Letter K

kernel - The Linux kernel

Website: http://www.kernel.org/
License: GPLv2
Vendor: Scientific Linux
Description:
The kernel package contains the Linux kernel (vmlinuz), the core of any
Linux operating system.  The kernel handles the basic functions
of the operating system: memory allocation, process allocation, device
input and output, etc.

Packages

kernel-2.6.32-71.el6.i686 [20.5 MiB] Changelog by Aristeu Rozanski (2010-09-01):
- [fs] nfsd: initialize nfsd versions before creating svc (J. Bruce Fields) [628084]
- [fs] nfsd: fix startup/shutdown order bug (J. Bruce Fields) [628084]
- [security] KEYS: Fix bug in keyctl_session_to_parent() if parent has no session keyring (David Howells) [627808] {CVE-2010-2960}
- [security] KEYS: Fix RCU no-lock warning in keyctl_session_to_parent() (David Howells) [627808] {CVE-2010-2960}

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