RHSA-2014:1668: Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
First published: Thu Oct 23 2014(Updated: )
The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux<br>operating system.<br><li> A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's</li> Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) implementation handled<br>simultaneous connections between the same hosts. A remote attacker could<br>use this flaw to crash the system. (CVE-2014-5077, Important)<br>This update also fixes several bugs and adds one enhancement.<br>Documentation for these changes is available from the Technical Notes<br>document linked to in the References section.<br>All kernel users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which<br>contain backported patches to correct these issues and add this<br>enhancement. The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.<br>
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| redhat/kernel | <2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 | 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 |
| redhat/kernel | <2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 | 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 |
| redhat/kernel-abi-whitelists | <2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 | 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 |
| redhat/kernel-debug | <2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 | 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 |
| redhat/kernel-debug-debuginfo | <2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 | 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 |
| redhat/kernel-debug-devel | <2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 | 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 |
| redhat/kernel-debuginfo | <2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 | 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 |
| redhat/kernel-devel | <2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 | 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 |
| redhat/kernel-doc | <2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 | 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 |
| redhat/kernel-firmware | <2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 | 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 |
| redhat/kernel-headers | <2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 | 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 |
| redhat/perf | <2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 | 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 |
| redhat/perf-debuginfo | <2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 | 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 |
| redhat/python-perf | <2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 | 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 |
| redhat/python-perf-debuginfo | <2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 | 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 |
| redhat/kernel-debug | <2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 | 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 |
| redhat/kernel-debug-debuginfo | <2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 | 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 |
| redhat/kernel-debug-devel | <2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 | 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 |
| redhat/kernel-debuginfo | <2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 | 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 |
| redhat/kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 | <2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 | 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 |
| redhat/kernel-devel | <2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 | 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 |
| redhat/kernel-headers | <2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 | 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 |
| redhat/perf | <2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 | 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 |
| redhat/perf-debuginfo | <2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 | 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 |
| redhat/python-perf | <2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 | 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 |
| redhat/python-perf-debuginfo | <2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 | 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 |
| redhat/kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x | <2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 | 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 |
| redhat/kernel-kdump | <2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 | 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 |
| redhat/kernel-kdump-debuginfo | <2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 | 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 |
| redhat/kernel-kdump-devel | <2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 | 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 |
| redhat/kernel-bootwrapper | <2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 | 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 |
| redhat/kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 | <2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 | 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6 |
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Reference Links
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1122982
- https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
- https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/6.5_Technical_Notes/kernel.html#RHSA-2014-1668
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1668 (Advisory)
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