This kernel update fixes the following security problems: - CVE-2007-4571: An information disclosure vulnerability in the ALSA driver can be exploited by local users to read sensitive data from the kernel memory. - CVE-2007-4573: It was possible for local user to become root by exploitable a bug in the IA32 system call emulation. This affects x86_64 platforms with kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x before 2.6.22.7 only. and the following non security bugs: - supported.conf: Mark 8250 and 8250_pci as supported (only Xen kernels build them as modules) [#260686] - patches.fixes/bridge-module-get-put.patch: Module use count must be updated as bridges are created/destroyed [#267651] - patches.fixes/nfsv4-MAXNAME-fix.diff: knfsd: query filesystem for NFSv4 getattr of FATTR4_MAXNAME [#271803] - patches.fixes/sky2-tx-sum-resume.patch: sky2: fix transmit state on resume [#297132] [#326376] - patches.suse/reiserfs-add-reiserfs_error.diff: patches.suse/reiserfs-use-reiserfs_error.diff: patches.suse/reiserfs-buffer-info-for-balance.diff: Fix reiserfs_error() with NULL superblock calls [#299604] - patches.fixes/acpi_disable_C_states_in_suspend.patch: ACPI: disable lower idle C-states across suspend/resume [#302482] - kernel-syms.rpm: move the copies of the Modules.alias files from /lib/modules/... to /usr/src/linux-obj/... to avoid a file conflict between kernel-syms and other kernel-$flavor packages. The Modules.alias files in kernel-syms.rpm are intended for future use - [#307291] - patches.fixes/jffs2-fix-ACL-vs-mode-handling: Fix ACL vs. mode handling. [#310520] - patches.drivers/libata-sata_sil24-fix-IRQ-clearing-race-on-I RQ_WOC: sata_sil24: fix IRQ clearing race when PCIX_IRQ_WOC is used [#327536] - Update config files: Enabled CONFIG_DVB_PLUTO2 for i386 since it's enabled everywhere else. [#327790] - patches.drivers/libata-pata_ali-fix-garbage-PCI-rev-value: p ata_ali: fix garbage PCI rev value in ali_init_chipset() [#328422] - patches.apparmor/apparmor-lsm-fix.diff: apparmor_file_mmap function parameters mismatch [#328423] - patches.drivers/libata-HPA-off-by-one-horkage: Fix HPA handling regression [#329584]