The Linux kernel manages the communication between software and hardware as well as the hardware resources of a computer running the Linux operating system.
Red Hat has issued an updated version of the kernel packages for Enterprise Linux 2.1. Below is a list of the security issues fixed in the update as reported by Red Hat:
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2006-4997 and CVE-2006-2935 to these issues.
More information about these vulnerabilities can be found in the security advisory issued by RedHat Linux:
| Product: | Affected Version(s): | Risk Level: | Actions: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avaya Communication Manager | 2.x, 3.x | Low | Upgrade to CM 3.1.4 or later. |
| Avaya Intuity LX | All | None | None |
| Avaya EMMC | All | Low | This issue will not be addressed as no further releases of EMMC are planned. |
| Avaya Messaging Storage Server | All | None | None |
| Avaya Message Networking | All | None | None |
| Avaya CCS/SES | 3.1.1 or later | Low | Upgrade to SES 4.0 or later |
Recommended Actions:
For all system products which use vulnerable
versions of kernel, Avaya recommends that customers restrict local and network
access to the server. This restriction should be enforced through the use of
physical security, firewalls, ACLs, VPNs, and other generally-accepted
networking practices until such time as an update becomes available and can be
installed.
Avaya software-only products operate on general-purpose operating systems. Occasionally vulnerabilities may be discovered in the underlying operating system or applications that come with the operating system. These vulnerabilities often do not impact the software-only product directly but may threaten the integrity of the underlying platform.
In the case of this advisory Avaya software-only products are not affected by the vulnerability directly but the underlying Linux platform may be. Customers should determine on which Linux operating system the product was installed and then follow that vendors guidance.
| Product: | Affected Version(s): | Risk Level: | Actions: |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVLAN | All | None | Depending on the Operating System provided by customers, the affected package may be installed on the underlying Operating System supporting the CVLAN application. The CVLAN application does not require the software described in this advisory. |
| Avaya Integrated Management Suite(IMS) | All | Low | See recommended actions below. |
Recommended Actions:
Avaya recommends that customers follow
recommended actions supplied by RedHat Linux.
Additional information may also be available via the Avaya support website and through your Avaya account representative. Please contact your Avaya product support representative, or dial 1-800-242-2121, with any questions.
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V 1.0 - February 26, 2007 - Initial Statement issued.
V 2.0 - March 20,
2008 - Renamed Avaya S87XX/S8500/S8300 to Avaya Communication Manager and
updated Recommended Actions for it.
V 3.0 - August 28, 2008 - Changed SES
recommended actions.
V 4.0 - April 10, 2009 - Updated actions for EMMC.
Send information regarding any discovered security problems with Avaya products to either the contact noted in the product's documentation or securityalerts@avaya.com.
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