(RHSA-2014:1668) Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

2014-10-2300:00:00

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The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux
operating system.

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel’s
Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) implementation handled
simultaneous connections between the same hosts. A remote attacker could
use this flaw to crash the system. (CVE-2014-5077, Important)

This update also fixes several bugs and adds one enhancement.
Documentation for these changes is available from the Technical Notes
document linked to in the References section.

All kernel users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain backported patches to correct these issues and add this
enhancement. The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
RedHat6s390xkernel-devel< 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6kernel-devel-2.6.32-431.37.1.el6.s390x.rpm
RedHat6ppc64kernel< 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6kernel-2.6.32-431.37.1.el6.ppc64.rpm
RedHat6i686python-perf< 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6python-perf-2.6.32-431.37.1.el6.i686.rpm
RedHat6i686perf< 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6perf-2.6.32-431.37.1.el6.i686.rpm
RedHat6i686kernel-devel< 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6kernel-devel-2.6.32-431.37.1.el6.i686.rpm
RedHat6noarchkernel-doc< 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6kernel-doc-2.6.32-431.37.1.el6.noarch.rpm
RedHat6x86_64kernel-devel< 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6kernel-devel-2.6.32-431.37.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
RedHat6ppc64kernel-debug-debuginfo< 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.37.1.el6.ppc64.rpm
RedHat6s390xkernel-headers< 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6kernel-headers-2.6.32-431.37.1.el6.s390x.rpm
RedHat6x86_64kernel-headers< 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6kernel-headers-2.6.32-431.37.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

OS	Version	Architecture	Package	Version	Filename
RedHat	6	s390x	kernel-devel	< 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6	kernel-devel-2.6.32-431.37.1.el6.s390x.rpm
RedHat	6	ppc64	kernel	< 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6	kernel-2.6.32-431.37.1.el6.ppc64.rpm
RedHat	6	i686	python-perf	< 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6	python-perf-2.6.32-431.37.1.el6.i686.rpm
RedHat	6	i686	perf	< 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6	perf-2.6.32-431.37.1.el6.i686.rpm
RedHat	6	i686	kernel-devel	< 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6	kernel-devel-2.6.32-431.37.1.el6.i686.rpm
RedHat	6	noarch	kernel-doc	< 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6	kernel-doc-2.6.32-431.37.1.el6.noarch.rpm
RedHat	6	x86_64	kernel-devel	< 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6	kernel-devel-2.6.32-431.37.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
RedHat	6	ppc64	kernel-debug-debuginfo	< 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6	kernel-debug-debuginfo-2.6.32-431.37.1.el6.ppc64.rpm
RedHat	6	s390x	kernel-headers	< 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6	kernel-headers-2.6.32-431.37.1.el6.s390x.rpm
RedHat	6	x86_64	kernel-headers	< 2.6.32-431.37.1.el6	kernel-headers-2.6.32-431.37.1.el6.x86_64.rpm