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TITLE:
Red Hat update for kernel

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA30110

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30110/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of sensitive information, Privilege escalation, DoS

WHERE:
Local system

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

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

For more information:
SA23664
SA27908
SA30101
SA30044

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

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0211.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA23664:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23664/

SA27908:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27908/

SA30101:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30101/

SA30044:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30044/

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