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kernel: The Linux kernel (the core of the Linux operating system)
| Name: | kernel |
Vendor: | |
| Version: | 2.4.21 |
License: | GPLv2 |
| Release: | 20.0.1.EL.XFS |
URL: | |
- Summary
- The kernel package contains the Linux kernel (vmlinuz), the core of your
Red Hat Linux operating system. The kernel handles the basic functions
of the operating system: memory allocation, process allocation, device
input and output, etc.
Changelog
- * Thu Dec 2 04:00:00 2004 Jaroslaw Polok <jaroslaw{*}polok{%}cern{*}ch>
- added SGI XFS patch set
- * Wed Nov 24 04:00:00 2004 Ernie Petrides <petrides{%}redhat{*}com> kernel-2.4.21-20.0.1.EL
- eliminate kernel stack data leaks from USB drivers (Mark Cox)
- fix various error path bugs in bcm5820 driver (John Linville)
- correct TSS descriptor limit checking for x86_64 (Jim Paradis)
- fix binfmt_elf loader vulnerabilities (Jim Paradis, Dave Anderson)
- add data/param length sanity checks in smbfs (Alexander Viro)
- fix yet another binfmt_elf loader vulnerability (Dave Anderson)
- serialize datagram read w/appropriate semaphore (Dave Miller)
- * Wed Aug 18 05:00:00 2004 Ernie Petrides <petrides{%}redhat{*}com> kernel-2.4.21-20.EL
- change TARGET_CPUS on x86_64 to include all on-line cpus (Jim Paradis)