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TITLE:
Linux Kernel Two Vulnerabilities

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA15786

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/15786/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Unknown, DoS

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Linux Kernel 2.6.x
http://secunia.com/product/2719/

DESCRIPTION:
Two vulnerabilities have been reported in the Linux kernel. One has
an unknown impact, and the other can be exploited by malicious, local
users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

1) An error exists in the handling of access to ar.rsc via ptrace and
restore_sigcontext.

2) An error in the delivery of signals can cause a kernel panic when
a sub-thread "exec" with a pending timer.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 2.6.12.1.
http://kernel.org/

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Kernel.org:
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.12.1

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