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TITLE:
Debian update for linux-2.6

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA43127

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RELEASE DATE:
2011-02-01

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DESCRIPTION:
Debian has issued an update for linux-2.6. This fixes some
weaknesses, security issues, and vulnerabilities, which can be
exploited by malicious, local users to disclose certain system
information, bypass certain security restrictions, cause a DoS
(Denial of Service), and gain escalated privileges, and by malicious
people to cause a DoS.

For more information:
SA42035
SA42148
SA42176
SA42187
SA42354
SA42372
SA42570
SA42684
SA42765
SA42964
SA43009

1) An error within the Econet protocol implementation can be
exploited to cause a crash by sending Acorn Universal Networking
packets over UDP.

SOLUTION:
Install updated packages via the apt-get package manager.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
1) Nelson Elhage

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
DSA-2153-1:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2011/msg00017.html

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EXTENDED SOLUTION:
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