Secunia Security Advisory - SUSE has issued an update for the kernel. This fixes a security issue and some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to disclose potentially sensitive information, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), or potentially gain escalated privileges, and by malicious users and malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or potentially compromise a vulnerable system.
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TITLE:
SUSE update for kernel
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA37351
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/37351/
DESCRIPTION:
SUSE has issued an update for the kernel. This fixes a security issue
and some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local
users to disclose potentially sensitive information, cause a DoS
(Denial of Service), or potentially gain escalated privileges, and by
malicious users and malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of
Service) or potentially compromise a vulnerable system.
For more information:
SA34644
SA35107
SA35983
SA36438
SA36927
SA37233
SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages via YaST Online Update or the SUSE FTP server.
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
SUSE-SA:2009:054:
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00005.html
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA34644:
http://secunia.com/advisories/34644/
SA35107:
http://secunia.com/advisories/35107/
SA35983:
http://secunia.com/advisories/35983/
SA36438:
http://secunia.com/advisories/36438/
SA36927:
http://secunia.com/advisories/36927/
SA37233:
http://secunia.com/advisories/37233/
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