RHSA-2014:0981High

Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Published
July 29, 2014
Last Modified
November 7, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (8)

CVE-2012-6647 →CVE-2013-7339 →CVE-2014-2672 →CVE-2014-2678 →CVE-2014-2706 →CVE-2014-2851 →CVE-2014-3144 →CVE-2014-3145 →

📋 Description

CVE-2012-6647 — Kernel: futex: forbid uaddr == uaddr2 in futex_wait_requeue_pi() CVE-2013-7339 — kernel: net: rds: dereference of a NULL device in rds_ib_laddr_check() CVE-2014-2672 — kernel: ath9k: tid->sched race in ath_tx_aggr_sleep() CVE-2014-2678 — kernel: net: rds: dereference of a NULL device in rds_iw_laddr_check() CVE-2014-2706 — Kernel: net: mac80211: crash dues to AP powersave TX vs. wakeup race CVE-2014-2851 — kernel: net: ping: refcount issue in ping_init_sock() function CVE-2014-3144 — Kernel: filter: prevent nla extensions to peek beyond the end of the message CVE-2014-3145 — Kernel: filter: prevent nla extensions to peek beyond the end of the message

🎯 Affected products186

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)
  • kernel-0:2.6.32-431.23.3.el6.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)
  • kernel-0:2.6.32-431.23.3.el6.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)
  • kernel-0:2.6.32-431.23.3.el6.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)
  • kernel-0:2.6.32-431.23.3.el6.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)
  • kernel-0:2.6.32-431.23.3.el6.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)
  • kernel-0:2.6.32-431.23.3.el6.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)
  • kernel-0:2.6.32-431.23.3.el6.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)
  • kernel-0:2.6.32-431.23.3.el6.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)
  • kernel-0:2.6.32-431.23.3.el6.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)
  • kernel-0:2.6.32-431.23.3.el6.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)
  • kernel-0:2.6.32-431.23.3.el6.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)
  • kernel-0:2.6.32-431.23.3.el6.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)
  • kernel-0:2.6.32-431.23.3.el6.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)
  • kernel-0:2.6.32-431.23.3.el6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)
  • kernel-0:2.6.32-431.23.3.el6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)
  • kernel-0:2.6.32-431.23.3.el6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)
  • kernel-0:2.6.32-431.23.3.el6.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)
  • kernel-abi-whitelists-0:2.6.32-431.23.3.el6.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)
  • kernel-abi-whitelists-0:2.6.32-431.23.3.el6.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)
  • kernel-abi-whitelists-0:2.6.32-431.23.3.el6.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)
  • kernel-abi-whitelists-0:2.6.32-431.23.3.el6.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)
  • kernel-bootwrapper-0:2.6.32-431.23.3.el6.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)
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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/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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