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kernel-BOOT: The version of the Linux kernel used on installation boot disks.
| Name: | kernel-BOOT |
Vendor: | Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory |
| Version: | 2.4.21 |
License: | GPLv2 |
| Release: | 27.0.2.EL |
URL: | |
- Summary
- This package includes a trimmed down version of the Linux kernel.
This kernel is used on the installation boot disks only and should not
be used for an installed system, as many features in this kernel are
turned off because of the size constraints of floppy disks.
Changelog
- * Wed Jan 12 18:00:00 2005 Ernie Petrides <petrides{%}redhat{*}com> kernel-2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
- fix nessus-induced kernel panic with auditing (Peter Martuccelli)
- fix 32-bit-compat regression in CMSG validations (Ernie Petrides)
- eliminate potential VMA list races with do_brk() (Dave Anderson)
- ignore ICMP Source Quench messages in tcp_v4_err() (Dave Miller)
- prevent VMA overlap crashes in insert_vm_struct() (Jason Baron)
- * Mon Dec 20 18:00:00 2004 Ernie Petrides <petrides{%}redhat{*}com> kernel-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL
- add network CMSG validation checks (Dave Miller)
- fix data struct leak in ip_options_get() (Dave Miller)
- fix IGMP vulnerabilities in ip[6]_mc_source() (Dave Miller)
- fix e_phnum binfmt_elf loader vulnerability (Dave Anderson)
- clean x86_64 32-bit-compat syscall numbers (Jim Paradis)
- prevent ia64 floating point reg val leakage (Jason Baron)
- add USB io_edgeport driver size check (Peter Martuccelli)
- * Wed Dec 1 18:00:00 2004 Ernie Petrides <petrides{%}redhat{*}com> kernel-2.4.21-27.EL
- add data/param length sanity checks in smbfs (Alexander Viro)
- fix mm_stat regression introduced in -20.13.EL (Rik van Riel)
- serialize datagram read w/appropriate semaphore (Dave Miller)
- fix keyboard regression introduced in -24.EL (Peter Martuccelli)
- revert e100 driver to version 2.3.43-k1 w/fixes (John Linville)
- add e100 driver version 3.0.27-k2 as alternate (John Linville)
- enable mmap/mprotect PROT_EXEC for legacy apps (Ernie Petrides)