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Fedora 15 : kernel-2.6.38.7-30.fc15 (2011-7823)
high Nessus Plugin ID 54980
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Synopsis
The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.Description
Update to kernel 2.6.38.7Also update nouveau and radeon graphics drivers to the latest upstream versions.
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
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695976
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 54980
File Name: fedora_2011-7823.nasl
Version: 1.11
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Fedora Local Security Checks
Published: 6/7/2011
Updated: 1/11/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:15, 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: 6/3/2011
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2011-1577, CVE-2011-1770
FEDORA: 2011-7823