kernel Linux Kernel update Linux Kernel update This kernel update fixes the following security problems: - CVE-2008-0600: A local privilege escalation was found in the vmsplice_pipe system call, which could be used by local attackers to gain root access. - CVE-2007-6206: Core dumps from root might be accessible to the wrong owner. And the following bugs (numbers are https://bugzilla.novell.com/ references): - Update to minor kernel version 2.6.22.17 - networking bugfixes - contains the following patches which were removed: - patches.arch/acpica-psd.patch - patches.fixes/invalid-semicolon - patches.fixes/nopage-range-fix.patch - patches.arch/acpi_thermal_blacklist_add_r50p.patch: Avoid critical temp shutdowns on specific Thinkpad R50p (https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=333043). - Update config files. CONFIG_USB_DEBUG in debug kernel - patches.rt/megasas_IRQF_NODELAY.patch: Convert megaraid sas IRQ to non-threaded IRQ (337489). - patches.drivers/libata-implement-force-parameter added to series.conf. - patches.xen/xen3-fixup-arch-i386: xen3 i386 build fixes. - patches.xen/xenfb-module-param: Re: Patching Xen virtual framebuffer. Dieses Kernel Update behebt folgende Sicherheitsprobleme (aufgelistet in englischer Sprache): - CVE-2008-0600: A local privilege escalation was found in the vmsplice_pipe system call, which could be used by local attackers to gain root access. - CVE-2007-6206: Core dumps from root might be accessible to the wrong owner. Und behebt folgende Fehler (aufgelistet in englischer Sprache mit Bugzilla Nummern): - Update to minor kernel version 2.6.22.17 - networking bugfixes - contains the following patches which were removed: - patches.arch/acpica-psd.patch - patches.fixes/invalid-semicolon - patches.fixes/nopage-range-fix.patch - patches.arch/acpi_thermal_blacklist_add_r50p.patch: Avoid critical temp shutdowns on specific Thinkpad R50p (https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=333043). - Update config files. CONFIG_USB_DEBUG in debug kernel - patches.rt/megasas_IRQF_NODELAY.patch: Convert megaraid sas IRQ to non-threaded IRQ (337489). - patches.drivers/libata-implement-force-parameter added to series.conf. - patches.xen/xen3-fixup-arch-i386: xen3 i386 build fixes. - patches.xen/xenfb-module-param: Re: Patching Xen virtual framebuffer. security This update can be used to install a new kernel. If you decide to use the kernel update, we recommend that you reboot your system upon completion of the YaST Online Update, as additional kernel modules may be needed which can only be loaded after the system is rebooted. kernel-bigsmp i586 221c4d7620f39fe14c0cfad3104096c449b6c995 kernel-debug i586 405019d6db77d7cb736209953936d01031d7b402 kernel-debug x86_64 27db64381635318b91c83cd1d04e7a323ef4fb91 kernel-default i586 756e3101398351105f7e60c31d06290e09854f31 kernel-default ppc a3f3e1d9d748db93c743beed023e1ac663dbb703 kernel-default x86_64 87941b96e0cd508dcd1745b3645a237ea08df824 kernel-kdump ppc bd10f4a1a03a7e57d2d38b2bc5fc4ce1ce983f04 kernel-ppc64 ppc 2b2e5f85ca092963acecc0a2a09df1df48ca938c kernel-rt i586 d858ea9b02175a165073d3045c6334469e38563d kernel-rt x86_64 7dd42a67c76f8d14d179a41a790f20755585f853 kernel-rt_debug i586 5c7a1b5e8992e4aaa8301dad1b693e9aff2a4c8b kernel-rt_debug x86_64 dc0d8ba51fd4b3764ff62590f669c407f1c5d07f kernel-source i586 f4e73c1a24f3cae1feb4b50c5dfe59171971205c kernel-source ppc b4ccfeeba4df16bc98311d2325f49680dd75ee14 kernel-source x86_64 6e0efbf8fee22749dd0585c930a6171ca77a112c kernel-syms i586 6599d5bfaec2d9d7e6ad86caf0d5cdd3aa0bfe3d kernel-syms ppc 1a31e7e2dbbdf5c3b60c97894370a5a00cbc8dd0 kernel-syms x86_64 aebced28be686aa365c7548da9aa96414a363420 kernel-xen i586 770754c2bfa2b7bc4d04a7505d2090f36771b22a kernel-xen x86_64 aaf52d1cc008457e82572e939842375b6933ec01 kernel-xenpae i586 e55283c2927d7366f104a78b9f3ede8fc7f75b39