Secunia Security Advisory - Red Hat has issued an update for the kernel. This fixes some weaknesses and security issues, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to bypass certain security restrictions and cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
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TITLE:
Red Hat update for kernel
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA33758
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/33758/
DESCRIPTION:
Red Hat has issued an update for the kernel. This fixes some
weaknesses and security issues, which can be exploited by malicious,
local users to bypass certain security restrictions and cause a DoS
(Denial of Service).
For more information:
SA33656
SA33938
SA34033
SOLUTION:
Updated packages are available via Red Hat Network.
http://rhn.redhat.com
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
RHSA-2009-0326:
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0326.html
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA33656:
http://secunia.com/advisories/33656/
SA33938:
http://secunia.com/advisories/33938/
SA34033:
http://secunia.com/advisories/34033/
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