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TITLE:
Red Hat update for kernel

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA28162

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/28162/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
DoS

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
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/

DESCRIPTION:
Red Hat has issued an update for the kernel. This fixes a
vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a
DoS (Denial of Service).

For more information:
SA27555

This update also fixes a vulnerability caused due to a memory leak
within the Red Hat Content Accelerator kernel patch. This can be
exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS by exhausting all
available memory.

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

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-1104.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA27555:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27555/

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