Secunia Security Advisory - Red Hat has issued an update for xen. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or bypass certain security restrictions.
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TITLE:
Red Hat update for xen
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA32088
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/32088/
CRITICAL:
Less critical
IMPACT:
Security Bypass, DoS
WHERE:
Local system
OPERATING SYSTEM:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/13653/
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/13652/
DESCRIPTION:
Red Hat has issued an update for xen. This fixes some
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to
cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or bypass certain security
restrictions.
For more information:
SA28405
SA32063
SOLUTION:
Updated packages are available via Red Hat Network.
http://rhn.redhat.com
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
RHSA-2008-0892:
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0892.html
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA28405:
http://secunia.com/advisories/28405/
SA32063:
http://secunia.com/advisories/32063/
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