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Secunia Security Advisory 29136

Secunia Security Advisory 29136
Posted Feb 27, 2008
Authored by Secunia | Site secunia.com

Secunia Security Advisory - Fedora has issued an update for kvm. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to bypass certain security restrictions.

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Secunia Security Advisory 29136

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TITLE:
Fedora update for kvm

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA29136

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29136/

CRITICAL:
Not critical

IMPACT:
Security Bypass

WHERE:
Local system

SOFTWARE:
KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine)
http://secunia.com/product/17812/

DESCRIPTION:
Fedora has issued an update for kvm. This fixes a vulnerability,
which can be exploited by malicious, local users to bypass certain
security restrictions.

For more information:
SA29129

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages via the yum utility ("yum update kvm").

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00830.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00850.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA29129:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29129/

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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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