Secunia Security Advisory - Red Hat has issued an update for the kernel. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.
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TITLE:
Red Hat update for kernel
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA26995
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26995/
CRITICAL:
Less critical
IMPACT:
Privilege escalation
WHERE:
Local system
OPERATING SYSTEM:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
http://secunia.com/product/13652/
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
http://secunia.com/product/13653/
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 4
http://secunia.com/product/4669/
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4
http://secunia.com/product/4668/
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4
http://secunia.com/product/4670/
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 3
http://secunia.com/product/2534/
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 3
http://secunia.com/product/2535/
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 3
http://secunia.com/product/2536/
DESCRIPTION:
Red Hat has issued an update for the kernel. This fixes a
vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to
gain escalated privileges.
For more information:
SA26934
SOLUTION:
Updated packages are available via Red Hat Network.
http://rhn.redhat.com
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0936.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0937.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0938.html
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA26934:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26934/
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