Hi All;
I keep an eye on the Secunia Advisories and I wonder
If this one for Red Hat OS should be of concern ???
Frank
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TITLE:
Red Hat update for kernel
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA25838
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/25838/
CRITICAL:
Moderately critical
IMPACT:
Exposure of sensitive information, Privilege escalation, DoS
WHERE:
>From remote
OPERATING SYSTEM:
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 4
http://secunia.com/product/4669/
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4
http://secunia.com/product/4668/
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4
http://secunia.com/product/4670/
DESCRIPTION:
Red Hat has issued an update for the kernel. This fixes some
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a
DoS (Denial of Service), disclose potentially sensitive information, and
gain escalated privileges, or by malicious people to cause a DoS.
For more information:
SA13126
SA23361
SA24976
SA25068
SA25163
SA25594
SA25682
SA25771
SOLUTION:
Updated packages are available via Red Hat Network.
http://rhn.redhat.com
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0488.html
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA13126:
http://secunia.com/advisories/13126/
SA23361:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23361/
SA24976:
http://secunia.com/advisories/24976/
SA25068:
http://secunia.com/advisories/25068/
SA25163:
http://secunia.com/advisories/25163/
SA25594:
http://secunia.com/advisories/25594/
SA25682:
http://secunia.com/advisories/25682/
SA25771:
http://secunia.com/advisories/25771/
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