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TITLE:
Red Hat update for kernel

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA26379

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26379/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of sensitive information, Privilege escalation, DoS

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 Workstation 2.1 for Itanium
http://secunia.com/product/1326/

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

For more information:
SA22837
SA23034
SA24618
SA24976

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

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0672.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0673.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA22837:
http://secunia.com/advisories/22837/

SA23034:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23034/

SA24618:
http://secunia.com/advisories/24618/

SA24976:
http://secunia.com/advisories/24976/

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