeout panic.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 users are advised to upgrade to these packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues.
Solution
Update the affected kernel packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 43642
File Name: centos_RHSA-2007-0376.nasl
Version: 1.13
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 1/6/2010
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: Low
Score: 3.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.9
Temporal Score: 3.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-pae, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-headers, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-xen, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-doc, cpe:/o:centos:centos:5, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-pae-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:kernel-xen-devel
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/15/2007
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/24/2007
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2006-7203, CVE-2007-1353, CVE-2007-2453, CVE-2007-2525
RHSA: 2007:0376