Product : Fedora Core 3 Name : kernel Version : 2.6.11 Release : 1.14_FC3 Summary : The Linux kernel (the core of the Linux operating system) Description : The kernel package contains the Linux kernel (vmlinuz), the core of any Linux operating system. The kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system: memory allocation, process allocation, device input and output, etc.
This update rebases the kernel to the latest upstream stable release, which fixes a number of security issues. Notably: - CAN-2005-0210 : dst leak - CAN-2005-0384 : ppp dos - CAN-2005-0531 : Sign handling issues. - CAN-2005-0400 : EXT2 information leak. - CAN-2005-0449 : Remote oops. - CAN-2005-0736 : Epoll overflow - CAN-2005-0749 : ELF loader may kfree wrong memory. - CAN-2005-0750 : Missing range checking in bluetooth - CAN-2005-0767 : drm race in radeon - CAN-2005-0815 : Corrupt isofs images could cause oops
Additionally, a large number of improvements have come from the 2.6.10 -> 2.6.11 transition.
This update requires you are running the latest udev package, and also (if you are using SELinux) the latest selinux policy packages.
This update can also be installed with the Update Agent; you can launch the Update Agent with the 'up2date' command. ---------------------------------------------------------------------