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Ubuntu update for kernel
Secunia Advisory: SA17648
Release Date: 2005-11-22
Popularity: 7,304 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Security Bypass
Exposure of sensitive information
DoS
Where: From local network
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Ubuntu Linux 4.10
Ubuntu Linux 5.04

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Description:
Ubuntu has issued an update for the kernel. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which potentially can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and to disclose certain sensitive information, or by malicious people to disclose certain sensitive information, bypass certain security restrictions, and to cause a DoS.

For more information:
SA17504
SA17261
SA16969
SA17114
SA15786
SA16494
SA14585

Note: A resource leak in the handling of POSIX timers in the exec() function has also been fixed.

Change Page:
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