Technical Description

Redhat has released updated packages to address multiple vulnerabilities identified in Kernel. These flaws could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service, disclose sensitive information, or bypass security restrictions. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2005-1863 - VUPEN/ADV-2006-2071 - VUPEN/ADV-2006-1542 - VUPEN/ADV-2006-1391 - VUPEN/ADV-2006-1916

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 2.1)
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 (Itanium)

Solution

Upgrade the affected packages :
http://rhn.redhat.com/

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2791
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0580.html

ChangeLog

2006-07-13 : Initial release

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