Red Hat Update for Kernel

Red Hat update for kernel
Secunia Advisory:	SA33201	Advisory Toolbox: Issue ticket Save in to-do list Mark as handled Exploit information Download as PDF Review actions Add comment
Release Date:	2008-12-17
Popularity:	362 views
Critical:	Moderately critical
Impact:	Privilege escalation DoS
Where:	From remote
Solution Status:	Vendor Patch
OS:	RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 3 RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 3 RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 3
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CVE reference:	CVE-2007-6063 CVE-2008-0598 CVE-2008-2136 CVE-2008-2812 CVE-2008-3275 CVE-2008-3525 CVE-2008-4210
Description: Red Hat has issued an update for the kernel. This fixes a security issue and some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and gain escalated privileges, and by malicious people to cause a DoS. For more information: SA25895 SA27842 SA30241 SA31048 SA31366 Solution: Updated packages are available via Red Hat Network. http://rhn.redhat.com Original Advisory: RHSA-2008-0973: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0973.html Other References: SA25895: http://secunia.com/advisories/25895/ SA27842: http://secunia.com/advisories/27842/ SA30241: http://secunia.com/advisories/30241/ SA31048: http://secunia.com/advisories/31048/ SA31366: http://secunia.com/advisories/31366/