RHSA-2011:0303Medium

Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update

Published
March 1, 2011
Last Modified
November 7, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (4)

CVE-2010-4249 →CVE-2010-4251 →CVE-2010-4655 →CVE-2010-4805 →

📋 Description

CVE-2010-4249 — kernel: unix socket local dos CVE-2010-4251 — kernel: unlimited socket backlog DoS CVE-2010-4655 — kernel: heap contents leak for CAP_NET_ADMIN via ethtool ioctl CVE-2010-4805 — kernel: unlimited socket backlog DoS

🎯 Affected products62

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5.6.z server)
  • kernel-0:2.6.18-238.5.1.el5.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5.6.z server)
  • kernel-0:2.6.18-238.5.1.el5.ia64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5.6.z server)
  • kernel-0:2.6.18-238.5.1.el5.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5.6.z server)
  • kernel-0:2.6.18-238.5.1.el5.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5.6.z server)
  • kernel-0:2.6.18-238.5.1.el5.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5.6.z server)
  • kernel-0:2.6.18-238.5.1.el5.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5.6.z server)
  • kernel-PAE-0:2.6.18-238.5.1.el5.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5.6.z server)
  • kernel-PAE-debuginfo-0:2.6.18-238.5.1.el5.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5.6.z server)
  • kernel-PAE-devel-0:2.6.18-238.5.1.el5.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5.6.z server)
  • kernel-debug-0:2.6.18-238.5.1.el5.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5.6.z server)
  • kernel-debug-0:2.6.18-238.5.1.el5.ia64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5.6.z server)
  • kernel-debug-0:2.6.18-238.5.1.el5.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5.6.z server)
  • kernel-debug-0:2.6.18-238.5.1.el5.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5.6.z server)
  • kernel-debug-0:2.6.18-238.5.1.el5.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5.6.z server)
  • kernel-debug-debuginfo-0:2.6.18-238.5.1.el5.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5.6.z server)
  • kernel-debug-debuginfo-0:2.6.18-238.5.1.el5.ia64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5.6.z server)
  • kernel-debug-debuginfo-0:2.6.18-238.5.1.el5.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5.6.z server)
  • kernel-debug-debuginfo-0:2.6.18-238.5.1.el5.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5.6.z server)
  • kernel-debug-debuginfo-0:2.6.18-238.5.1.el5.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5.6.z server)
  • kernel-debug-devel-0:2.6.18-238.5.1.el5.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5.6.z server)
  • kernel-debug-devel-0:2.6.18-238.5.1.el5.ia64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5.6.z server)
  • kernel-debug-devel-0:2.6.18-238.5.1.el5.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5.6.z server)
  • kernel-debug-devel-0:2.6.18-238.5.1.el5.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5.6.z server)
  • kernel-debug-devel-0:2.6.18-238.5.1.el5.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5.6.z server)
  • kernel-debuginfo-0:2.6.18-238.5.1.el5.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5.6.z server)
  • kernel-debuginfo-0:2.6.18-238.5.1.el5.ia64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5.6.z server)
  • kernel-debuginfo-0:2.6.18-238.5.1.el5.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5.6.z server)
  • kernel-debuginfo-0:2.6.18-238.5.1.el5.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5.6.z server)
  • kernel-debuginfo-0:2.6.18-238.5.1.el5.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5.6.z server)
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✅ Remediation

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259 To install kernel packages manually, use "rpm -ivh [package]". Do not use "rpm -Uvh" as that will remove the running kernel binaries from your system. You may use "rpm -e" to remove old kernels after determining that the new kernel functions properly on your system.

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