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TITLE:
Linux Kernel Denial of Service and Privilege Escalation

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA32344

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/32344/

CRITICAL:
Not critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation, DoS

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Linux Kernel 2.4.x
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/763/

DESCRIPTION:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in the Linux kernel, which
can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of
Service) and gain escalated privileges.

For more information:
SA25895
SA31366

SOLUTION:
Update to version 2.4.36.8.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.36.8

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA25895:
http://secunia.com/advisories/25895/

SA31366:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31366/

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