The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux
operating system.
This update fixes the following security issue:
Red Hat would like to thank Ben Hawkes for reporting this issue.
Red Hat is aware that a public exploit for this issue is available. Refer
to Knowledgebase article DOC-40265 for further details:
https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-40265
Users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported
patch to correct this issue. The system must be rebooted for this update to
take effect.
OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
RedHat | 5 | s390x | kernel | < 2.6.18-128.23.2.el5 | kernel-2.6.18-128.23.2.el5.s390x.rpm |
RedHat | 5 | s390x | kernel-headers | < 2.6.18-128.23.2.el5 | kernel-headers-2.6.18-128.23.2.el5.s390x.rpm |
RedHat | 5 | s390x | kernel-debug | < 2.6.18-128.23.2.el5 | kernel-debug-2.6.18-128.23.2.el5.s390x.rpm |
RedHat | 5 | noarch | kernel-doc | < 2.6.18-128.23.2.el5 | kernel-doc-2.6.18-128.23.2.el5.noarch.rpm |
RedHat | 5 | s390x | kernel-kdump | < 2.6.18-128.23.2.el5 | kernel-kdump-2.6.18-128.23.2.el5.s390x.rpm |
RedHat | 5 | s390x | kernel-devel | < 2.6.18-128.23.2.el5 | kernel-devel-2.6.18-128.23.2.el5.s390x.rpm |
RedHat | 5 | s390x | kernel-debug-devel | < 2.6.18-128.23.2.el5 | kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-128.23.2.el5.s390x.rpm |
RedHat | 5 | s390x | kernel-kdump-devel | < 2.6.18-128.23.2.el5 | kernel-kdump-devel-2.6.18-128.23.2.el5.s390x.rpm |