openSUSE Security Update: Linux Kernel: security and bugfix update ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2010:0919-1 Rating: critical References: #409504 #441062 #564324 #646045 #647322 #647392 Affected Products: openSUSE 11.2 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that contains security fixes can now be installed. It includes one version update. Description: This update of the openSUSE 11.2 Linux kernel fixes two critical security issues and some bugs. Following security issues were fixed: CVE-2010-3904: A local privilege escalation in RDS sockets allowed local attackers to gain root privileges. CVE-2010-2963: A problem in the compat ioctl handling in video4linux allowed local attackers with a video device plugged in to gain root privileges on x86_64 systems. Special Instructions and Notes: Please reboot the system after installing this update. Patch Instructions: To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - openSUSE 11.2: zypper in -t patch kernel-3398 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - openSUSE 11.2 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.31.14]: kernel-debug-2.6.31.14-0.4.1 kernel-debug-base-2.6.31.14-0.4.1 kernel-debug-devel-2.6.31.14-0.4.1 kernel-default-2.6.31.14-0.4.1 kernel-default-base-2.6.31.14-0.4.1 kernel-default-devel-2.6.31.14-0.4.1 kernel-desktop-2.6.31.14-0.4.1 kernel-desktop-base-2.6.31.14-0.4.1 kernel-desktop-devel-2.6.31.14-0.4.1 kernel-syms-2.6.31.14-0.4.1 kernel-trace-2.6.31.14-0.4.1 kernel-trace-base-2.6.31.14-0.4.1 kernel-trace-devel-2.6.31.14-0.4.1 kernel-vanilla-2.6.31.14-0.4.1 kernel-vanilla-base-2.6.31.14-0.4.1 kernel-vanilla-devel-2.6.31.14-0.4.1 kernel-xen-2.6.31.14-0.4.1 kernel-xen-base-2.6.31.14-0.4.1 kernel-xen-devel-2.6.31.14-0.4.1 preload-kmp-default-1.1_2.6.31.14_0.4-6.9.32 preload-kmp-desktop-1.1_2.6.31.14_0.4-6.9.32 - openSUSE 11.2 (noarch) [New Version: 2.6.31.14]: kernel-source-2.6.31.14-0.4.1 kernel-source-vanilla-2.6.31.14-0.4.1 - openSUSE 11.2 (i586) [New Version: 2.6.31.14]: kernel-pae-2.6.31.14-0.4.1 kernel-pae-base-2.6.31.14-0.4.1 kernel-pae-devel-2.6.31.14-0.4.1 References: https://bugzilla.novell.com/409504 https://bugzilla.novell.com/441062 https://bugzilla.novell.com/564324 https://bugzilla.novell.com/646045 https://bugzilla.novell.com/647322 https://bugzilla.novell.com/647392