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Security Advisory New kernel 2.2 packages are available

Advisory: RHSA-2001:130-04
Type: Security Advisory
Severity: N/A
Issued on: 2001-10-09
Last updated on: 2001-10-16
Affected Products: Red Hat Linux 6.2
Red Hat Linux 7.0
Red Hat Linux Enterprise Edition
CVEs (cve.mitre.org): CVE-2001-1384

Details

A vulnerability has been found in the ptrace code of the kernel (ptrace is
the part that allows program debuggers to run) that could be abused by
local users to gain root privileges.

 


Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

The procedure for upgrading the kernel is documented at:

http://www.redhat.com/support/docs/howto/kernel-upgrade/kernel-upgrade.html

Please read the directions for your architecture carefully before
proceeding with the kernel upgrade.

Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network. Many
people find this to be an easier way to apply updates. To use Red Hat
Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:

up2date

This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system. Note that you need to select the kernel
explicitly on default configurations of up2date.

Updated packages

Red Hat Linux 6.2

SRPMS:
kernel-2.2.19-6.2.10.src.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2002:026
    MD5: 63125f5e93dffb30ca6e21ff078f012f
 
Alpha:
kernel-2.2.19-6.2.10.alpha.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2002:210
    MD5: a6ab1e6283c127b4fb376a86d43bba66
kernel-BOOT-2.2.19-6.2.10.alpha.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2002:210
    MD5: 25bcb3529e1f95d8214ed24d98e7ec10
kernel-doc-2.2.19-6.2.10.alpha.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2002:210
    MD5: bf090fe106346a7773c5ae644d961151
kernel-enterprise-2.2.19-6.2.10.alpha.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2002:210
    MD5: 8e3ba208b0ec4784434aebfea72e524e
kernel-headers-2.2.19-6.2.10.alpha.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2002:210
    MD5: 747ae57cba62d4a2b6f2d0c845b19c02
kernel-jensen-2.2.19-6.2.10.alpha.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2002:210
    MD5: 91dea7dcb10acb20dfbcaa405b63a2e5
kernel-smp-2.2.19-6.2.10.alpha.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2002:210
    MD5: 49302da352a27c8e36c2ef06adf912bb
kernel-source-2.2.19-6.2.10.alpha.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2002:210
    MD5: a5f4e5ac48ef52a979564c8f79dd9d76
kernel-utils-2.2.19-6.2.10.alpha.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2002:210
    MD5: 21d5a2b0e75371f6edafdee9c219a040
 
IA-32:
kernel-2.2.19-6.2.10.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2003:088
    MD5: cf3b019093864d0555381438f9d6b29e
kernel-2.2.19-6.2.10.i586.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2003:088
    MD5: 7894b756e85e69a0782bbc8b678507de
kernel-2.2.19-6.2.10.i686.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2003:088
    MD5: ce225599444ef757b32e545b25264c59
kernel-BOOT-2.2.19-6.2.10.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2003:088
    MD5: b3d154885a547cf1a08d00a64c3d3c5a
kernel-doc-2.2.19-6.2.10.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2003:088
    MD5: 9e14b84ff5613d3d4b273b8c0ed098b4
kernel-enterprise-2.2.19-6.2.10.i686.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2003:088
    MD5: c76cbbfb12776f2ebb10210c62d48ed8
kernel-headers-2.2.19-6.2.10.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2003:088
    MD5: 6ef5857ce323f74d17ce4e048843ae6d
kernel-ibcs-2.2.19-6.2.10.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2003:088
    MD5: 5c743313e4c30f1ced3414b274448fd8
kernel-pcmcia-cs-2.2.19-6.2.10.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2003:088
    MD5: d5e2b9e7ce85a7ea01f0237ec4fe5011
kernel-smp-2.2.19-6.2.10.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2003:088
    MD5: 6dde5dfb26bb978aa83faf58ffeadb75
kernel-smp-2.2.19-6.2.10.i586.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2003:088
    MD5: 12e30543537661aab6f75760ed306155
kernel-smp-2.2.19-6.2.10.i686.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2003:088
    MD5: bad5e78fd03feb89d6ba60ce33f5d8fc
kernel-source-2.2.19-6.2.10.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2003:088
    MD5: 841f72430ff8c0e190e31b32bae88b1f
kernel-utils-2.2.19-6.2.10.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2003:088
    MD5: 824e7df6b13cee385f850c79d74f4a9f
 
Sparc:
kernel-2.2.19-6.2.10.sparc.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2002:026
    MD5: e67cf0ad363e4f5d466ba3537beb6db9
kernel-2.2.19-6.2.10.sparc64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2002:026
    MD5: f7d632859dcdc11010da16fc16283a59
kernel-BOOT-2.2.19-6.2.10.sparc.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2002:026
    MD5: 087d3302f8478d59a382a8e700d50734
kernel-BOOT-2.2.19-6.2.10.sparc64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2002:026
    MD5: 6acd71da21f1d23796e3f4fe82113c92
kernel-doc-2.2.19-6.2.10.sparc.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2002:026
    MD5: 77f9620a108860746807c6e6fe0ee3f1
kernel-enterprise-2.2.19-6.2.10.sparc.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2002:026
    MD5: 9d3dd53969d1db0be530cdf18df95fee
kernel-enterprise-2.2.19-6.2.10.sparc64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2002:026
    MD5: 5d4d76f3d0e0b5c5f94ce5f6e8460d17
kernel-headers-2.2.19-6.2.10.sparc.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2002:026
    MD5: 760394d8e171c9008c5bfdba6b59cc62
kernel-smp-2.2.19-6.2.10.sparc.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2002:026
    MD5: 519a4af3bee7e6c8372a42a3f4bea08e
kernel-smp-2.2.19-6.2.10.sparc64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2002:026
    MD5: 47ecc6b5db383ca6c4b49ea57759e375
kernel-source-2.2.19-6.2.10.sparc.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2002:026
    MD5: 044f9706d17c4111164241140bcf7125
kernel-utils-2.2.19-6.2.10.sparc.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2002:026
    MD5: e0e30c5eb952ee5ab8cbbd19a43cb0a0
 
Red Hat Linux 7.0

SRPMS:
kernel-2.2.19-7.0.10.src.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2003:088
    MD5: 5acba11cf43278e189ebda05e2e0f226
 
Alpha:
kernel-2.2.19-7.0.10.alpha.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2002:210
    MD5: b148f165843536afa5cd3d964f92e3e2
kernel-BOOT-2.2.19-7.0.10.alpha.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2002:210
    MD5: 249cf6c97a5bd5fa63c875be847c8e67
kernel-doc-2.2.19-7.0.10.alpha.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2002:210
    MD5: 056b951dd379e9fcf882e10a970581c1
kernel-enterprise-2.2.19-7.0.10.alpha.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2002:210
    MD5: ada6089cc32884f8bf0d5ebe12748020
kernel-jensen-2.2.19-7.0.10.alpha.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2002:210
    MD5: d5f6682d0aa1e9463000eb435f7a202f
kernel-smp-2.2.19-7.0.10.alpha.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2002:210
    MD5: 6979677e3f62e32c3729c96b0bda46e9
kernel-source-2.2.19-7.0.10.alpha.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2002:210
    MD5: 2b49ca6b72bfcfe506fc4d4f69ffa2aa
kernel-utils-2.2.19-7.0.10.alpha.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2002:210
    MD5: e442cc87398d84d9769d1e65c819380a
 
IA-32:
kernel-2.2.19-7.0.10.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2003:088
    MD5: 09fa1f34a7c7a0ba34c8ff5dc627b0a1
kernel-2.2.19-7.0.10.i586.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2003:088
    MD5: d1f2042fcc70eee2bd7be3f8508b3ee7
kernel-2.2.19-7.0.10.i686.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2003:088
    MD5: 31bf315f17026a86d3bd7b532955f6c4
kernel-BOOT-2.2.19-7.0.10.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2003:088
    MD5: bf9f3d289633a1be1785dfb7a477143c
kernel-doc-2.2.19-7.0.10.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2003:088
    MD5: 0cea7e331d89d0ca45dae7ba56420dcc
kernel-enterprise-2.2.19-7.0.10.i686.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2003:088
    MD5: b28069b79f5d7a1cd6caa34f446652df
kernel-ibcs-2.2.19-7.0.10.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2003:088
    MD5: f9fc84d9acb01227eee3c7a31ff06193
kernel-pcmcia-cs-2.2.19-7.0.10.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2003:088
    MD5: 09c7f189b5b2df9d6ef2e8155cea0536
kernel-smp-2.2.19-7.0.10.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2003:088
    MD5: a98a1761b5d847f52f999423c6fa0f52
kernel-smp-2.2.19-7.0.10.i586.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2003:088
    MD5: 62448fbc203309d4dab15cf517731925
kernel-smp-2.2.19-7.0.10.i686.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2003:088
    MD5: 02c1f81c96962e54f0315fd42c6cad7a
kernel-source-2.2.19-7.0.10.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2003:088
    MD5: bb417abcaf0546c211d56934cadd6357
kernel-utils-2.2.19-7.0.10.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2003:088
    MD5: d67eb72ae401e15a9778ff2988b96928
 

References


Keywords

kernel, local, ptrace, root


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