- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian-Edu/Skolelinux Security Advisory DESA 2007-008 http://www.skolelinux.org/security/ Morten Werner Olsen August 19th, 2007 debian-edu-security@lists.alioth.debian.org - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : linux-2.6 Vulnerability : several vulnerabilities Problem-Type : local Need reboot : yes Debian-Edu-specific : no CVE ID : CVE-2007-1353 CVE-2007-2172 CVE-2007-2453 CVE-2007-2525 CVE-2007-2876 CVE-2007-3513 CVE-2007-3642 CVE-2007-3848 CVE-2007-3851 DSA ID : DSA-1356 Several vulnerabilities have been found in the Linux kernel. If you want the details, please take a look at the DSA's from Debian: http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1356 We recommend that you upgrade your kernel packages to the new 2.6.18 version built for Debian. Upgrade Instructions - -------------------- Make sure 'deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian sarge main' or similar is present in your /etc/apt/sources.list and run 'apt-get update' to update your package lists. Find which flavour of the kernel you are running with the command 'uname -r' (examples: 386, 586tsc, 686, 686-smp, k6, k7, k7-smp). To upgrade, run this command replacing with yours: apt-get install linux-image-2.6.18-5- Remember that you have to reboot your computers after upgrading this package. If you are unfamiliar with kernel upgrades, please visit our mini-HOWTO on this subject: http://www.skolelinux.org/security/kernel-upgrade - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- For apt-get: deb htp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ sarge main Mailing lists: bruker@skolelinux.no, debian-edu@lists.debian.org, linuxiskolen@skolelinux.no, user@skolelinux.de, admin-discuss@skolelinux.org Package info: `apt-cache show '