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- CVEs with nessus.description==An+update+for+kernel+is+now+available+for+Red+Hat+Enterprise+Linux+6.6+Extended+Update+Support.%0A%0ARed+Hat+Product+Security+has+rated+this+update+as+having+a+security+impact+of+Important.+A+Common+Vulnerability+Scoring+System+%28CVSS%29+base+score%2C+which+gives+a+detailed+severity+rating%2C+is+available+for+each+vulnerability+from+the+CVE+link%28s%29+in+the+References+section.%0A%0AThe+kernel+packages+contain+the+Linux+kernel%2C+the+core+of+any+Linux+operating+system.%0A%0ASecurity+Fix%28es%29+%3A%0A%0A%2A+Two+flaws+were+found+in+the+way+the+Linux+kernel%27s+networking+implementation+handled+UDP+packets+with+incorrect+checksum+values.+A+remote+attacker+could+potentially+use+these+flaws+to+trigger+an+infinite+loop+in+the+kernel%2C+resulting+in+a+denial+of+service+on+the+system%2C+or+cause+a+denial+of+service+in+applications+using+the+edge+triggered+epoll+functionality.+%28CVE-2015-5364%2C+CVE-2015-5366%2C+Important%29%0A%0ABug+Fix%28es%29+%3A%0A%0A%2A+In+anon_vma+data+structure%2C+the+degree+counts+number+of+child+anon_vmas+and+of+VMAs+that+point+to+this+anon_vma.+In+the+unlink_anon_vma%28%29+function%2C+when+its+list+is+empty%2C+anon_vma+is+going+to+be+freed+whether+the+external+refcount+is+zero+or+not%2C+so+the+parent%27s+degree+should+be+decremented.+However%2C+failure+to+decrement+the+degree+triggered+a+BUG_ON%28%29+signal+in+unlink_anon_vma%28%29.+The+provided+patch+fixes+this+bug%2C+and+the+degree+is+now+decremented+as+expected.+%28BZ%231326027%29%0A%0AEnhancement%28s%29+%3A%0A%0A%2A+The+ixgbe+NIC+driver+has+been+upgraded+to+upstream+version+4.2.1%2C+which+provides+a+number+of+bug+fixes+and+enhancements+over+the+previous+version.+Notably+%3A%0A%0ANULL+pointer+crashes+related+to+VLAN+support+have+been+fixed%0A%0ATwo+more+devices+from+the+Intel+X550+Ethernet+controller+family+are+now+supported%3A+IDs+15AC+and+15AD%0A%0ASeveral+PHY-related+problems+have+been+addressed%3A+link+disruptions+and+link+flapping%0A%0AAdded+PHY-related+support+for+Intel+X550%0A%0ASystem+performance+has+been+improved%0A%0A%28BZ%231315702%29
Max CVSS | 0 |
Min CVSS | 0 |
Total Count | 2 |
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