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Red Hat update for kernel
Secunia Advisory: SA26760
Release Date: 2007-09-13
Popularity: 6,415 views

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

OS:Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (Server)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5

Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

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

For more information:
SA23955
SA25505
SA25594
SA26366
SA26389

Change Page:
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