Summary
The remote host is missing an update to kernel
announced via advisory FEDORA-2009-6768.
Solution
Apply the appropriate updates.
This update can be installed with the yum update program. Use su -c 'yum update kernel' at the command line.
For more information, refer to Managing Software with yum, available at http://docs.fedoraproject.org/yum/.
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=FEDORA-2009-6768
Insight
Update Information:
Update to kernel 2.6.29.5:
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.29.5 Includes DRM modesetting bug fixes. Adds driver for VIA SD/MMC controllers and full support for the Nano processor in 64-bit mode.
ChangeLog:
* Tue Jun 16 2009 Chuck Ebbert 2.6.29.5-191
- Copy latest version of the -mm streaming IO and executable pages patches from F-10 - Copy the saner-vm-settings patch from F-10:
change writeback interval from 5,30 seconds to 3,10 seconds - Comment out the null credentials debugging patch (bug #494067) * Tue Jun 16 2009 Chuck Ebbert 2.6.29.5-190
- Two r8169 driver updates from 2.6.30
- Update via-sdmmc driver
* Tue Jun 16 2009 Chuck Ebbert 2.6.29.5-189
- New debug patch for bug #494067, now enabled for non-debug kernels too.
* Tue Jun 16 2009 Chuck Ebbert 2.6.29.5-188
- Avoid lockup on OOM with /dev/zero
* Tue Jun 16 2009 Chuck Ebbert 2.6.29.5-187
- Drop the disable of mwait on VIA Nano processor. The lockup bug is fixed by BIOS updates.
* Tue Jun 16 2009 Ben Skeggs 2.6.29.5-186
- nouveau: Use VBIOS image from PRAMIN in preference to PROM (#492658) * Tue Jun 16 2009 Dave Airlie 2.6.29.5-185
- drm-connector-dpms-fix.patch - allow hw to dpms off - drm-dont-frob-i2c.patch - don't play with i2c bits just do EDID - drm-intel-tv-fix.patch - fixed intel tv after connector dpms - drm-modesetting-radeon-fixes.patch - fix AGP issues (go faster) (otaylor) - drm-radeon-fix-ring-commit.patch - fix stability on some radeons - drm-radeon-new-pciids.patch - add rv770/790 support - drm-intel-vmalloc.patch - fix vmalloc patch
References
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2009-1385, CVE-2009-1389 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.8
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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