This update can be downloaded from:
http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/1/
This update can be installed with Yum Update Agent; you can type 'yum update' command in the terminal.
This update can also be installed with the Red Hat Update Agent; you can launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the 'up2date' command in the terminal.
--------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Security Update Notification FEDORA-2003-047 2004-01-07 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Name : kernel Version : 2.4.22 Release : 1.2140.nptl Summary : The Linux kernel (the core of the Linux operating system) Description : The kernel package contains the Linux kernel (vmlinuz), the core of your Red Hat Linux operating system. The kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system: memory allocation, process allocation, device input and output, etc. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Various RTC drivers had the potential to leak small amounts of kernel memory to userspace through IOCTL's. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2003-0984 to this issue. --------------------------------------------------------------------- References: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0984
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