From 827ce268e92464a8033aeeb8d0726ac636dcafa9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Micah Anderson Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 12:55:34 +0000 Subject: minor formatting adjustments git-svn-id: svn+ssh://svn.debian.org/svn/kernel-sec@1574 e094ebfe-e918-0410-adfb-c712417f3574 --- dsa-texts/2.6.26-19lenny2 | 45 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------- 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-) (limited to 'dsa-texts/2.6.26-19lenny2') diff --git a/dsa-texts/2.6.26-19lenny2 b/dsa-texts/2.6.26-19lenny2 index a5f352ec..dd60404e 100644 --- a/dsa-texts/2.6.26-19lenny2 +++ b/dsa-texts/2.6.26-19lenny2 @@ -11,26 +11,27 @@ Debian-specific: no CVE Id(s) : CVE-2009-3228 CVE-2009-3238 CVE-2009-3547 CVE-2009-3612 CVE-2009-3620 CVE-2009-3621 CVE-2009-3638 -Notice: Debian 5.0.4, the next point release of Debian 'lenny', -will include a new default value for the mmap_min_addr tunable. -This change will add an additional safeguard against a class of security -vulnerabilities known as "NULL pointer dereference" vulnerabilities, but -it will need to be overridden when using certain applications. +Notice: Debian 5.0.4, the next point release of Debian 'lenny', will +include a new default value for the mmap_min_addr tunable. This +change will add an additional safeguard against a class of security +vulnerabilities known as "NULL pointer dereference" vulnerabilities, +but it will need to be overridden when using certain applications. Additional information about this change, including instructions for making this change locally in advance of 5.0.4 (recommended), can be found at: http://wiki.debian.org/mmap_min_addr Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that -may lead to a denial of service, sensitive memory leak or privilege escalation. -The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following -problems: +may lead to a denial of service, sensitive memory leak or privilege +escalation. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project +identifies the following problems: CVE-2009-3228 Eric Dumazet reported an instance of uninitialized kernel memory - in the network packet scheduler. Local users may be able to exploit - this issue to read the contents of sensitive kernel memory. + in the network packet scheduler. Local users may be able to + exploit this issue to read the contents of sensitive kernel + memory. CVE-2009-3238 @@ -45,15 +46,16 @@ CVE-2009-3547 CVE-2009-3612 - Jiri Pirko discovered a typo in the initialization of a structure in - the netlink subsystem that may allow local users to gain access to - sensitive kernel memory. + Jiri Pirko discovered a typo in the initialization of a structure + in the netlink subsystem that may allow local users to gain access + to sensitive kernel memory. CVE-2009-3620 - Ben Hutchings discovered an issue in the DRM manager for ATI Rage 128 - graphics adapters. Local users may be able to exploit this - vulnerability to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference). + Ben Hutchings discovered an issue in the DRM manager for ATI Rage + 128 graphics adapters. Local users may be able to exploit this + vulnerability to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer + dereference). CVE-2009-3621 @@ -64,8 +66,8 @@ CVE-2009-3621 CVE-2009-3638 David Wagner reported an overflow in the KVM subsystem on i386 - systems. This issue is exploitable by local users with access - to the /dev/kvm device file. + systems. This issue is exploitable by local users with access to + the /dev/kvm device file. For the stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 2.6.26-19lenny2. @@ -84,8 +86,8 @@ doing an update, updates for lower priority issues will normally not be released for all kernels at the same time. Rather, they will be released in a staggered or "leap-frog" fashion. -The following matrix lists additional source packages that were rebuilt for -compatibility with or to take advantage of this update: +The following matrix lists additional source packages that were +rebuilt for compatibility with or to take advantage of this update: Debian 5.0 (lenny) user-mode-linux 2.6.26-1um-2+19lenny2 @@ -112,7 +114,8 @@ footer to the proper configuration. Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 alias lenny -------------------------------- -Stable updates are available for alpha, amd64, arm, armel, hppa, i386, ia64, mips, mipsel, powerpc, s390 and sparc. +Stable updates are available for alpha, amd64, arm, armel, hppa, i386, +ia64, mips, mipsel, powerpc, s390 and sparc. -- cgit v1.2.3