Title : rPath Security Update Fixes Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-0522 CVE ID : CVE-2008-0600
Rated as : Moderate Risk
Remotely Exploitable : No Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2008-02-13
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in rPath Linux, which could be exploited by malicious users to gain elevated privileges. This issue is caused by an error in Kernel. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2008-0487
Upgrade the affected packages :
kernel=conary.rpath.com at rpl:1-vmware/2.6.22.18-0.1-1
kernel=conary.rpath.com at rpl:1/2.6.22.18-0.1-1
kernel=rap.rpath.com at rpath:linux-1/2.6.22.18-1-1 References
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