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Red Hat update for krb5
Secunia Advisory: SA24750
Release Date: 2007-04-04
Popularity: 6,157 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: Security Bypass
DoS
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 3
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 3
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 3
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4
RedHat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for Itanium

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CVE reference:CVE-2007-0956
CVE-2007-0957
CVE-2007-1216


Description:
Red Hat has issued an update for krb5. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions and by malicious users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or to compromise a vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA24740

Solution:
Updated packages are available from Red Hat Network.
http://rhn.redhat.com

Original Advisory:
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0095.html

Other References:
SA24740:
http://secunia.com/advisories/24740/

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