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TITLE:
Mandriva update for kernel

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA21614

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/21614/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Security Bypass, Privilege escalation, DoS

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Mandriva Linux 2006
http://secunia.com/product/9020/

DESCRIPTION:
Mandriva has issued an update for the kernel. This fixes some
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to
bypass certain security restrictions or cause a DoS (Denial of
Service), and by malicious people to cause a DoS.

For more information:
SA19330
SA19868
SA19869
SA20703
SA20917
SA21369
SA21515

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.

Mandrivalinux 2006

9b4811892823bfa6ddfa648f029ee500 
2006.0/RPMS/kernel-2.6.12.25mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
27e6afeac2d98e07cd8a16d2ffa8de28 
2006.0/RPMS/kernel-BOOT-2.6.12.25mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
dcd2a1843a5f56c286a0e6270c7b1d79 
2006.0/RPMS/kernel-i586-up-1GB-2.6.12.25mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
477b78d6836d03484a58720f2137e506 
2006.0/RPMS/kernel-i686-up-4GB-2.6.12.25mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
ab1f7540dbfd41f469f4931a710dbe95 
2006.0/RPMS/kernel-smp-2.6.12.25mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
ed246f8b552bb26bb8e89c0c0842bbe9 
2006.0/RPMS/kernel-source-2.6.12.25mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
acb15b08ed7f7d2ad3747c555a07b401 
2006.0/RPMS/kernel-source-stripped-2.6.12.25mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
ede19a2f7dd7b715c58e9c61ee1c3359 
2006.0/RPMS/kernel-xbox-2.6.12.25mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
848a9f9725f141077a34affb42088946 
2006.0/RPMS/kernel-xen0-2.6.12.25mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
d280fd356d01831e6dbe5f0fc73c741b 
2006.0/RPMS/kernel-xenU-2.6.12.25mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
c0a388efafe83a187a58d582ddf9cafb 
2006.0/SRPMS/kernel-2.6.12.25mdk-1-1mdk.src.rpm

Mandrivalinux 2006/X86_64

54c6b69a3ce44d4dfb217f4b4f620293 
x86_64/2006.0/RPMS/kernel-2.6.12.25mdk-1-1mdk.x86_64.rpm
0eded734bf839d253c18d4849507a687 
x86_64/2006.0/RPMS/kernel-BOOT-2.6.12.25mdk-1-1mdk.x86_64.rpm
c379d55bcaee5070b46475b2e1cbce0a 
x86_64/2006.0/RPMS/kernel-smp-2.6.12.25mdk-1-1mdk.x86_64.rpm
2fad12f6ea68fdd1d000c2602f47a0a3 
x86_64/2006.0/RPMS/kernel-source-2.6.12.25mdk-1-1mdk.x86_64.rpm
1ae8c5f75d5660e511cfe2db62a02056 
x86_64/2006.0/RPMS/kernel-source-stripped-2.6.12.25mdk-1-1mdk.x86_64.rpm
160c2425b4be695feaafffdb59cc8fcd 
x86_64/2006.0/RPMS/kernel-xen0-2.6.12.25mdk-1-1mdk.x86_64.rpm
677a458c0eb70f9f8a5bd9553b96f589 
x86_64/2006.0/RPMS/kernel-xenU-2.6.12.25mdk-1-1mdk.x86_64.rpm
c0a388efafe83a187a58d582ddf9cafb 
x86_64/2006.0/SRPMS/kernel-2.6.12.25mdk-1-1mdk.src.rpm

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:151

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA19330:
http://secunia.com/advisories/19330/

SA19868:
http://secunia.com/advisories/19868/

SA19869:
http://secunia.com/advisories/19869/

SA20703:
http://secunia.com/advisories/20703/

SA20917:
http://secunia.com/advisories/20917/

SA21369:
http://secunia.com/advisories/21369/

SA21515:
http://secunia.com/advisories/21515/

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