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>> Debian Security Update Fixes Kernel Security Bypass and DoS Issues

Title : Debian Security Update Fixes Kernel Security Bypass and DoS Issues
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-1435
CVE ID : CVE-2007-6694 - CVE-2008-0007 - CVE-2008-1294 - CVE-2008-1375
Rated as : Moderate Risk

Remotely Exploitable : No
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-05-06

Technical Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in Debian, which could be exploited by attackers or malicious users to bypass security restrictions, disclose sensitive information, cause a denial of service or potentially gain elevated privileges. These issues are caused by errors in Kernel. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2008-0380 - VUPEN/ADV-2008-0445 - VUPEN/ADV-2008-1406

Affected Products

Debian GNU/Linux etch
Debian GNU/Linux sid

Solution

Debian GNU/Linux etch - Upgrade to linux-2.6 version
2.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch3
Debian GNU/Linux sid - A fix will be available soon

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1435
http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2008/msg00139.html

ChangeLog

2008-05-06 : Initial release

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