rPSA-2007-0071-1 kernel
rPath Security Advisory: 2007-0071-1
Published: 2007-04-16
Products: rPath Linux 1
Rating: Major
Exposure Level Classification:
Local Deterministic Denial of Service
Updated Versions:
kernel=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/2.6.19.7-0.3-1
References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0005
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-1000
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-1357
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-1388
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1035
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1153
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1154
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1244
Description:
Previous versions of the kernel package have several vulnerabilities
resolved in this release. The most severe is a remotely triggerable
system crash (denial of service) in the appletalk protocol module,
but the tools to configure appletalk are not included in rPath Linux,
and it is not a commonly-used protocol, so the module is not normally
loaded and thus rPath Linux systems are not normally vulnerable.
The other vulnerabilities involve local users; one that applies
only if the driver for the Omnikey CardMan 4040 is loaded, and
two involving IPv6, one of which enables local users to cause a
system crash.
A system reboot is required to resolve this vulnerability.