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Red Hat update for kernel
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA27824
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Release Date:
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2007-11-30
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Popularity:
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5,878 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Exposure of sensitive information
DoS
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (Server)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
Red Hat has issued an update for the kernel. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and disclose potentially sensitive information and by malicious people to cause a DoS.
For more information:
SA26918
SA27555
This update also fixes a vulnerability caused due to a memory leak within the Red Hat Content Accelerator kernel patch. This can be exploited to cause a DoS by exhausting all available memory.
Change Page:
[ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
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