kernel (SL6)

Synopsis: Important: kernel security update
Advisory ID: SLSA-2017:2795-1
Issue Date: 2017-09-26
CVE Numbers: CVE-2017-1000253

Security Fix(es):

* A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel loaded ELF executables.
Provided that an application was built as Position Independent Executable
(PIE), the loader could allow part of that application’s data segment to
map over the memory area reserved for its stack, potentially resulting in
memory corruption. An unprivileged local user with access to SUID (or
otherwise privileged) PIE binary could use this flaw to escalate their
privileges on the system. (CVE-2017-1000253, Important)

SL6
x86_64
kernel-2.6.32-696.10.3.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-2.6.32-696.10.3.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-696.10.3.el6.i686.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-696.10.3.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-696.10.3.el6.i686.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-696.10.3.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-696.10.3.el6.i686.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-696.10.3.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-i686-2.6.32-696.10.3.el6.i686.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64-2.6.32-696.10.3.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-devel-2.6.32-696.10.3.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-headers-2.6.32-696.10.3.el6.x86_64.rpm
perf-2.6.32-696.10.3.el6.x86_64.rpm
perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-696.10.3.el6.i686.rpm
perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-696.10.3.el6.x86_64.rpm
python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-696.10.3.el6.i686.rpm
python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-696.10.3.el6.x86_64.rpm
python-perf-2.6.32-696.10.3.el6.x86_64.rpm
i386
kernel-2.6.32-696.10.3.el6.i686.rpm
kernel-debug-2.6.32-696.10.3.el6.i686.rpm
kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-696.10.3.el6.i686.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-696.10.3.el6.i686.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-2.6.32-696.10.3.el6.i686.rpm
kernel-debuginfo-common-i686-2.6.32-696.10.3.el6.i686.rpm
kernel-devel-2.6.32-696.10.3.el6.i686.rpm
kernel-headers-2.6.32-696.10.3.el6.i686.rpm
perf-2.6.32-696.10.3.el6.i686.rpm
perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-696.10.3.el6.i686.rpm
python-perf-debuginfo-2.6.32-696.10.3.el6.i686.rpm
python-perf-2.6.32-696.10.3.el6.i686.rpm
noarch
kernel-abi-whitelists-2.6.32-696.10.3.el6.noarch.rpm
kernel-doc-2.6.32-696.10.3.el6.noarch.rpm
kernel-firmware-2.6.32-696.10.3.el6.noarch.rpm

– Scientific Linux Development Team