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CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2008:0129 centos5 x86_64
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Check for the Version of kernel
Insight
Insight
The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. A flaw was found in vmsplice. An unprivileged local user could use this flaw to gain root privileges. (CVE-2008-0600) Red Hat is aware that a public exploit for this issue is available. This issue did not affect the Linux kernels distributed with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, or 4. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to resolve this issue.
Affected Software
Affected Software
kernel on CentOS 5
Solution
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.