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Unscored RHSA-2008:0972 6 CVEs

Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update

Published Sep 15, 2024 · Updated Jun 26, 2026

Ecosystem: Red Hat

Fixed packages 48

ReleasePackageFixed in
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::as kernel 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::as kernel-debuginfo 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::as kernel-devel 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::as kernel-doc 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::as kernel-hugemem 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::as kernel-hugemem-devel 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::as kernel-largesmp 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::as kernel-largesmp-devel 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::as kernel-smp 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::as kernel-smp-devel 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::as kernel-xenU 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::as kernel-xenU-devel 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::desktop kernel 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::desktop kernel-debuginfo 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::desktop kernel-devel 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::desktop kernel-doc 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::desktop kernel-hugemem 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::desktop kernel-hugemem-devel 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::desktop kernel-largesmp 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::desktop kernel-largesmp-devel 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::desktop kernel-smp 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::desktop kernel-smp-devel 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::desktop kernel-xenU 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::desktop kernel-xenU-devel 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::es kernel 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::es kernel-debuginfo 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::es kernel-devel 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::es kernel-doc 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::es kernel-hugemem 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::es kernel-hugemem-devel 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::es kernel-largesmp 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::es kernel-largesmp-devel 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::es kernel-smp 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::es kernel-smp-devel 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::es kernel-xenU 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::es kernel-xenU-devel 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::ws kernel 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::ws kernel-debuginfo 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::ws kernel-devel 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::ws kernel-doc 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::ws kernel-hugemem 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::ws kernel-hugemem-devel 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::ws kernel-largesmp 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::ws kernel-largesmp-devel 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::ws kernel-smp 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::ws kernel-smp-devel 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::ws kernel-xenU 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::ws kernel-xenU-devel 0:2.6.9-78.0.8.EL

Vulnerabilities 6

  • Unscored —
    CVE-2007-5093

    The disconnect method in the Philips USB Webcam (pwc) driver in Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.22.6 "relies on user spac…

  • Unscored —
    CVE-2007-6716

    fs/direct-io.c in the dio subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.23 does not properly zero out the dio struct, which …

  • Unscored —
    CVE-2008-1514

    arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c in Linux kernel 2.6.9, and other versions before 2.6.27-rc6, on s390 platforms allows local u…

  • Unscored —
    CVE-2008-3272

    The snd_seq_oss_synth_make_info function in sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_synth.c in the sound subsystem in the Linux kern…

  • Unscored —
    CVE-2008-3528

    The error-reporting functionality in (1) fs/ext2/dir.c, (2) fs/ext3/dir.c, and possibly (3) fs/ext4/dir.c in the Linux …

  • Unscored —
    CVE-2008-4210 Public exploit

    fs/open.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22 does not properly strip setuid and setgid bits when there is a write to a f…

References

  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=464747
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=465232
  • article
    http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=306591
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=438147
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=455770
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=457995
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=459577
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461082
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=463661
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=464494
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=465265
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=465735
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=466113
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=466214
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=466217
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=468151
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=464496
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=469647
  • advisory
    https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2008/rhsa-2008_0972.json
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-5093
  • advisory
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5093
  • advisory
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5093
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-6716
  • advisory
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-6716
  • advisory
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6716
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1514
  • advisory
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1514
  • advisory
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1514
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-3272
  • advisory
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3272
  • advisory
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3272
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-3528
  • advisory
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3528
  • advisory
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3528
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4210
  • advisory
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4210
  • advisory
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4210