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TITLE:
SUSE update for kernel

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA43639

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RELEASE DATE:
2011-03-09

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DESCRIPTION:
SUSE has issued an update for the kernel. This fixes multiple
weaknesses and vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious,
local users to disclose certain system and potentially sensitive
information, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), bypass certain security
restrictions, and gain escalated privileges and by malicious people to
disclose potentially sensitive information and cause a DoS and by
malicious people with physical access to potentially compromise a
vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA40205
SA41002
SA41881
SA42061
SA42176
SA42684
SA42765
SA42372
SA42570
SA43009
SA43358
SA43477

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

2) An error within the "sctp_icmp_proto_unreachable()" function in
net/sctp/input.c can be exploited to cause a crash.

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages via the zypper package manager.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
SUSE-SU-2011:0160-1:
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/7561275

OTHER REFERENCES:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

DEEP LINKS:
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http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXTENDED DESCRIPTION:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXTENDED SOLUTION:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXPLOIT:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

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