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TITLE:
Red Hat update for glibc

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA15186

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/15186/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of system information, Privilege escalation

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
http://secunia.com/product/48/
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1
http://secunia.com/product/1306/
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1
http://secunia.com/product/1044/
RedHat Linux Advanced Server 2.1 for Itanium
http://secunia.com/product/1327/
RedHat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for Itanium
http://secunia.com/product/1326/

DESCRIPTION:
Red Hat has issued an update for glibc. This fixes some
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to
gain knowledge of some system information or perform certain actions
on a vulnerable system with escalated privileges.

For more information:
SA12930
SA12306

SOLUTION:
Updated packages are available from Red Hat Network.
http://rhn.redhat.com/

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-261.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA12930:
http://secunia.com/advisories/12930/

SA12306:
http://secunia.com/advisories/12306/

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