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Red Hat update for kernel
Secunia Advisory: SA18562
Release Date: 2006-01-20
Popularity: 8,237 views

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

OS:Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 3

Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

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Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3)[ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]

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

For more information:
SA17504
SA17261
SA16897
SA17114
SA16494
SA16969
SA17786
SA18523
SA18510

NOTE: An error, in which multiple drivers fail to mark memory with the VM_IO flag and potentially causing kernel panic, has also been fixed.

Change Page:
[ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]



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