<html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> <table> <tr><td>Name</td><td>kernel</td></tr> <tr><td>Version</td><td>2.4.22</td></tr> <tr><td>Release</td><td>1.2138.nptl</td></tr> <tr><td>Summary</td><td>The Linux kernel (the core of the Linux operating system)</td></tr> <tr><td>Description</td><td>The kernel package contains the Linux kernel (vmlinuz), the core of your Red Hat Linux operating system. The kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system: memory allocation, process allocation, device input and output, etc. Paul Starzetz discovered a flaw in bounds checking in mremap() in the Linux kernel versions 2.4.23 and previous which may allow a local attacker to gain root privileges. No exploit is currently available; however, it is believed that this issue is exploitable (although not trivially.) The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2003-0985 to this issue. All users are advised to upgrade to these errata packages, which contain a backported security patch that corrects this issue. Red Hat would like to thank Paul Starzetz from ISEC for disclosing this issue as well as Andrea Arcangeli and Solar Designer for working on the patch. These packages also contain a fix for a minor information leak in the real time clock (rtc) routines. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2003-0984 to this issue.</td></tr> </table><hr> <h4>Changelog</h4> * Wed Dec 24 2003 Dave Jones <davej redhat com> - Fix mremap corner case. * Tue Dec 23 2003 Dave Jones <davej redhat com> - Numerous USB fixes (#110307, #90442, #107929, #110872) * Tue Dec 16 2003 Dave Jones <davej redhat com> - Fix leak in CDROM IOCTL. (#112249)<hr> </body> </html>