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TITLE:
Fedora update for kernel

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA39813

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/39813/

DESCRIPTION:
Fedora has issued an update for the kernel. This fixes a
vulnerability,  which can be exploited by malicious, local users to
bypass certain security restrictions.

For more information:
SA39316

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages via the yum utility ("yum update kernel").

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
FEDORA-2010-7779:
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/kernel-2.6.32.12-115.fc12

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA39316:
http://secunia.com/advisories/39316/

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