Synopsis: Important: kernel security update Issue date: 2010-09-28 CVE Names: CVE-2010-3081 This update fixes the following security issue: * The compat_alloc_user_space() function in the Linux kernel 32/64-bit compatibility layer implementation was missing sanity checks. This function could be abused in other areas of the Linux kernel if its length argument can be controlled from user-space. On 64-bit systems, a local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to escalate their privileges. (CVE-2010-3081, Important) The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect. SL 4.x SRPMS: kernel-2.6.9-89.29.1.EL.src.rpm i386: kernel-2.6.9-89.29.1.EL.i686.rpm kernel-devel-2.6.9-89.29.1.EL.i686.rpm kernel-doc-2.6.9-89.29.1.EL.noarch.rpm kernel-hugemem-2.6.9-89.29.1.EL.i686.rpm kernel-hugemem-devel-2.6.9-89.29.1.EL.i686.rpm kernel-smp-2.6.9-89.29.1.EL.i686.rpm kernel-smp-devel-2.6.9-89.29.1.EL.i686.rpm kernel-xenU-2.6.9-89.29.1.EL.i686.rpm kernel-xenU-devel-2.6.9-89.29.1.EL.i686.rpm Dependancies: kernel-module-fuse-2.6.9-89.29.1.EL-2.7.3-1.SL.i686.rpm kernel-module-fuse-2.6.9-89.29.1.ELhugemem-2.7.3-1.SL.i686.rpm kernel-module-fuse-2.6.9-89.29.1.ELsmp-2.7.3-1.SL.i686.rpm kernel-module-fuse-2.6.9-89.29.1.ELxenU-2.7.3-1.SL.i686.rpm kernel-module-ipw3945-2.6.9-89.29.1.EL-1.1.0-1.SL4.i686.rpm kernel-module-ipw3945-2.6.9-89.29.1.ELhugemem-1.1.0-1.SL4.i686.rpm kernel-module-ipw3945-2.6.9-89.29.1.ELsmp-1.1.0-1.SL4.i686.rpm kernel-module-ipw3945-2.6.9-89.29.1.ELxenU-1.1.0-1.SL4.i686.rpm kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.9-89.29.1.EL-0.9.4-10.sl4.i686.rpm kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.9-89.29.1.ELhugemem-0.9.4-10.sl4.i686.rpm kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.9-89.29.1.ELsmp-0.9.4-10.sl4.i686.rpm kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.9-89.29.1.EL-0.9.4-10.sl4.i686.rpm kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.9-89.29.1.ELhugemem-0.9.4-10.sl4.i686.rpm kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.9-89.29.1.ELsmp-0.9.4-10.sl4.i686.rpm kernel-module-ndiswrapper-2.6.9-89.29.1.EL-1.41-1.SL.i686.rpm kernel-module-ndiswrapper-2.6.9-89.29.1.ELhugemem-1.41-1.SL.i686.rpm kernel-module-ndiswrapper-2.6.9-89.29.1.ELsmp-1.41-1.SL.i686.rpm kernel-module-ndiswrapper-2.6.9-89.29.1.ELxenU-1.41-1.SL.i686.rpm kernel-module-openafs-2.6.9-89.29.1.EL-1.4.7-68.2.SL4.i686.rpm kernel-module-openafs-2.6.9-89.29.1.ELhugemem-1.4.7-68.2.SL4.i686.rpm kernel-module-openafs-2.6.9-89.29.1.ELsmp-1.4.7-68.2.SL4.i686.rpm kernel-module-openafs-2.6.9-89.29.1.ELxenU-1.4.7-68.2.SL4.i686.rpm kernel-module-r1000-2.6.9-89.29.1.EL-2.2-2.SL4x.i686.rpm kernel-module-r1000-2.6.9-89.29.1.ELhugemem-2.2-2.SL4x.i686.rpm kernel-module-r1000-2.6.9-89.29.1.ELsmp-2.2-2.SL4x.i686.rpm kernel-module-r1000-2.6.9-89.29.1.ELxenU-2.2-2.SL4x.i686.rpm kernel-module-squashfs-2.6.9-89.29.1.EL-3.1.2-3.i686.rpm kernel-module-squashfs-2.6.9-89.29.1.ELhugemem-3.1.2-3.i686.rpm kernel-module-squashfs-2.6.9-89.29.1.ELsmp-3.1.2-3.i686.rpm kernel-module-squashfs-2.6.9-89.29.1.ELxenU-3.1.2-3.i686.rpm kernel-module-unionfs-2.6.9-89.29.1.EL-1.1.5-3.i686.rpm kernel-module-unionfs-2.6.9-89.29.1.ELsmp-1.1.5-3.i686.rpm x86_64: kernel-2.6.9-89.29.1.EL.x86_64.rpm kernel-devel-2.6.9-89.29.1.EL.x86_64.rpm kernel-doc-2.6.9-89.29.1.EL.noarch.rpm kernel-largesmp-2.6.9-89.29.1.EL.x86_64.rpm kernel-largesmp-devel-2.6.9-89.29.1.EL.x86_64.rpm kernel-smp-2.6.9-89.29.1.EL.x86_64.rpm kernel-smp-devel-2.6.9-89.29.1.EL.x86_64.rpm kernel-xenU-2.6.9-89.29.1.EL.x86_64.rpm kernel-xenU-devel-2.6.9-89.29.1.EL.x86_64.rpm Dependancies: kernel-module-fuse-2.6.9-89.29.1.EL-2.7.3-1.SL.x86_64.rpm kernel-module-fuse-2.6.9-89.29.1.ELlargesmp-2.7.3-1.SL.x86_64.rpm kernel-module-fuse-2.6.9-89.29.1.ELsmp-2.7.3-1.SL.x86_64.rpm kernel-module-fuse-2.6.9-89.29.1.ELxenU-2.7.3-1.SL.x86_64.rpm kernel-module-ipw3945-2.6.9-89.29.1.EL-1.1.0-1.SL4.x86_64.rpm kernel-module-ipw3945-2.6.9-89.29.1.ELlargesmp-1.1.0-1.SL4.x86_64.rpm kernel-module-ipw3945-2.6.9-89.29.1.ELsmp-1.1.0-1.SL4.x86_64.rpm kernel-module-ipw3945-2.6.9-89.29.1.ELxenU-1.1.0-1.SL4.x86_64.rpm kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.9-89.29.1.EL-0.9.4-10.sl4.x86_64.rpm kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.9-89.29.1.ELlargesmp-0.9.4-10.sl4.x86_64.rpm kernel-module-madwifi-2.6.9-89.29.1.ELsmp-0.9.4-10.sl4.x86_64.rpm kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.9-89.29.1.EL-0.9.4-10.sl4.x86_64.rpm kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.9-89.29.1.ELlargesmp-0.9.4-10.sl4.x86_64.rpm kernel-module-madwifi-hal-2.6.9-89.29.1.ELsmp-0.9.4-10.sl4.x86_64.rpm kernel-module-ndiswrapper-2.6.9-89.29.1.EL-1.41-1.SL.x86_64.rpm kernel-module-ndiswrapper-2.6.9-89.29.1.ELlargesmp-1.41-1.SL.x86_64.rpm kernel-module-ndiswrapper-2.6.9-89.29.1.ELsmp-1.41-1.SL.x86_64.rpm kernel-module-ndiswrapper-2.6.9-89.29.1.ELxenU-1.41-1.SL.x86_64.rpm kernel-module-openafs-2.6.9-89.29.1.EL-1.4.7-68.2.SL4.x86_64.rpm kernel-module-openafs-2.6.9-89.29.1.ELlargesmp-1.4.7-68.2.SL4.x86_64.rpm kernel-module-openafs-2.6.9-89.29.1.ELsmp-1.4.7-68.2.SL4.x86_64.rpm kernel-module-openafs-2.6.9-89.29.1.ELxenU-1.4.7-68.2.SL4.x86_64.rpm kernel-module-r1000-2.6.9-89.29.1.EL-2.2-2.SL4x.x86_64.rpm kernel-module-r1000-2.6.9-89.29.1.ELlargesmp-2.2-2.SL4x.x86_64.rpm kernel-module-r1000-2.6.9-89.29.1.ELsmp-2.2-2.SL4x.x86_64.rpm kernel-module-r1000-2.6.9-89.29.1.ELxenU-2.2-2.SL4x.x86_64.rpm kernel-module-squashfs-2.6.9-89.29.1.EL-3.1.2-3.x86_64.rpm kernel-module-squashfs-2.6.9-89.29.1.ELlargesmp-3.1.2-3.x86_64.rpm kernel-module-squashfs-2.6.9-89.29.1.ELsmp-3.1.2-3.x86_64.rpm kernel-module-squashfs-2.6.9-89.29.1.ELxenU-3.1.2-3.x86_64.rpm kernel-module-unionfs-2.6.9-89.29.1.EL-1.1.5-3.x86_64.rpm kernel-module-unionfs-2.6.9-89.29.1.ELsmp-1.1.5-3.x86_64.rpm -Connie Sieh -Troy Dawson