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SUSE update for kernel
Secunia Advisory: SA31836
Release Date: 2008-09-11
Popularity: 1,257 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: Exposure of sensitive information
DoS
System access
Where: From local network
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:openSUSE 11.0

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CVE reference:CVE-2008-1673
CVE-2008-3272
CVE-2008-3275
CVE-2008-3276


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

For more information:
SA30580
SA31366
SA31509

Solution:
Apply updated packages.

x86 Platform:

openSUSE 11.0:

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...ebug-debuginfo-2.6.25.16-0.1.i586.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...ug-debugsource-2.6.25.16-0.1.i586.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...ault-debuginfo-2.6.25.16-0.1.i586.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...lt-debugsource-2.6.25.16-0.1.i586.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...-pae-debuginfo-2.6.25.16-0.1.i586.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...ae-debugsource-2.6.25.16-0.1.i586.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...l-rt-debuginfo-2.6.25.16-0.1.i586.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...rt-debugsource-2.6.25.16-0.1.i586.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...ebug-debuginfo-2.6.25.16-0.1.i586.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...ug-debugsource-2.6.25.16-0.1.i586.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...urce-debuginfo-2.6.25.16-0.1.i586.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...illa-debuginfo-2.6.25.16-0.1.i586.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...la-debugsource-2.6.25.16-0.1.i586.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...-xen-debuginfo-2.6.25.16-0.1.i586.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...en-debugsource-2.6.25.16-0.1.i586.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...6/kernel-debug-2.6.25.16-0.1.i586.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...kernel-default-2.6.25.16-0.1.i586.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...586/kernel-pae-2.6.25.16-0.1.i586.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...i586/kernel-rt-2.6.25.16-0.1.i586.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...ernel-rt_debug-2.6.25.16-0.1.i586.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open.../kernel-source-2.6.25.16-0.1.i586.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...86/kernel-syms-2.6.25.16-0.1.i586.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...kernel-vanilla-2.6.25.16-0.1.i586.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...586/kernel-xen-2.6.25.16-0.1.i586.rpm

Platform Independent:

openSUSE 11.0:

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open.../kernel-docs-2.6.25.16-0.1.noarch.rpm

Power PC Platform:

openSUSE 11.0:

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...fault-debuginfo-2.6.25.16-0.1.ppc.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...ult-debugsource-2.6.25.16-0.1.ppc.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...kdump-debuginfo-2.6.25.16-0.1.ppc.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...ump-debugsource-2.6.25.16-0.1.ppc.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...ppc64-debuginfo-2.6.25.16-0.1.ppc.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...c64-debugsource-2.6.25.16-0.1.ppc.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...l-ps3-debuginfo-2.6.25.16-0.1.ppc.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...ps3-debugsource-2.6.25.16-0.1.ppc.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...nilla-debuginfo-2.6.25.16-0.1.ppc.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...lla-debugsource-2.6.25.16-0.1.ppc.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open.../kernel-default-2.6.25.16-0.1.ppc.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...pc/kernel-kdump-2.6.25.16-0.1.ppc.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...pc/kernel-ppc64-2.6.25.16-0.1.ppc.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...c/kernel-source-2.6.25.16-0.1.ppc.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...ppc/kernel-syms-2.6.25.16-0.1.ppc.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open.../kernel-vanilla-2.6.25.16-0.1.ppc.rpm

x86-64 Platform:

openSUSE 11.0:

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...ug-debuginfo-2.6.25.16-0.1.x86_64.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...-debugsource-2.6.25.16-0.1.x86_64.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...lt-debuginfo-2.6.25.16-0.1.x86_64.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...-debugsource-2.6.25.16-0.1.x86_64.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...rt-debuginfo-2.6.25.16-0.1.x86_64.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...-debugsource-2.6.25.16-0.1.x86_64.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...ug-debuginfo-2.6.25.16-0.1.x86_64.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...-debugsource-2.6.25.16-0.1.x86_64.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...ce-debuginfo-2.6.25.16-0.1.x86_64.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...la-debuginfo-2.6.25.16-0.1.x86_64.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...-debugsource-2.6.25.16-0.1.x86_64.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...en-debuginfo-2.6.25.16-0.1.x86_64.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...-debugsource-2.6.25.16-0.1.x86_64.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...kernel-debug-2.6.25.16-0.1.x86_64.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...rnel-default-2.6.25.16-0.1.x86_64.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...64/kernel-rt-2.6.25.16-0.1.x86_64.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...ernel-source-2.6.25.16-0.1.x86_64.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open.../kernel-syms-2.6.25.16-0.1.x86_64.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...rnel-vanilla-2.6.25.16-0.1.x86_64.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...4/kernel-xen-2.6.25.16-0.1.x86_64.rpm

Sources:

openSUSE 11.0:

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open.../kernel-debug-2.6.25.16-0.1.nosrc.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...ernel-default-2.6.25.16-0.1.nosrc.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...src/kernel-docs-2.6.25.16-0.1.src.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open.../kernel-kdump-2.6.25.16-0.1.nosrc.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...rc/kernel-pae-2.6.25.16-0.1.nosrc.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open.../kernel-ppc64-2.6.25.16-0.1.nosrc.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...src/kernel-rt-2.6.25.16-0.1.nosrc.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...rnel-rt_debug-2.6.25.16-0.1.nosrc.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...c/kernel-source-2.6.25.16-0.1.src.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...src/kernel-syms-2.6.25.16-0.1.src.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...ernel-vanilla-2.6.25.16-0.1.nosrc.rpm

http://download.opensuse.org/pub/open...rc/kernel-xen-2.6.25.16-0.1.nosrc.rpm

Original Advisory:
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00001.html

Other References:
SA30580:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30580/

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

SA31509:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31509/


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