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Ubuntu update for kernel
Secunia Advisory: SA21934
Release Date: 2006-09-15
Popularity: 5,435 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: Exposure of system information
Exposure of sensitive information
Privilege escalation
DoS
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Ubuntu Linux 5.04
Ubuntu Linux 5.10
Ubuntu Linux 6.06

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

For more information:
SA20703
SA20917
SA21369
SA21515
SA21563

Note: Updated packages for linux-restricted-modules have been issued in USN-346-2 (see "Solution" section).

Change Page:
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