Synopsis: Low: kernel security and bug fix update
Issue Date: 2012-11-13
CVE Numbers: CVE-2012-2100
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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:
* It was found that a previous update did not correctly fix the
CVE-2009-4307 issue, a divide-by-zero flaw in the ext4 file system code. A
local, unprivileged user with the ability to mount an ext4 file system
could use this flaw to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2012-2100, Low)
This update also fixes several bugs.
The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.
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SL5
x86_64
kernel-2.6.18-308.20.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-2.6.18-308.20.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-308.20.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-devel-2.6.18-308.20.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-headers-2.6.18-308.20.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-xen-2.6.18-308.20.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-308.20.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
i386
kernel-2.6.18-308.20.1.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-PAE-2.6.18-308.20.1.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-308.20.1.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-debug-2.6.18-308.20.1.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-308.20.1.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-devel-2.6.18-308.20.1.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-headers-2.6.18-308.20.1.el5.i386.rpm
kernel-xen-2.6.18-308.20.1.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-308.20.1.el5.i686.rpm
noarch
kernel-doc-2.6.18-308.20.1.el5.noarch.rpm
– Scientific Linux Development Team
