All things related to multicast

[Marshall Eubanks <>]

I thought this might be of interest to the group. Don't know how  
serious it really is.

Marshall

        [FLSA-2006:157459-3] Updated kernel packages fix security issues
        Date:   March 16, 2006 7:53:36 PM EST

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Fedora Core 2 - i386

3. Problem description:

These new kernel packages contain fixes for the security issues
described below:

- a flaw in network IGMP processing that a allowed a remote user on the
local network to cause a denial of service (disabling of multicast
reports) if the system is running multicast applications (CVE-2002-2185)

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Fedora Core 2 - i386

3. Problem description:

These new kernel packages contain fixes for the security issues
described below:

- a flaw in network IGMP processing that a allowed a remote user on the
local network to cause a denial of service (disabling of multicast
reports) if the system is running multicast applications (CVE-2002-2185)