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Secunia Advisory: SA25594
Release Date: 2007-06-08
Last Update: 2007-07-20
Popularity: 12,731 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: Brute force
Exposure of sensitive information
DoS
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Linux Kernel 2.6.x

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

Solution:
Update to version 2.6.20.13 or 2.6.21.4

Users affected by vulnerability #1 that is reintroduced in Linux Kernel 2.6.22 and vulnerability #4 should update to version 2.6.22.1.

Provided and/or discovered by:
1) Vilmos Nebehaj
2) Discovered by an anonymous person and reported via iDefense Labs.
3) Reported by the vendor.
4) Reported in a Red Hat Bugzilla report.

Changelog:
2007-06-11: Updated advisory with new information provided by iDefense Labs. Added link to iDefense advisory. Updated "Solution" section.
2007-07-11: Updated "Description" and "Solution" section since vulnerability #1 is reintroduced in version 2.6.22. Added link to new ChangeLog.
2007-07-20: Added vulnerability #4. Updated "Solution" section.

Original Advisory:
Kernel:
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.21.4
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22.1

iDefense Labs:
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=541

Red Hat:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=245922

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



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