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TITLE:
Red Hat update for kernel

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA31229

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31229/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation, DoS

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 4
http://secunia.com/product/4669/
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4
http://secunia.com/product/4668/
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4
http://secunia.com/product/4670/

DESCRIPTION:
Red Hat has issued an update for kernel. This fixes some
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to
cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially gain escalated
privileges.

For more information:
SA21515
SA31048

SOLUTION:
Updated packages are available via Red Hat Network.
http://rhn.redhat.com

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0665.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA21515:
http://secunia.com/advisories/21515/

SA31048:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31048/

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