kernel-default: The Standard Kernel
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File: kernel-default-2.6.16.54-0.2.5.i586.rpm
Version: 2.6.16.54-0.2.5
Size: 17832 kB
Date: Thu 24 Jan 2008 13:25:19 CET
Source: kernel-default-2.6.16.54-0.2.5.nosrc.rpm
Security: Yes
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Description: This kernel update fixes the following security problems: 

CVE-2008-0007: Insufficient range checks in certain fault handlers could
be used by local attackers to potentially read or write kernel memory.

CVE-2008-0001: Incorrect access mode checks could be used by local
attackers to corrupt directory contents and so cause denial of service
attacks or potentially execute code.

CVE-2007-5966: Integer overflow in the hrtimer_start function in
kernel/hrtimer.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.23.10 allows local
users to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (panic)
via a large relative timeout value. NOTE: some of these details are
obtained from third party information.

CVE-2007-6417: The shmem_getpage function (mm/shmem.c) in Linux kernel
2.6.11 through 2.6.23 does not properly clear allocated memory in some
rare circumstances, which might allow local users to read sensitive
kernel data or cause a denial of service (crash).


Furthermore, this kernel catches up to the SLE 10 state of the kernel,
with massive additional fixes.

All platforms:
- patches.suse/bootsplash: Bootsplash for current kernel (none).
  patch the patch for Bug number 345980.
- patches.fixes/megaraid-fixup-driver-version: Megaraid driver
  version out of sync (299740).

- OCFS2: Updated to version 1.2.8

- patches.fixes/ocfs2-1.2-svn-r3070.diff: [PATCH] ocfs2: Remove
  overzealous BUG_ON().
- patches.fixes/ocfs2-1.2-svn-r3072.diff: [PATCH] ocfs2: fix
  rename vs unlink race.
- patches.fixes/ocfs2-1.2-svn-r3074.diff: [PATCH] ocfs2: Remove
  expensive local alloc bitmap scan code.
- patches.fixes/ocfs2-1.2-svn-r3057.diff: [PATCH] ocfs2: Check
  for cluster locking in ocfs2_readpage.
- patches.fixes/ocfs2-1.2-svn-r2975.diff: ocfs2_dlm: make
  functions static.
- patches.fixes/ocfs2-1.2-svn-r2976.diff: [PATCH] ocfs2_dlm:
  make tot_backoff more descriptive.
- patches.fixes/ocfs2-1.2-svn-r3002.diff: [PATCH] ocfs2: Remove
  the printing of harmless ERRORS like ECONNRESET, EPIPE..
- patches.fixes/ocfs2-1.2-svn-r3004.diff: [PATCH] ocfs2_dlm:
  Call cond_resched_lock() once per hash bucket scan.
- patches.fixes/ocfs2-1.2-svn-r3006.diff: [PATCH] ocfs2_dlm:
  Silence compiler warnings.
- patches.fixes/ocfs2-1.2-svn-r3062.diff: [PATCH] ocfs2_dlm:
  Fix double increment of migrated lockres' owner count.

- patches.fixes/hugetlb-get_user_pages-corruption.patch: hugetlb:
  follow_hugetlb_page() for write access (345239).

- enable patches.fixes/reiserfs-fault-in-pages.patch (333412)

- patches.drivers/usb-update-evdo-driver-ids.patch: USB: update
  evdo driver ids. Get the module to build...

- patches.drivers/usb-add-usb_device_and_interface_info.patch:
  USB: add USB_DEVICE_AND_INTERFACE_INFO().  This is needed to
  get the HUAWEI devices to work properly, and to get
  patches.drivers/usb-update-evdo-driver-ids.patch to build
  without errors.

- patches.drivers/usb-update-evdo-driver-ids.patch: USB: update
  evdo driver ids on request from our IT department (345438).

- patches.suse/kdump-dump_after_notifier.patch:
  Add dump_after_notifier sysctl (265764).

- patches.drivers/libata-sata_nv-disable-ADMA: sata_nv: disable
  ADMA by default (346508).

- patches.fixes/cpufreq-fix-ondemand-deadlock.patch: Cpufreq
  fix ondemand deadlock (337439).
- patches.fixes/eliminate-cpufreq_userspace-scaling_setspeed-deadlock.patch:
  Eliminate cpufreq_userspace scaling_setspeed deadlock (337439).

- patches.xen/15181-dma-tracking.patch: Fix issue preventing Xen KMPs
  from building.

- patches.drivers/r8169-perform-a-PHY-reset-before.patch:
  r8169: perform a PHY reset before any other operation at boot
  time (345658).
- patches.drivers/r8169-more-alignment-for-the-0x8168: refresh.

- patches.fixes/lockd-grant-shutdown: Stop GRANT callback from
  crashing if NFS server has been stopped. (292478).
  There was a problem with this patch which would cause apparently
  random crashes when lockd was in use.  The offending change
  has been removed.

- patches.fixes/usb_336850.diff: fix missing quirk leading to
  a device disconnecting under load (336850).

- patches.fixes/cifs-incomplete-recv.patch: fix incorrect session
  reconnects (279783).

- patches.fixes/megaraid_mbox-dell-cerc-support: Fix so that it
  applies properly. I extended the context to 6 lines to help patch
  find where to apply the patch (267134).

- patches.fixes/md-idle-test: md: improve the is_mddev_idle test
  fix (326591).


AMD64/Intel EM64T (x86_64) specific:
- patches.arch/x86_64-mce-loop: x86_64: fix misplaced `continue'
  in mce.c (344239).