Oval Definition:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22198
Revision Date:2014-02-24Version:87
Title:RHSA-2011:1479: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Important)
Description:The user_update function in security/keys/user_defined.c in the Linux kernel 2.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and kernel oops) via vectors related to a user-defined key and "updating a negative key into a fully instantiated key."
Family:unixClass:patch
Status:ACCEPTEDReference(s):CESA-2011:1479
CVE-2011-1162
CVE-2011-1898
CVE-2011-2203
CVE-2011-2494
CVE-2011-3363
CVE-2011-4110
RHSA-2011:1479-01
Platform(s):CentOS Linux 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Product(s):kernel
Definition Synopsis
  • Redhat 5 or Centos 5 release
  • The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • OR The operating system installed on the system is CentOS Linux 5.x
  • AND Packages section
  • kernel-headers is earlier than 0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
  • OR kernel is earlier than 0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
  • OR kernel-doc is earlier than 0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
  • OR kernel-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
  • OR kernel-kdump is earlier than 0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
  • OR kernel-xen-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
  • OR kernel-debug is earlier than 0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
  • OR kernel-debug-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
  • OR kernel-PAE is earlier than 0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
  • OR kernel-PAE-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
  • OR kernel-kdump-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
  • OR kernel-xen is earlier than 0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
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