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Red Hat update for gnutls
Secunia Advisory: SA30317
Release Date: 2008-05-21
Popularity: 1,759 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: DoS
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4

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CVE reference:CVE-2008-1948
CVE-2008-1949
CVE-2008-1950


Description:
Red Hat has issued an update for gnutls. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or to potentially compromise an application using the library.

For more information:
SA30287

Solution:
Updated packages are available via Red Hat Network.
http://rhn.redhat.com/

Original Advisory:
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0489.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0492.html

Other References:
SA30287:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30287/


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