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TITLE:
Mandriva update for kernel

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA26620

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26620/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Brute force, Exposure of sensitive information, DoS

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Mandriva Linux 2007
http://secunia.com/product/12165/

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

For more information:
SA23361
SA24492
SA25030
SA25068
SA25163
SA25594
SA25682

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.

Mandriva Linux 2007

d811181ab766c637c1f2c66d6e87e8d6 
2007.0/i586/kernel-2.6.17.15mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm
1085a0bf3e633334fc89c193d40520c5 
2007.0/i586/kernel-doc-2.6.17.15mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm
b192fa1b91318b4f821fcd1e9f76a03e 
2007.0/i586/kernel-enterprise-2.6.17.15mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm
54e08cecf37cacbfc490ae4a3eb803ba 
2007.0/i586/kernel-legacy-2.6.17.15mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm
60eb7f61d0f91da0396ceb8cc0528a0b 
2007.0/i586/kernel-source-2.6.17.15mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm
48bbb8ff51313a61e85562f3f5036832 
2007.0/i586/kernel-source-stripped-2.6.17.15mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm
d6464e0a4512ae194a884a73d6196fc7 
2007.0/i586/kernel-xen0-2.6.17.15mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm
4264a6f084147f6f401b5320689eab89 
2007.0/i586/kernel-xenU-2.6.17.15mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm 
d6845e3410f8f468b2c1e30ce2a4c4de 
2007.0/SRPMS/kernel-2.6.17.15mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.src.rpm

Mandriva Linux 2007/X86_64

16c9da0d48ebe6391382921c10ccac97 
2007.0/x86_64/kernel-2.6.17.15mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm
56f44a046c471d98d6778153cdee7a80 
2007.0/x86_64/kernel-doc-2.6.17.15mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm
dea95558e0ada5af5f05abbc0c79aaca 
2007.0/x86_64/kernel-source-2.6.17.15mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm
de1f522536c1b6615b30269f6824ba18 
2007.0/x86_64/kernel-source-stripped-2.6.17.15mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm
6001c99297c562f99c827ee123d9379c 
2007.0/x86_64/kernel-xen0-2.6.17.15mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm
7534d9a0b31ad88e5191d94dcede38f9 
2007.0/x86_64/kernel-xenU-2.6.17.15mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm 
d6845e3410f8f468b2c1e30ce2a4c4de 
2007.0/SRPMS/kernel-2.6.17.15mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.src.rpm

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:171

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA23361:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23361/

SA24492:
http://secunia.com/advisories/24492/

SA25030:
http://secunia.com/advisories/25030/

SA25068:
http://secunia.com/advisories/25068/

SA25163:
http://secunia.com/advisories/25163/

SA25594:
http://secunia.com/advisories/25594/

SA25682:
http://secunia.com/advisories/25682/

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