Re: new kernel release?

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James Lawrence wrote:

i recieved a message from red hat notification tool that there is a kernal update.
version, 2.6.6-1.435.2.1 i have....2.6.6-1.435 what is the difference? should i bother?
is it going to give me problem's?



From fedora-announce-list:

This security update fixes the remote DoS possibility identified and fixed
by Adam Osuchowski and Tomasz Dubinski in the netfilter code of the 2.6
kernel. Note that this remote DoS can only be triggered when using the
rarely used "-p tcp --tcp-option" options in the netfilter firewall
subsystem. Fedora Core 2 systems are not vulnerable unless the administrator
manually configured this rarely used option.

For more information see
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/367615/2004-06-27/2004-07-03/0


So , unless you use the "-p tcp --tcp-option" in netfilter , you are safe.

--
Pedro Macedo



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