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Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL3.x i386/x86_64
medium Nessus Plugin ID 60321
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Synopsis
The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
A flaw was found in the handling of process death signals. This allowed a local user to send arbitrary signals to the suid-process executed by that user. A successful exploitation of this flaw depends on the structure of the suid-program and its signal handling.(CVE-2007-3848, Important)
A flaw was found in the IPv4 forwarding base. This allowed a local user to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2007-2172, Important)
A flaw was found where a corrupted executable file could cause cross-region memory mappings on Itanium systems. This allowed a local user to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2006-4538, Moderate)
A flaw was found in the stack expansion when using the hugetlb kernel on PowerPC systems. This allowed a local user to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2007-3739, Moderate)
A flaw was found in the aacraid SCSI driver. This allowed a local user to make ioctl calls to the driver that should be restricted to privileged users. (CVE-2007-4308, Moderate)
As well, these updated packages fix the following bug :
- a bug in the TCP header prediction code may have caused 'TCP: Treason uncloaked!' messages to be logged. In certain situations this may have lead to TCP connections hanging or aborting.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 60321
File Name: sl_20071203_kernel_on_SL3.nasl
Version: 1.6
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 8/1/2012
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 12/3/2007
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2006-4538, CVE-2007-2172, CVE-2007-3739, CVE-2007-3848, CVE-2007-4308