---------------------------------------------------------------------- Secunia is proud to announce the availability of the Secunia Software Inspector. The Secunia Software Inspector is a free service that detects insecure versions of software that you may have installed in your system. When insecure versions are detected, the Secunia Software Inspector also provides thorough guidelines for updating the software to the latest secure version from the vendor. Try it out online: http://secunia.com/software_inspector/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Mandriva update for kernel SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA23593 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/23593/ CRITICAL: Less critical IMPACT: Privilege escalation, DoS WHERE: >From remote OPERATING SYSTEM: Mandriva Linux 2007 http://secunia.com/product/12165/ DESCRIPTION: Mandriva has issued an update for the kernel. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges or to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and by malicious people to cause a DoS. For more information: SA22665 SA22702 SA23073 SA23361 SA23427 SOLUTION: Apply updated packages. Mandriva Linux 2007 7eba457234782c9f83c47cd26be3de80 2007.0/i586/kernel-2.6.17.8mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm 80f104e8ff3081e7e868e3482f50fd81 2007.0/i586/kernel-enterprise-2.6.17.8mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm 72964c8645531460b742f9e54d118488 2007.0/i586/kernel-legacy-2.6.17.8mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm bc52255a4290284600dfc0e97e5797cd 2007.0/i586/kernel-source-2.6.17.8mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm fbfc24233bf616eab08b247194210fe7 2007.0/i586/kernel-source-stripped-2.6.17.8mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm e30ec4041c80756ab8e004b6335337cd 2007.0/i586/kernel-xen0-2.6.17.8mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm 4da4e24805a2a2301bf7f97f6e0fb974 2007.0/i586/kernel-xenU-2.6.17.8mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm 0cb62354da7ae0bd1dd6b851bedd9496 2007.0/SRPMS/kernel-2.6.17.8mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.src.rpm Mandriva Linux 2007/X86_64 c2aca75ee9ca338eb178e51fec0867fc 2007.0/x86_64/evince-0.6.0-1.1mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm d4c8250e75b57b227b308e2a975ae13c 2007.0/x86_64/kernel-2.6.17.8mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm 3cb5a059bc3d352da95fb285f2c31f80 2007.0/x86_64/kernel-source-2.6.17.8mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm 9ff265225b8624a083058b5ec16174c2 2007.0/x86_64/kernel-source-stripped-2.6.17.8mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm 23ba072d883bac51179e42df654aba79 2007.0/x86_64/kernel-xen0-2.6.17.8mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm 268ac512e41476f1e0df9d94299c317b 2007.0/x86_64/kernel-xenU-2.6.17.8mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm 0cb62354da7ae0bd1dd6b851bedd9496 2007.0/SRPMS/kernel-2.6.17.8mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.src.rpm ORIGINAL ADVISORY: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:002 OTHER REFERENCES: SA22665: http://secunia.com/advisories/22665/ SA22702: http://secunia.com/advisories/22702/ SA23073: http://secunia.com/advisories/23073/ SA23361: http://secunia.com/advisories/23361/ SA23427: http://secunia.com/advisories/23427/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------