[SECURITY] Fedora Core 5 Test Update: kernel-2.6.17-1.2159_FC5

[Gilboa Davara]

On Mon, 2006-07-17 at 16:02 -0400, Dave Jones wrote:
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> Fedora Test Update Notification
> FEDORA-2006-816
> 2006-07-17
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> 
> Product     : Fedora Core 5
> Name        : kernel
> Version     : 2.6.17
> Release     : 1.2159_FC5
> Summary     : The Linux kernel (the core of the Linux operating system)
> Description :
> The kernel package contains the Linux kernel (vmlinuz), the core of any
> Linux operating system.  The kernel handles the basic functions
> of the operating system:  memory allocation, process allocation, device
> input and output, etc.
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> Update Information:
> 
> Update to 2.6.17.6, which fixes a local root vulnerability
> in the /proc filesystem. This vulnerability isn't thought to
> be possible to exploit on Fedora systems with SELinux enabled.
> Additionally, the exploit for this vulnerability relies upon
> a.out support, which the Fedora kernel has disabled.
> Regardless, this update has been made available in case
> other attack vectors become apparent.
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> * Sun Jul 16 2006 Dave Jones <davej at redhat.com>
> - 2.6.17.6
> * Fri Jul 14 2006 Dave Jones <davej at redhat.com>
> - Reenable SMC NIC driver.
> * Tue Jul 11 2006 Dave Jones <davej at redhat.com>
> - 2.6.17.4
> - Disable split pagetable lock
> * Sat Jul  8 2006 Juan Quintela <quintela at redhat.com>
> - enable CONFIG_CRASH on xen kernels.
> - enable CONFIG_PCIDEV_BACKEND on xen kernels.

Yey!!!!
Yippie!

I'll test it ASAP...!

Gilboa