TITLE:
Red Hat update for kernel

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA18510

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/18510/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of sensitive information, DoS

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 4
http://secunia.com/product/4669/
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4
http://secunia.com/product/4668/
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4
http://secunia.com/product/4670/

DESCRIPTION:
Red Hat has issued an update for the kernel. This fixes some
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited malicious, local users to
cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and gain knowledge of potentially
sensitive information, and by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial
of Service). 

For more information:
SA13339
SA16355
SA17504
SA16494
SA16897
SA14295
SA15786
SA18216
SA17786
SA16969

Note: An error in IGMP which allows local users to cause a DoS via an
IGMP membership report sent to a target's Ethernet address instead of
the Multicast group address has also been fixed.

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

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0101.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA13339:
http://secunia.com/advisories/13339/

SA16355:
http://secunia.com/advisories/16355/

SA17504:
http://secunia.com/advisories/17504/

SA16494:
http://secunia.com/advisories/16494/

SA16897:
http://secunia.com/advisories/16897/

SA14295:
http://secunia.com/advisories/14295/

SA15786:
http://secunia.com/advisories/15786/

SA18216:
http://secunia.com/advisories/18216/

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