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[SA32104] SUSE update for kernel

From: Secunia Security Advisories (sec-advsecunia.com)
Date: Thu Oct 02 2008 - 19:30:05 CDT


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TITLE:
SUSE update for kernel

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA32104

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/32104/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of sensitive information, DoS, System access

WHERE:
From local network

REVISION:
1.1 originally posted 2008-10-02

OPERATING SYSTEM:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/12192/

DESCRIPTION:
SUSE has issued an update for the kernel. This fixes some
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to
disclose potentially sensitive information and cause a DoS (Denial of
Service), and by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA30580
SA31366

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP2 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T

http://download.novell.com/index.jsp?search=Search&keywords=718b6702959f49befc427f8e908e1ce1

SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP2 DEBUGINFO for IBM zSeries 64bit

http://download.novell.com/index.jsp?search=Search&keywords=8eb0e6927f79217dc1dec7ffad506de0

SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP2 DEBUGINFO for IBM POWER

http://download.novell.com/index.jsp?search=Search&keywords=3276f37f75cc08a5c448154a6a6c031c

SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP2 DEBUGINFO for IPF

http://download.novell.com/index.jsp?search=Search&keywords=5e8c429ac407ead6820878090901b73b

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2

http://download.novell.com/index.jsp?search=Search&keywords=718b6702959f49befc427f8e908e1ce1

http://download.novell.com/index.jsp?search=Search&keywords=8eb0e6927f79217dc1dec7ffad506de0

http://download.novell.com/index.jsp?search=Search&keywords=3276f37f75cc08a5c448154a6a6c031c

http://download.novell.com/index.jsp?search=Search&keywords=5e8c429ac407ead6820878090901b73b

http://download.novell.com/index.jsp?search=Search&keywords=5f023b1674833357edde4fe75478d5b5

SLE SDK 10 SP2

http://download.novell.com/index.jsp?search=Search&keywords=718b6702959f49befc427f8e908e1ce1

http://download.novell.com/index.jsp?search=Search&keywords=3276f37f75cc08a5c448154a6a6c031c

http://download.novell.com/index.jsp?search=Search&keywords=5e8c429ac407ead6820878090901b73b

http://download.novell.com/index.jsp?search=Search&keywords=5f023b1674833357edde4fe75478d5b5

SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP2 DEBUGINFO

http://download.novell.com/index.jsp?search=Search&keywords=718b6702959f49befc427f8e908e1ce1

http://download.novell.com/index.jsp?search=Search&keywords=3276f37f75cc08a5c448154a6a6c031c

http://download.novell.com/index.jsp?search=Search&keywords=5e8c429ac407ead6820878090901b73b

http://download.novell.com/index.jsp?search=Search&keywords=5f023b1674833357edde4fe75478d5b5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP2

http://download.novell.com/index.jsp?search=Search&keywords=718b6702959f49befc427f8e908e1ce1

http://download.novell.com/index.jsp?search=Search&keywords=5f023b1674833357edde4fe75478d5b5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP2 for x86

http://download.novell.com/index.jsp?search=Search&keywords=5f023b1674833357edde4fe75478d5b5

CHANGELOG:
2008-10-02: Updated attack vector.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
SUSE-SA:2008:048:
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00001.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA30580:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30580/

SA31366:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31366/

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