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TITLE:
SUSE update for kernel

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA47900

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RELEASE DATE:
2012-02-07

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DESCRIPTION:
SUSE has issued an update for the kernel. This fixes multiple
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to
cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and gain escalated privileges, by
malicious, local users in a guest virtual machine to gain escalated
privileges, and by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of
Service) and compromise a vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA42094
SA46584
SA46591
SA46802
SA46803
SA47296
SA47488

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages via the zypper package manager.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
SUSE-SU-2012:0153-1:
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-02/msg00000.html

SUSE-SU-2012:0153-2:
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-02/msg00001.html

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