Synopsis: Important: kernel security update
Issue Date: 2011-03-08
CVE Numbers: CVE-2011-0714
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The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux
operating system.
This update fixes the following security issue:
* A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s RPC server sockets
implementation. A remote attacker could use this flaw to trigger a denial
of service by sending a corrupted packet to a target system.
(CVE-2011-0714, Important)
Red Hat would like to thank Adam Prince for reporting this issue.
Users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported
patch to correct this issue. The system must be rebooted for this update to
take effect.
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SL6
x86_64
kernel-2.6.32-71.18.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-2.6.32-71.18.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-71.18.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-devel-2.6.32-71.18.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-headers-2.6.32-71.18.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
i386
kernel-2.6.32-71.18.2.el6.i686.rpm
kernel-debug-2.6.32-71.18.2.el6.i686.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-71.18.2.el6.i686.rpm
kernel-devel-2.6.32-71.18.2.el6.i686.rpm
kernel-headers-2.6.32-71.18.2.el6.i686.rpm
noarch
kernel-doc-2.6.32-71.18.2.el6.noarch.rpm
kernel-firmware-2.6.32-71.18.2.el6.noarch.rpm
perf-2.6.32-71.18.2.el6.noarch.rpm
– Scientific Linux Development Team
