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Red Hat update for acroread

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SA37041

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Release Date:

2009-10-15

Popularity:

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Critical:

Highly critical

Impact:

System access
Security Bypass

Where:

From remote

Solution Status:

Vendor Patch

Software:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras v. 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras v. 4
RHEL Desktop Supplementary (v. 5 client)
RHEL Supplementary (v. 5 server)

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Description:
Red Hat has issued an update for acroread. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions or compromise a user's system.

For more information:
SA36983

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