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Secunia Security Advisory 24300

Secunia Security Advisory 24300
Posted Feb 27, 2007
Authored by Secunia | Site secunia.com

Secunia Security Advisory - 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).

tags | advisory, denial of service, kernel, local, vulnerability
systems | linux, redhat
SHA-256 | 73d168eed0ae4218c11c631f0c2c1f6f3a9230a1967fa86d943d4267ea28eea2

Secunia Security Advisory 24300

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TITLE:
Red Hat update for kernel

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA24300

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/24300/

CRITICAL:
Not critical

IMPACT:
DoS

WHERE:
Local system

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 the kernel. This fixes some
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to
cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

1) An error within the auditing subsystem can be exploited to cause a
kernel panic. Successful exploitation requires that the attacker
previously created a watch for a file.

2) A NULL pointer dereference error within the "key_alloc_serial()"
function can be exploited to crash the kernel.

For more information:
SA24109

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

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0085.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA24109:
http://secunia.com/advisories/24109/

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About:
This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help
everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest
vulnerabilities.

Subscribe:
http://secunia.com/secunia_security_advisories/

Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.)
http://secunia.com/about_secunia_advisories/


Please Note:
Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by
clicking the link.
Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories.
Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only
use those supplied by the vendor.

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