kernel (SL5)

Synopsis: Important: kernel security update
Advisory ID: SLSA-2016:0045-1
Issue Date: 2016-01-19
CVE Numbers: CVE-2015-5366
CVE-2015-5364

* Two flaws were found in the way the Linux kernel’s networking
implementation handled UDP packets with incorrect checksum values. A
remote attacker could potentially use these flaws to trigger an infinite
loop in the kernel, resulting in a denial of service on the system, or
cause a denial of service in applications using the edge triggered epoll
functionality. (CVE-2015-5364, CVE-2015-5366, Important)

The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.

SL5
x86_64
kernel-2.6.18-408.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-2.6.18-408.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.18-408.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-408.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-2.6.18-408.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-2.6.18-408.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-devel-2.6.18-408.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-headers-2.6.18-408.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-xen-2.6.18-408.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-xen-debuginfo-2.6.18-408.el5.x86_64.rpm
kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-408.el5.x86_64.rpm
i386
kernel-2.6.18-408.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-PAE-2.6.18-408.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-PAE-debuginfo-2.6.18-408.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-408.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-debug-2.6.18-408.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.18-408.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-408.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-2.6.18-408.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-2.6.18-408.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-devel-2.6.18-408.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-headers-2.6.18-408.el5.i386.rpm
kernel-xen-2.6.18-408.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-xen-debuginfo-2.6.18-408.el5.i686.rpm
kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-408.el5.i686.rpm
noarch
kernel-doc-2.6.18-408.el5.noarch.rpm

– Scientific Linux Development Team