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Red Hat update for kernel
Secunia Advisory:	SA18562	Advisory Toolbox: Issue ticket Save in to-do list Mark as handled Exploit information Download as PDF Review actions Add comment
Release Date:	2006-01-20
Popularity:	7,722 views

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

OS:	RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 3 RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 3 RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 3

Subscribe:	Instant alerts on relevant vulnerabilities

CVE reference:	CVE-2002-2185 CVE-2004-1057 CVE-2005-2708 CVE-2005-2709 CVE-2005-2973 CVE-2005-3044 CVE-2005-3180 CVE-2005-3275 CVE-2005-3806 CVE-2005-3848 CVE-2005-3857 CVE-2005-3858

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. Solution: Updated packages are available from Red Hat Network. http://rhn.redhat.com/ Original Advisory: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0140.html Other References: SA17504: http://secunia.com/advisories/17504/ SA17261: http://secunia.com/advisories/17261/ SA16897: http://secunia.com/advisories/16897/ SA17114: http://secunia.com/advisories/17114/ SA16494: http://secunia.com/advisories/16494/ SA16969: http://secunia.com/advisories/16969/ SA17786: http://secunia.com/advisories/17786/ SA18523: http://secunia.com/advisories/18523/ SA18510: http://secunia.com/advisories/18510/

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