TITLE:
Red Hat update for kernel

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA18562

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/18562/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of sensitive information, DoS

WHERE:
>From local network

OPERATING SYSTEM:
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 3
http://secunia.com/product/2536/
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 3
http://secunia.com/product/2535/
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 3
http://secunia.com/product/2534/

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

For more information:
SA17504
SA17261
SA16897
SA17114
SA16494
SA16969
SA17786
SA18523
SA18510

NOTE: An error, in which multiple drivers fail to mark memory with
the VM_IO flag and potentially causing kernel panic, 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-2006-0140.html

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

SA17261:
http://secunia.com/advisories/17261/

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

SA17114:
http://secunia.com/advisories/17114/

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

SA16969:
http://secunia.com/advisories/16969/

SA17786:
http://secunia.com/advisories/17786/

SA18523:
http://secunia.com/advisories/18523/

SA18510:
http://secunia.com/advisories/18510/

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