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Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL4.x i386/x86_64
high Nessus Plugin ID 60335
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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 IEEE 802.11 frames, which affected several wireless LAN modules. In certain situations, a remote attacker could trigger this flaw by sending a malicious packet over a wireless network, causing a denial of service (kernel crash). (CVE-2007-4997, Important)A memory leak was found in the Red Hat Content Accelerator kernel patch. A local user could use this flaw to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion). (CVE-2007-5494, Important)
Additionally, the following bugs were fixed :
- when running the 'ls -la' command on an NFSv4 mount point, incorrect file attributes, and outdated file size and timestamp information were returned. As well, symbolic links may have been displayed as actual files.
- a bug which caused the cmirror write path to appear deadlocked after a successful recovery, which may have caused syncing to hang, has been resolved.
- a kernel panic which occurred when manually configuring LCS interfaces on the IBM S/390 has been resolved.
- when running a 32-bit binary on a 64-bit system, it was possible to mmap page at address 0 without flag MAP_FIXED set. This has been resolved in these updated packages.
- the Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI) Watchdog did not increment the NMI interrupt counter in '/proc/interrupts' on systems running an AMD Opteron CPU. This caused systems running NMI Watchdog to restart at regular intervals.
- a bug which caused the diskdump utility to run very slowly on devices using Fusion MPT has been resolved.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 60335
File Name: sl_20071219_kernel_on_SL4_x.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: High
Base Score: 7.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/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: 12/19/2007
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2007-4997, CVE-2007-5494