Fedora 16 : kernel-3.1.2-1.fc16 (2011-16237)

low Nessus Plugin ID 56941

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

Update to kernel 3.1.2:
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1.2

Additional changes :

- Partially fix reported stalls during heavy I/O

- Fix problems with udev probing Wacom bluetooth tablets

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.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 56941

File Name: fedora_2011-16237.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Fedora Local Security Checks

Published: 11/26/2011

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:kernel, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:16

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/23/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-4110

BID: 50755

FEDORA: 2011-16237

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