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.
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 | any | ppc64iseries | kernel-devel | < 2.6.9-78.0.33.EL | kernel-devel-2.6.9-78.0.33.EL.ppc64iseries.rpm |
RedHat | any | i686 | kernel-hugemem | < 2.6.9-78.0.33.EL | kernel-hugemem-2.6.9-78.0.33.EL.i686.rpm |
RedHat | any | x86_64 | kernel | < 2.6.9-78.0.33.EL | kernel-2.6.9-78.0.33.EL.x86_64.rpm |
RedHat | any | s390 | kernel-devel | < 2.6.9-78.0.33.EL | kernel-devel-2.6.9-78.0.33.EL.s390.rpm |
RedHat | any | src | kernel | < 2.6.9-78.0.33.EL | kernel-2.6.9-78.0.33.EL.src.rpm |
RedHat | any | ppc64 | kernel-largesmp | < 2.6.9-78.0.33.EL | kernel-largesmp-2.6.9-78.0.33.EL.ppc64.rpm |
RedHat | any | x86_64 | kernel-devel | < 2.6.9-78.0.33.EL | kernel-devel-2.6.9-78.0.33.EL.x86_64.rpm |
RedHat | any | s390 | kernel | < 2.6.9-78.0.33.EL | kernel-2.6.9-78.0.33.EL.s390.rpm |
RedHat | any | noarch | kernel-doc | < 2.6.9-78.0.33.EL | kernel-doc-2.6.9-78.0.33.EL.noarch.rpm |
RedHat | any | x86_64 | kernel-xenu | < 2.6.9-78.0.33.EL | kernel-xenU-2.6.9-78.0.33.EL.x86_64.rpm |