Secunia Security Advisory - Red Hat has issued an update for kdegraphics. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise a user's system.
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TITLE:
Red Hat update for kdegraphics
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA18862
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/18862/
CRITICAL:
Moderately critical
IMPACT:
System access, DoS
WHERE:
>From remote
OPERATING SYSTEM:
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4
http://secunia.com/product/4670/
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4
http://secunia.com/product/4668/
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 4
http://secunia.com/product/4669/
DESCRIPTION:
Red Hat has issued an update for kdegraphics. This fixes a
vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a
DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise a user's system.
For more information:
SA18677
SOLUTION:
Updated packages are available from Red Hat Network.
http://rhn.redhat.com/
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0206.html
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA18677:
http://secunia.com/advisories/18677/
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