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>> Debian Security Update Fixes Kernel Privilege Escalation and DoS Vulnerabilities

Title : Debian Security Update Fixes Kernel Privilege Escalation and DoS Vulnerabilities
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-4971
CVE ID : CVE-2006-3741 - CVE-2006-4538 - CVE-2006-4813 - CVE-2006-4997 - CVE-2006-5174 - CVE-2006-5619 - CVE-2006-5649 - CVE-2006-5751 - CVE-2006-5871
Rated as : Moderate Risk

Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2006-12-13

Technical Description

Debian has released updated packages to address multiple vulnerabilities identified in Kernel. These flaws could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service, bypass security restrictions, or obtain elevated privileges. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2006-3937 - CVE-2006-4538 - VUPEN/ADV-2006-3938 - VUPEN/ADV-2006-4297 - VUPEN/ADV-2006-4781

Affected Products

Debian GNU/Linux stable (sarge)

Solution

Upgrade the affected packages :
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4971
http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/debian-security-announce-2006/msg00334.html

ChangeLog

2006-12-13 : Initial release

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