RHSA-2012:0517Medium

Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update

Published
April 24, 2012
Last Modified
November 7, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2011-3638 →

📋 Description

CVE-2011-3638 — kernel: ext4: ext4_ext_insert_extent() kernel oops

🎯 Affected products62

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
  • kernel-0:2.6.18-238.37.1.el5.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
  • kernel-0:2.6.18-238.37.1.el5.ia64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
  • kernel-0:2.6.18-238.37.1.el5.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
  • kernel-0:2.6.18-238.37.1.el5.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
  • kernel-0:2.6.18-238.37.1.el5.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
  • kernel-0:2.6.18-238.37.1.el5.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
  • kernel-PAE-0:2.6.18-238.37.1.el5.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
  • kernel-PAE-debuginfo-0:2.6.18-238.37.1.el5.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
  • kernel-PAE-devel-0:2.6.18-238.37.1.el5.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
  • kernel-debug-0:2.6.18-238.37.1.el5.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
  • kernel-debug-0:2.6.18-238.37.1.el5.ia64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
  • kernel-debug-0:2.6.18-238.37.1.el5.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
  • kernel-debug-0:2.6.18-238.37.1.el5.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
  • kernel-debug-0:2.6.18-238.37.1.el5.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
  • kernel-debug-debuginfo-0:2.6.18-238.37.1.el5.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
  • kernel-debug-debuginfo-0:2.6.18-238.37.1.el5.ia64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
  • kernel-debug-debuginfo-0:2.6.18-238.37.1.el5.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
  • kernel-debug-debuginfo-0:2.6.18-238.37.1.el5.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
  • kernel-debug-debuginfo-0:2.6.18-238.37.1.el5.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
  • kernel-debug-devel-0:2.6.18-238.37.1.el5.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
  • kernel-debug-devel-0:2.6.18-238.37.1.el5.ia64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
  • kernel-debug-devel-0:2.6.18-238.37.1.el5.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
  • kernel-debug-devel-0:2.6.18-238.37.1.el5.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
  • kernel-debug-devel-0:2.6.18-238.37.1.el5.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
  • kernel-debuginfo-0:2.6.18-238.37.1.el5.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
  • kernel-debuginfo-0:2.6.18-238.37.1.el5.ia64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
  • kernel-debuginfo-0:2.6.18-238.37.1.el5.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
  • kernel-debuginfo-0:2.6.18-238.37.1.el5.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 server)
  • kernel-debuginfo-0:2.6.18-238.37.1.el5.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.6 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/knowledge/articles/11258 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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