CESA-2008:0129: kernel security update
Description
The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linuxoperating system.A flaw was found in vmsplice. An unprivileged local user could use thisflaw to gain root privileges. (CVE-2008-0600)Red Hat is aware that a public exploit for this issue is available. Thisissue did not affect the Linux kernels distributed with Red Hat EnterpriseLinux 2.1, 3, or 4.Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 users are advised to upgrade to these updatedpackages, which contain a backported patch to resolve this issue.
Solution(s)
- centos-upgrade-kernel
- centos-upgrade-kernel-debug
- centos-upgrade-kernel-debug-devel
- centos-upgrade-kernel-devel
- centos-upgrade-kernel-doc
- centos-upgrade-kernel-headers
- centos-upgrade-kernel-kdump
- centos-upgrade-kernel-kdump-devel
- centos-upgrade-kernel-pae
- centos-upgrade-kernel-pae-devel
- centos-upgrade-kernel-xen
- centos-upgrade-kernel-xen-devel
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