Pedro Fernandes Macedo wrote:
James Lawrence wrote:
> i recieved a message from red hat notification tool that there is a
> kernal update.
> version, 2.6.6-1.435.2.1 i have....2.6.6-1.435 what is the
> difference? should i bother?
> is it going to give me problem's?
>
>
From fedora-announce-list:
> This security update fixes the remote DoS possibility identified and
> fixed
> by Adam Osuchowski and Tomasz Dubinski in the netfilter code of the 2.6
> kernel. Note that this remote DoS can only be triggered when using the
> rarely used "-p tcp --tcp-option" options in the netfilter firewall
> subsystem. Fedora Core 2 systems are not vulnerable unless the
> administrator
> manually configured this rarely used option.
>
> For more information see
>
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/367615/2004-06-27/2004-07-03/0
>
So , unless you use the "-p tcp --tcp-option" in netfilter , you are
safe.
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Pedro Macedo
thanks for the quick response, if i choose to not install it, other that
moving it to the ignored list can i remove that update from the
notification?