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RHN Errata Alert: Important: kernel security update



Red Hat Network has determined that the following advisory is applicable to
one or more of the systems you have registered:

Complete information about this errata can be found at the following location:
     https://rhn.redhat.com/rhn/errata/details/Details.do?eid=9300

Security Advisory - RHSA-2009:1541-1
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Summary:
Important: kernel security update

Updated kernel packages that fix security issues are now available for Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 4.

This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.

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

This update fixes the following security issues:

* a NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in each of the following
functions in the Linux kernel: pipe_read_open(), pipe_write_open(), and
pipe_rdwr_open(). When the mutex lock is not held, the i_pipe pointer could
be released by other processes before it is used to update the pipe's
reader and writer counters. This could lead to a local denial of service or
privilege escalation. (CVE-2009-3547, Important)

Users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported
patch to correct these issues. The system must be rebooted for this update
to take effect.

References:
http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
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Taking Action
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You may address the issues outlined in this advisory in two ways:

     - select your server name by clicking on its name from the list
       available at the following location, and then schedule an
       errata update for it:
           https://rhn.redhat.com/rhn/systems/SystemList.do

     - run the Update Agent on each affected server.


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Affected Systems List
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This Errata Advisory may apply to the systems listed below. If you know that
this errata does not apply to a system listed, it might be possible that the
package profile for that server is out of date. In that case you should refresh 
the system's package profile by running *one* of the following commands as root 
on that system:

 * 'up2date -p' (on Enterprise Linux systems prior to RHEL5)
 * 'rhn-profile-sync' (on Enterprise Linux 5 or later) 

There are 465 affected systems registered in 'Your RHN' (only systems for
which you have explicitly enabled Errata Alerts are shown).

Release   Arch       Profile Name
--------  --------   ------------
4AS       i686       node1.mpifc                             
4AS       i686       node2.mpifc                             
4AS       i686       node3.mpifc                             
4AS       i686       node4.mpifc                             
4AS       athlon     air2-4                                  
4WS       athlon     air2-1                                  
4WS       athlon     air2-3                                  
4WS       i686       mathbio1-7                              
4WS       i686       mathbio1-1                              
4AS       i686       mathbio1-2                              
4WS       i686       mathbio1-5                              
4WS       athlon     air2-2                                  
4WS       i686       mathbio1-6                              
4WS       i686       mathbio1-3                              
4WS       i686       bme14                                   
4WS       i686       mathbio1-10                             
4WS       athlon     mathbio-10                              
4AS       x86_64     twsecy3                                 
4AS       x86_64     bcfd-n21                                
4AS       x86_64     mathbio3-1                              
4AS       x86_64     tw-gibbs-n12                            
4AS       x86_64     tw-gibbs-n23                            
4AS       x86_64     bcfd-n18                                
4AS       x86_64     bcfd-n24                                
4AS       x86_64     broadamd-3                              
4AS       x86_64     tw-gibbs-n13                            
4AS       x86_64     tw-gibbs-n20                            
4AS       x86_64     tw-gibbs-n17                            
4AS       x86_64     bcfd-n23                                
4AS       x86_64     tw-gibbs-n14                            
4AS       x86_64     bcfd-n14                                
4AS       x86_64     bcfd-n2                                 
4AS       x86_64     tw-gibbs-n6                             
4AS       x86_64     tw-gibbs-n33                            
4AS       x86_64     bcfd-n9                                 
4AS       x86_64     bcfd-n20                                
4AS       x86_64     bcfd-n17                                
4AS       x86_64     tw-gibbs-n32                            
4AS       x86_64     tw-gibbs-n22                            
4AS       x86_64     tw-gibbs-n18                            
4AS       x86_64     tw-gibbs-n34                            
4AS       x86_64     tw-gibbs-n5                             
4AS       x86_64     tr-n6                                   
4AS       x86_64     tr-n1                                   
4AS       x86_64     tr-n2                                   
4AS       x86_64     tr-n4                                   
4AS       x86_64     tr-n5                                   
4AS       x86_64     tr-n9                                   
4AS       x86_64     tr-n10                                  
4AS       x86_64     tr-n12                                  
4AS       x86_64     tr-n13                                  
4AS       x86_64     tr-n14                                  
4AS       x86_64     tr-n16                                  
4AS       x86_64     tr-n7                                   
4AS       x86_64     bcfd-n4                                 
4AS       x86_64     bcfd-n5                                 
4AS       x86_64     bcfd-n7                                 
4AS       x86_64     bcfd-n8                                 
4AS       x86_64     bcfd-n10                                
4AS       x86_64     bcfd-n11                                
4AS       x86_64     bcfd-n12                                
4AS       x86_64     bcfd-n13                                
4AS       x86_64     bcfd-n15                                
4AS       x86_64     bcfd-n16                                
4AS       x86_64     bcfd-n19                                
4AS       x86_64     bcfd-n22                                
4AS       x86_64     bair-n1                                 
4AS       x86_64     tw-gibbs-n7                             
4AS       x86_64     bair-n3                                 
4AS       x86_64     tw-gibbs-n9                             
4WS       x86_64     tw64node6                               
4AS       x86_64     tr-n11                                  
4AS       x86_64     tr-n8                                   
4AS       x86_64     tw-gibbs-n31                            
4AS       x86_64     tw-gibbs-n30                            
4AS       x86_64     tw-gibbs-n35                            
4AS       x86_64     bair-n4                                 
4AS       x86_64     bair-n5                                 
4AS       x86_64     bair-n6                                 
4AS       x86_64     bair-n8                                 
4AS       x86_64     tw-gibbs-n43                            
4AS       i686       mathbio1-9                              
4AS       EM64T      mathbio5-3                              
4AS       x86_64     mathbio3-2                              
4AS       EM64T      mathbio4-8                              
4AS       EM64T      mathbio4-6                              
4WS       i686       bme10                                   
4WS       i686       bme6                                    
4AS       EM64T      mathbio4-5                              
4AS       EM64T      mathbio4-7                              
4WS       i686       bme19                                   
4WS       i686       bme16                                   
4WS       i686       bme3                                    
4WS       i686       bme5                                    
4WS       i686       bme18                                   
4WS       i686       bme13                                   
4WS       i686       bme7                                    
4WS       i686       bme8                                    
4WS       i686       bme9                                    
4WS       i686       bme20                                   
4WS       i686       bme12                                   
4WS       i686       bme17                                   
4WS       i686       bme11                                   
4WS       i686       bme4                                    
4AS       x86_64     tw-gibbs-n37                            
4WS       x86_64     tw64node9                               
4WS       x86_64     tw64node10                              
4WS       x86_64     tw64node16                              
4WS       x86_64     tw64node22                              
4WS       x86_64     tw64node23                              
4WS       x86_64     tw64node24                              
4AS       x86_64     tw64node26                              
4AS       x86_64     jm64node2                               
4AS       x86_64     jm64node11                              
4AS       x86_64     jm64node9                               
4AS       x86_64     jm64node6                               
4WS       athlon     mathbio-7                               
4AS       x86_64     twsecy4                                 
4WS       athlon     mathbio-11                              
4AS       x86_64     twsecy8                                 
4WS       x86_64     jm64node12                              
4WS       x86_64     jm64node4                               
4WS       athlon     mathbio-2                               
4WS       athlon     qn1                                     
4WS       x86_64     jm64node10                              
4WS       x86_64     jm64node1                               
4WS       x86_64     jm64node7                               
4AS       x86_64     twsecy2                                 
4AS       x86_64     twsecy9                                 
4AS       x86_64     twdc5                                   
4AS       EM64T      mathbio5-2                              
4AS       x86_64     tw-gibbs-n44                            
4WS       athlon     opteron12                               
4WS       athlon     opteron11                               
4AS       x86_64     broadamd-7                              
4WS       x86_64     tw64node19                              
4AS       x86_64     tw-gibbs-n11                            
4AS       x86_64     tw-gibbs-n25                            
4AS       x86_64     twsecy5                                 
4AS       x86_64     twsecy11                                
4AS       x86_64     twsecy6                                 
4AS       x86_64     tw64node28                              
4AS       x86_64     tw-gibbs-n28                            
4AS       x86_64     twsecy12                                
4AS       x86_64     tw-gibbs-n24                            
4AS       x86_64     broadamd-4                              
4AS       x86_64     tw-gibbs-n39                            
4AS       x86_64     broadamd-1                              
4AS       x86_64     broadamd-8                              
4AS       x86_64     broadamd-5                              
4AS       i686       broadint-1                              
4AS       i686       broadint-11                             
4WS       x86_64     tw64node8                               
4WS       x86_64     tw64node7                               
4WS       x86_64     tw64node17                              
4WS       x86_64     tw64node4                               
4WS       athlon     opteron15                               
4AS       i686       broadint-10                             
4AS       i686       broadint-12                             
4AS       x86_64     broadamd-6                              
4AS       x86_64     tw-gibbs-n36                            
4AS       x86_64     tw-gibbs-n42                            
4AS       x86_64     tw-gibbs-n47                            
4WS       x86_64     tw64node27                              
4WS       x86_64     tw64node21                              
4AS       x86_64     broadamd-2                              
4AS       x86_64     tw-gibbs-n1                             
4AS       x86_64     tw-gibbs-n3                             
4AS       x86_64     tw-gibbs-n8                             
4AS       x86_64     broadamd-9                              
4AS       x86_64     tw-gibbs-n10                            
4AS       x86_64     broadamd-10                             
4AS       x86_64     broadamd-11                             
4AS       x86_64     tw-gibbs-n26                            
4AS       x86_64     broadamd-12                             
4AS       x86_64     tw-gibbs-n27                            
4AS       x86_64     tw-gibbs-n29                            
4AS       i686       broadint-2                              
4AS       i686       broadint-3                              
4AS       x86_64     tw-gibbs-n38                            
4AS       i686       broadint-4                              
4AS       x86_64     tw-gibbs-n40                            
4AS       i686       broadint-5                              
4AS       i686       broadint-6                              
4AS       x86_64     tw-gibbs-n45                            
4AS       i686       broadint-7                              
4AS       x86_64     tw-gibbs-n46                            
4AS       i686       broadint-8                              
4AS       i686       broadint-9                              
4AS       x86_64     tw-gibbs-n16                            
4AS       EM64T      mathbio4-3                              
4WS       i686       gen7                                    
4WS       i686       gen4                                    
4WS       i686       gen8                                    
4AS       EM64T      mathbio4-1                              
4WS       i686       gen9                                    
4AS       EM64T      mathbio4-4                              
4AS       EM64T      mathbio4-2                              
4WS       i686       gen6                                    
4AS       x86_64     twdc4                                   
4WS       i686       gen1                                    
4WS       i686       gen3                                    
4WS       athlon     opteron8                                
4AS       EM64T      mathbio5-1                              
4WS       x86_64     tw64node25                              
4WS       i686       bme1                                    
4WS       athlon     mathbio-5                               
4WS       x86_64     tw64node13                              
4WS       x86_64     tw64node11                              
4WS       x86_64     tw64node14                              
4WS       x86_64     tw64node12                              
4WS       i686       bme2                                    
4WS       athlon     mathbio-6                               
4WS       athlon     mathbio-4                               
4WS       athlon     opteron9                                
4WS       x86_64     tw64node2                               
4WS       x86_64     tw64node3                               
4AS       x86_64     tr-n3                                   
4AS       x86_64     bair-n10                                
4AS       athlon     unknown                                 
4AS       i686       bme15                                   
4AS       x86_64     tw-gibbs-n41                            
4AS       x86_64     tw-gibbs-n19                            
4AS       x86_64     jm64node3                               
4WS       x86_64     tw64node18                              
4AS       x86_64     apep-n2                                 
4AS       x86_64     apep-n1                                 
4AS       x86_64     apep-n3                                 
4AS       x86_64     apep-n4                                 
4AS       x86_64     space1-n4                               
4AS       x86_64     space1-n3                               
4AS       x86_64     space1-n5                               
4AS       x86_64     space1-n6                               
4AS       x86_64     space1-n1                               
4AS       x86_64     space1-n2                               
4AS       x86_64     bjm64-n3                                
4AS       x86_64     bjm64-n4                                
4AS       x86_64     bjm64-n8                                
4AS       i686       gen2                                    
4AS       x86_64     bjm64-n5                                
4WS       i686       bme0                                    
4AS       x86_64     tw-gibbs-n21                            
4AS       x86_64     tw-gibbs-n15                            
4AS       EM64T      mathbio5-4                              
4AS       x86_64     tr-n15                                  
4AS       x86_64     twsecy1                                 
4AS       x86_64     twsecy7                                 
4AS       x86_64     twsecy10                                
4AS       x86_64     twsecy13                                
4AS       x86_64     twsecy14                                
4AS       x86_64     twsecy16                                
4AS       x86_64     bcfd-n6                                 
4AS       x86_64     bair-n7                                 
4AS       x86_64     bair-n9                                 
4AS       x86_64     bjm64-n10                               
4AS       x86_64     bjm64-n11                               
4AS       x86_64     bjm64-n6                                
4AS       x86_64     bjm64-n7                                
4AS       x86_64     bjm64-n9                                
4WS       athlon     opteron7                                
4AS       x86_64     tw-gibbs-n2                             
4AS       x86_64     bcfd-n1                                 
4AS       x86_64     tw-gibbs-n4                             
4AS       x86_64     bcfd-n3                                 
4AS       x86_64     bair-n2                                 
4AS       x86_64     bjm64-n1                                
4AS       x86_64     bjm64-n2                                


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