Synopsis:	Moderate: Updated kernel packages for Scientific Linux 4
Issue date:	2008-07-24
CVE Names:	CVE-2006-4145 CVE-2008-2812

These updated packages fix the following security issues:

* NULL pointer access due to missing checks for terminal validity.
(CVE-2008-2812, Moderate)

* a security flaw was found in the Linux kernel Universal Disk Format file
system. (CVE-2006-4145, Low)

Kernel Feature Support:
* iostat displays I/O performance for partitions
* I/O task accounting added to getrusage(), allowing comprehensive core
statistics
* page cache pages count added to show_mem() output
* tux O_ATOMICLOOKUP flag removed from the open() system call: replaced
with O_CLOEXEC
* the kernel now exports process limit information to /proc/[PID]/limits
* implement udp_poll() to reduce likelihood of false positives returned
from select()
* the TCP_RTO_MIN parameter can now be configured to a maximum of 3000
milliseconds. This is configured using "ip route"
* update CIFS to version 1.50

Added Features:
* nfs.enable_ino64 boot command line parameter: enable and disable 32-bit
inode numbers when using NFS
* tick "divider" kernel boot parameter: reduce CPU overhead, and increase
efficiency at the cost of lowering timing accuracy
* /proc/sys/vm/nfs-writeback-lowmem-only tunable parameter: resolve NFS
read performance
* /proc/sys/vm/write-mapped tunable option, allowing the option of faster
NFS reads
* support for Large Receive Offload as a networking module
* core dump masking, allowing a core dump process to skip the shared memory
segments of a process

Virtualization:
* para-virtualized network and block device drivers, to increase
fully-virtualized guest performance
* support for more than three VNIF numbers per guest domain

Platform Support:
* AMD ATI SB800 SATA controller, AMD ATI SB600 and SB700 40-pin IDE cable
* 64-bit DMA support on AMD ATI SB700
* PCI device IDs to support Intel ICH10
* /dev/msr[0-n] device files
* powernow-k8 as a module
* SLB shadow buffer support for IBM POWER6 systems
* support for CPU frequencies greater than 32-bit on IBM POWER5, IBM POWER6
* floating point load and store handler for IBM POWER6

Added Drivers and Updates:
* ixgbe 1.1.18, for the Intel 82598 10GB ethernet controller
* bnx2x 1.40.22, for network adapters on the Broadcom 5710 chipset
* dm-hp-sw 1.0.0, for HP Active/Standby
* zfcp version and bug fixes
* qdio to fix FCP/SCSI write I/O expiring on LPARs
* cio bug fixes
* eHEA latest upstream, and netdump and netconsole support
* ipr driver support for dual SAS RAID controllers
* correct CPU cache info and SATA support for Intel Tolapai
* i5000_edac support for Intel 5000 chipsets
* i3000_edac support for Intel 3000 and 3010 chipsets
* add i2c_piix4 module on 64-bit systems to support AMD ATI SB600, 700
and 800
* i2c-i801 support for Intel Tolapai
* qla4xxx: 5.01.01-d2 to 5.01.02-d4-rhel4.7-00
* qla2xxx: 8.01.07-d4 to 8.01.07-d4-rhel4.7-02
* cciss: 2.6.16 to 2.6.20
* mptfusion: 3.02.99.00rh to 3.12.19.00rh
* lpfc:0: 8.0.16.34 to 8.0.16.40
* megaraid_sas: 00.00.03.13 to 00.00.03.18-rh1
* stex: 3.0.0.1 to  3.6.0101.2
* arcmsr: 1.20.00.13 to 1.20.00.15.rh4u7
* aacraid: 1.1-5[2441] to 1.1.5[2455]

Miscellaneous Updates:
* OFED 1.3 support
* wacom driver to add support for Cintiq 20WSX, Wacom Intuos3 12x19, 12x12
and 4x6 tablets
* sata_svw driver to support Broadcom HT-1100 chipsets
* libata to un-blacklist Hitachi drives to enable NCQ
* ide driver allows command line option to disable ide drivers
* psmouse support for cortps protocol

The GFS Suite was also updated because it is tied very closely with the kernel 
version.

SL 4.x

    SRPMS:
kernel-2.6.9-78.EL.src.rpm
    i386:
kernel-2.6.9-78.EL.i686.rpm
kernel-devel-2.6.9-78.EL.i686.rpm
kernel-doc-2.6.9-78.EL.noarch.rpm
kernel-hugemem-2.6.9-78.EL.i686.rpm
kernel-hugemem-devel-2.6.9-78.EL.i686.rpm
kernel-smp-2.6.9-78.EL.i686.rpm
kernel-smp-devel-2.6.9-78.EL.i686.rpm
kernel-xenU-2.6.9-78.EL.i686.rpm
kernel-xenU-devel-2.6.9-78.EL.i686.rpm
   Dependancies:
ccs-1.0.12-1.i686.rpm
ccs-devel-1.0.12-1.i686.rpm
cluster-cim-0.11.1-2.el4.i386.rpm
cluster-snmp-0.11.1-2.el4.i386.rpm
cman-1.0.24-1.i686.rpm
cman-devel-1.0.24-1.i686.rpm
cman-kernel-2.6.9-55.13.i686.rpm
cman-kernel-hugemem-2.6.9-55.13.i686.rpm
cman-kernel-smp-2.6.9-55.13.i686.rpm
cman-kernel-xenU-2.6.9-55.13.i686.rpm
cman-kernheaders-2.6.9-55.13.i686.rpm
cmirror-kernel-2.6.9-43.4.i686.rpm
cmirror-kernel-hugemem-2.6.9-43.4.i686.rpm
cmirror-kernel-smp-2.6.9-43.4.i686.rpm
cmirror-kernel-xenU-2.6.9-43.4.i686.rpm
dlm-kernel-2.6.9-54.11.i686.rpm
dlm-kernel-hugemem-2.6.9-54.11.i686.rpm
dlm-kernel-smp-2.6.9-54.11.i686.rpm
dlm-kernel-xenU-2.6.9-54.11.i686.rpm
dlm-kernheaders-2.6.9-54.11.i686.rpm
fence-1.32.63-1.i686.rpm
GFS-6.1.18-1.i386.rpm
GFS-kernel-2.6.9-80.9.i686.rpm
GFS-kernel-hugemem-2.6.9-80.9.i686.rpm
GFS-kernel-smp-2.6.9-80.9.i686.rpm
GFS-kernel-xenU-2.6.9-80.9.i686.rpm
GFS-kernheaders-2.6.9-80.9.i686.rpm
gnbd-kernel-2.6.9-10.48.i686.rpm
gnbd-kernel-hugemem-2.6.9-10.48.i686.rpm
gnbd-kernel-smp-2.6.9-10.48.i686.rpm
gnbd-kernel-xenU-2.6.9-10.48.i686.rpm
gnbd-kernheaders-2.6.9-10.48.i686.rpm
luci-0.11.1-5.i386.rpm
lvm2-cluster-2.02.37-3.el4.i386.rpm
magma-plugins-1.0.14-1.i386.rpm
modcluster-0.11.1-2.el4.i386.rpm
piranha-0.8.3.1-3.i386.rpm
rgmanager-1.9.80-1.i386.rpm
ricci-0.11.1-5.i386.rpm
system-config-cluster-1.0.54-2.0.noarch.rpm
kernel-module-fuse-2.6.9-78.EL-2.5.3-1.SL.i686.rpm
kernel-module-fuse-2.6.9-78.ELhugemem-2.5.3-1.SL.i686.rpm
kernel-module-fuse-2.6.9-78.ELsmp-2.5.3-1.SL.i686.rpm
kernel-module-fuse-2.6.9-78.ELxenU-2.5.3-1.SL.i686.rpm
kernel-module-ipw3945-2.6.9-78.EL-1.1.0-1.SL4.i686.rpm
kernel-module-ipw3945-2.6.9-78.ELhugemem-1.1.0-1.SL4.i686.rpm
kernel-module-ipw3945-2.6.9-78.ELsmp-1.1.0-1.SL4.i686.rpm
kernel-module-ipw3945-2.6.9-78.ELxenU-1.1.0-1.SL4.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.9-78.EL-0.9.3.3-10.sl4.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.9-78.ELhugemem-0.9.3.3-10.sl4.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.9-78.ELsmp-0.9.3.3-10.sl4.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.9-78.EL-0.9.3.3-10.sl4.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.9-78.ELhugemem-0.9.3.3-10.sl4.i686.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.9-78.ELsmp-0.9.3.3-10.sl4.i686.rpm
kernel-module-ndiswrapper-2.6.9-78.EL-1.41-1.SL.i686.rpm
kernel-module-ndiswrapper-2.6.9-78.ELhugemem-1.41-1.SL.i686.rpm
kernel-module-ndiswrapper-2.6.9-78.ELsmp-1.41-1.SL.i686.rpm
kernel-module-ndiswrapper-2.6.9-78.ELxenU-1.41-1.SL.i686.rpm
kernel-module-openafs-2.6.9-78.EL-1.4.6-58.SL4.i686.rpm
kernel-module-openafs-2.6.9-78.ELhugemem-1.4.6-58.SL4.i686.rpm
kernel-module-openafs-2.6.9-78.ELsmp-1.4.6-58.SL4.i686.rpm
kernel-module-openafs-2.6.9-78.ELxenU-1.4.6-58.SL4.i686.rpm
kernel-module-r1000-2.6.9-78.EL-2.2-2.SL4x.i686.rpm
kernel-module-r1000-2.6.9-78.ELhugemem-2.2-2.SL4x.i686.rpm
kernel-module-r1000-2.6.9-78.ELsmp-2.2-2.SL4x.i686.rpm
kernel-module-r1000-2.6.9-78.ELxenU-2.2-2.SL4x.i686.rpm

    x86_64:
kernel-2.6.9-78.EL.x86_64.rpm
kernel-devel-2.6.9-78.EL.x86_64.rpm
kernel-doc-2.6.9-78.EL.noarch.rpm
kernel-largesmp-2.6.9-78.EL.x86_64.rpm
kernel-largesmp-devel-2.6.9-78.EL.x86_64.rpm
kernel-smp-2.6.9-78.EL.x86_64.rpm
kernel-smp-devel-2.6.9-78.EL.x86_64.rpm
kernel-xenU-2.6.9-78.EL.x86_64.rpm
kernel-xenU-devel-2.6.9-78.EL.x86_64.rpm
   Dependancies:
ccs-1.0.12-1.x86_64.rpm
ccs-devel-1.0.12-1.x86_64.rpm
cluster-cim-0.11.1-2.el4.x86_64.rpm
cluster-snmp-0.11.1-2.el4.x86_64.rpm
cman-1.0.24-1.x86_64.rpm
cman-devel-1.0.24-1.x86_64.rpm
cman-kernel-2.6.9-55.13.x86_64.rpm
cman-kernel-largesmp-2.6.9-55.13.x86_64.rpm
cman-kernel-smp-2.6.9-55.13.x86_64.rpm
cman-kernel-xenU-2.6.9-55.13.x86_64.rpm
cman-kernheaders-2.6.9-55.13.x86_64.rpm
cmirror-kernel-2.6.9-43.4.x86_64.rpm
cmirror-kernel-largesmp-2.6.9-43.4.x86_64.rpm
cmirror-kernel-smp-2.6.9-43.4.x86_64.rpm
cmirror-kernel-xenU-2.6.9-43.4.x86_64.rpm
dlm-kernel-2.6.9-54.11.x86_64.rpm
dlm-kernel-largesmp-2.6.9-54.11.x86_64.rpm
dlm-kernel-smp-2.6.9-54.11.x86_64.rpm
dlm-kernel-xenU-2.6.9-54.11.x86_64.rpm
dlm-kernheaders-2.6.9-54.11.x86_64.rpm
fence-1.32.63-1.x86_64.rpm
GFS-6.1.18-1.x86_64.rpm
GFS-kernel-2.6.9-80.9.x86_64.rpm
GFS-kernel-largesmp-2.6.9-80.9.x86_64.rpm
GFS-kernel-smp-2.6.9-80.9.x86_64.rpm
GFS-kernel-xenU-2.6.9-80.9.x86_64.rpm
GFS-kernheaders-2.6.9-80.9.x86_64.rpm
gnbd-kernel-2.6.9-10.48.x86_64.rpm
gnbd-kernel-largesmp-2.6.9-10.48.x86_64.rpm
gnbd-kernel-smp-2.6.9-10.48.x86_64.rpm
gnbd-kernel-xenU-2.6.9-10.48.x86_64.rpm
gnbd-kernheaders-2.6.9-10.48.x86_64.rpm
luci-0.11.1-5.el4.x86_64.rpm
lvm2-cluster-2.02.37-3.el4.x86_64.rpm
magma-plugins-1.0.14-1.x86_64.rpm
modcluster-0.11.1-2.el4.x86_64.rpm
piranha-0.8.3.1-3.x86_64.rpm
rgmanager-1.9.80-1.x86_64.rpm
ricci-0.11.1-5.el4.x86_64.rpm
system-config-cluster-1.0.54-2.0.noarch.rpm
kernel-module-fuse-2.6.9-78.EL-2.5.3-1.SL.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-fuse-2.6.9-78.ELlargesmp-2.5.3-1.SL.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-fuse-2.6.9-78.ELsmp-2.5.3-1.SL.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-fuse-2.6.9-78.ELxenU-2.5.3-1.SL.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-ipw3945-2.6.9-78.EL-1.1.0-1.SL4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-ipw3945-2.6.9-78.ELlargesmp-1.1.0-1.SL4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-ipw3945-2.6.9-78.ELsmp-1.1.0-1.SL4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-ipw3945-2.6.9-78.ELxenU-1.1.0-1.SL4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.9-78.EL-0.9.3.3-10.sl4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.9-78.ELlargesmp-0.9.3.3-10.sl4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.9-78.ELsmp-0.9.3.3-10.sl4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.9-78.EL-0.9.3.3-10.sl4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.9-78.ELlargesmp-0.9.3.3-10.sl4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.9-78.ELsmp-0.9.3.3-10.sl4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-ndiswrapper-2.6.9-78.EL-1.41-1.SL.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-ndiswrapper-2.6.9-78.ELlargesmp-1.41-1.SL.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-ndiswrapper-2.6.9-78.ELsmp-1.41-1.SL.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-ndiswrapper-2.6.9-78.ELxenU-1.41-1.SL.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-openafs-2.6.9-78.EL-1.4.6-58.SL4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-openafs-2.6.9-78.ELlargesmp-1.4.6-58.SL4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-openafs-2.6.9-78.ELsmp-1.4.6-58.SL4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-openafs-2.6.9-78.ELxenU-1.4.6-58.SL4.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-r1000-2.6.9-78.EL-2.2-2.SL4x.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-r1000-2.6.9-78.ELlargesmp-2.2-2.SL4x.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-r1000-2.6.9-78.ELsmp-2.2-2.SL4x.x86_64.rpm
kernel-module-r1000-2.6.9-78.ELxenU-2.2-2.SL4x.x86_64.rpm


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