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Secunia Advisory SA20914

Debian update for kernel-source-2.6.8
Secunia Advisory SA20914
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Release Date 2006-07-04
   
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Criticality level Moderately criticalModerately critical
Impact Security Bypass
Exposure of system information
Exposure of sensitive information
DoS
System access
Where From remote
Authentication level Available in Customer Area
   
Report reliability Available in Customer Area
Solution Status Vendor Patch
   
Systems affected Available in Customer Area
Approve distribution Available in Customer Area
   
Operating System
Debian GNU/Linux 3.1
Secunia CVSS Score Available in Customer Area
CVE Reference(s) CVE-2005-3359 CVSS available in Customer Area
CVE-2006-0038 CVSS available in Customer Area
CVE-2006-0039 CVSS available in Customer Area
CVE-2006-0456 CVSS available in Customer Area
CVE-2006-0554 CVSS available in Customer Area
CVE-2006-0555 CVSS available in Customer Area
CVE-2006-0557 CVSS available in Customer Area
CVE-2006-0558 CVSS available in Customer Area
CVE-2006-0741 CVSS available in Customer Area
CVE-2006-0742 CVSS available in Customer Area
CVE-2006-0744 CVSS available in Customer Area
CVE-2006-1056 CVSS available in Customer Area
CVE-2006-1242 CVSS available in Customer Area
CVE-2006-1368 CVSS available in Customer Area
CVE-2006-1523 CVSS available in Customer Area
CVE-2006-1524 CVSS available in Customer Area
CVE-2006-1525 CVSS available in Customer Area
CVE-2006-1857 CVSS available in Customer Area
CVE-2006-1858 CVSS available in Customer Area
CVE-2006-1863 CVSS available in Customer Area
CVE-2006-1864 CVSS available in Customer Area
CVE-2006-2271 CVSS available in Customer Area
CVE-2006-2272 CVSS available in Customer Area
CVE-2006-2274 CVSS available in Customer Area
  

Description

Debian has issued an update for kernel-source-2.6.8. This fixes some vulnerabilities and weaknesses, which can be exploited to bypass certain security restrictions, disclose potentially sensitive information, and cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

For more information:
SA13654
SA19078
SA19083
SA19330
SA19402
SA19639
SA19657
SA19709
SA19724
SA19737
SA19868
SA19869
SA19990
SA20185


Solution
Apply updated packages.
Further details available in Customer Area

Original Advisory
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1103

Other references
Further details available in Customer Area

Deep Links
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Subject: Debian update for kernel-source-2.6.8
 
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