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TITLE:
Mandriva update for kernel

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA24100

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/24100/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Unknown, Privilege escalation, DoS

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Mandriva Linux 2007
http://secunia.com/product/12165/

DESCRIPTION:
Mandriva has issued an update for the kernel. This fixes a security
issue with unknown impact and some vulnerabilities, which can be
exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of
Service) or potentially gain escalated privileges.

For more information:
SA22776
SA23436
SA23529
SA23955

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.

Mandriva Linux 2007

ad34fe5a73feafdd8e69b504ebf93946 
2007.0/i586/kernel-2.6.17.10mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm
d9e55a7e4f1008da15c67d1287956969 
2007.0/i586/kernel-doc-2.6.17.10mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm
a9c50df979df9e3689873978436bd16f 
2007.0/i586/kernel-enterprise-2.6.17.10mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm
f533abc7ea70bd3faaa9e6b28a99ab28 
2007.0/i586/kernel-legacy-2.6.17.10mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm
b8ff79d0ab16056f2d254e9d679984f7 
2007.0/i586/kernel-source-2.6.17.10mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm
850dbb1496700b2f93ef37e4540164cc 
2007.0/i586/kernel-source-stripped-2.6.17.10mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm
6e5109401747d368e768bb7ccce1c6e3 
2007.0/i586/kernel-xen0-2.6.17.10mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm
0982fc7135735d78b4805c2af67ffe19 
2007.0/i586/kernel-xenU-2.6.17.10mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm 
2cfb0d90ab5aea99bacf8a721552554b 
2007.0/SRPMS/kernel-2.6.17.10mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.src.rpm

Mandriva Linux 2007/X86_64

8228636d0969cdb0de42baeab61ece09 
2007.0/x86_64/kernel-2.6.17.10mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm
935eb44188aa2784386dd8bcc93dfd78 
2007.0/x86_64/kernel-doc-2.6.17.10mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm
9abb549acacc17385051ceebcb3331fe 
2007.0/x86_64/kernel-source-2.6.17.10mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm
7e3667b9f28f3214669f831955ef059d 
2007.0/x86_64/kernel-source-stripped-2.6.17.10mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm
648ae5f919580ce2df42f6a522aba7c9 
2007.0/x86_64/kernel-xen0-2.6.17.10mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm
0ad1d27a9232f5f7cf8ae218bef5a618 
2007.0/x86_64/kernel-xenU-2.6.17.10mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm 
2cfb0d90ab5aea99bacf8a721552554b 
2007.0/SRPMS/kernel-2.6.17.10mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.src.rpm

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:040

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA22776:
http://secunia.com/advisories/22776/

SA23436:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23436/

SA23529:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23529/

SA23955:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23955/

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