TITLE:
Mandriva update for kernel

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA20157

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/20157/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Security Bypass, Exposure of system information, DoS

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Mandriva Linux 2006
http://secunia.com/product/9020/

DESCRIPTION:
Mandriva 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 bypass certain security
restrictions, and by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of
Service), disclose certain system information and potentially to
bypass certain security restrictions.

For more information:
SA19639
SA19330
SA19402
SA19573
SA19709
SA19926
SA19657
SA19990

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.

-- Mandrivalinux 2006 --

7750a216a241ed6af6d22e25cd06a5c2
2006.0/RPMS/bootsplash-3.1.12-0.2.20060mdk.i586.rpm
ba0b9bcb350d995590f680add39cbc5b
2006.0/RPMS/kernel-2.6.12.21mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
591ab924840be035eba8a94f8d43eb9a
2006.0/RPMS/kernel-BOOT-2.6.12.21mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
200c65b3c9a0daf1409f377a6361cd36
2006.0/RPMS/kernel-i586-up-1GB-2.6.12.21mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
c131b93ce94dd3f99b5911c9af3a4156
2006.0/RPMS/kernel-i686-up-4GB-2.6.12.21mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
3cfdf97e572b8087b3fc695770502fa6
2006.0/RPMS/kernel-smp-2.6.12.21mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
9323571a05fc5d281939c83daf84e375
2006.0/RPMS/kernel-source-2.6-2.6.12-21mdk.i586.rpm
16fbb0c19f1f2b45e40e6547db813db8
2006.0/RPMS/kernel-source-stripped-2.6-2.6.12-21mdk.i586.rpm
a84be259414f8bac67f484b4b02f6a46
2006.0/RPMS/kernel-xbox-2.6.12.21mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
e158c0935ca9f812b06372e2071dba17
2006.0/RPMS/kernel-xen0-2.6.12.21mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
f0d9631ac5fa2a4e991012e2e51ced5f
2006.0/RPMS/kernel-xenU-2.6.12.21mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
728741e920bc860bb6772ed145d3f5c5
2006.0/RPMS/mkinitrd-4.2.17-17.2.20060mdk.i586.rpm
a81220042492360e66b2a546810486d9
2006.0/SRPMS/bootsplash-3.1.12-0.2.20060mdk.src.rpm
5e2460c3d8da16724a5e70a28f3a6192
2006.0/SRPMS/kernel-2.6.12.21mdk-1-1mdk.src.rpm
afc7e77996523c7655fbdcb057da3cff
2006.0/SRPMS/mkinitrd-4.2.17-17.2.20060mdk.src.rpm

-- Mandrivalinux 2006/X86_64 --

a0687b63a2027b3f1c378114ee8776b7
x86_64/2006.0/RPMS/bootsplash-3.1.12-0.2.20060mdk.x86_64.rpm
533b60ecaa224ebcf1775da64681c625
x86_64/2006.0/RPMS/kernel-2.6.12.21mdk-1-1mdk.x86_64.rpm
ed40189238ba65b1619010c97e71ae09
x86_64/2006.0/RPMS/kernel-BOOT-2.6.12.21mdk-1-1mdk.x86_64.rpm
a40edd3cfeb70a705951e05515881a59
x86_64/2006.0/RPMS/kernel-smp-2.6.12.21mdk-1-1mdk.x86_64.rpm
2823e60fa1510c2ac269a69921466042
x86_64/2006.0/RPMS/kernel-source-2.6-2.6.12-21mdk.x86_64.rpm
9cd35f648ca8d30b49b38841cc6766db
x86_64/2006.0/RPMS/kernel-source-stripped-2.6-2.6.12-21mdk.x86_64.rpm
e87787cd3f30034b40cf0e8eb4301437
x86_64/2006.0/RPMS/mkinitrd-4.2.17-17.2.20060mdk.x86_64.rpm
a81220042492360e66b2a546810486d9
x86_64/2006.0/SRPMS/bootsplash-3.1.12-0.2.20060mdk.src.rpm
5e2460c3d8da16724a5e70a28f3a6192
x86_64/2006.0/SRPMS/kernel-2.6.12.21mdk-1-1mdk.src.rpm
afc7e77996523c7655fbdcb057da3cff
x86_64/2006.0/SRPMS/mkinitrd-4.2.17-17.2.20060mdk.src.rpm

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:086

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA19639:
http://secunia.com/advisories/19639/

SA19330:
http://secunia.com/advisories/19330/

SA19402:
http://secunia.com/advisories/19402/

SA19573:
http://secunia.com/advisories/19573/

SA19709:
http://secunia.com/advisories/19709/

SA19926:
http://secunia.com/advisories/19926/

SA19657:
http://secunia.com/advisories/19657/

SA19990:
http://secunia.com/advisories/19990/

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