Secunia Security Advisory - Red Hat has issued updates for multiple packages. This fixes some vulnerabilities and security issues, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to perform certain actions on a vulnerable system with escalated privileges or to gain escalated privileges, bypass certain security restrictions, and cause a DoS (Denial of Service), or by malicious users to bypass certain security restrictions and malicious people to spoof emails, cause a DoS or potentially compromise a vulnerable system.
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TITLE:
Red Hat Update for Multiple Packages
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA25098
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/25098/
CRITICAL:
Less critical
IMPACT:
Security Bypass, Spoofing, Privilege escalation, DoS, System access
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 updates for multiple packages. This fixes some
vulnerabilities and security issues, which can be exploited by
malicious, local users to perform certain actions on a vulnerable
system with escalated privileges or to gain escalated privileges,
bypass certain security restrictions, and cause a DoS (Denial of
Service), or by malicious users to bypass certain security
restrictions and malicious people to spoof emails, cause a DoS or
potentially compromise a vulnerable system.
For more information:
SA16309
SA17119
SA18251
SA19477
SA20370
SA21100
SA21713
SA21721
SOLUTION:
Updated packages are available from Red Hat Network.
http://rhn.redhat.com
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0203.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0208.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0220.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0229.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0235.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0244.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0245.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0252.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0208.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0276.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0286.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0310.html
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA16309:
http://secunia.com/advisories/16309/
SA17119:
http://secunia.com/advisories/17119/
SA18251:
http://secunia.com/advisories/18251/
SA19477:
http://secunia.com/advisories/19477/
SA20370:
http://secunia.com/advisories/20370/
SA21100:
http://secunia.com/advisories/21100/
SA21713:
http://secunia.com/advisories/21713/
SA21721:
http://secunia.com/advisories/21721/
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