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Red Hat update for Kernel
Secunia Advisory:	SA10329	Advisory Toolbox: Issue ticket Save in to-do list Mark as handled Exploit information Download as PDF Review actions Add comment
Release Date:	2003-12-02
Popularity:	12,450 views

Critical:	Less critical
Impact:	Privilege escalation
Where:	Local system
Solution Status:	Vendor Patch

OS:	RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1 RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1 RedHat Linux 7.1 RedHat Linux 7.2 RedHat Linux 7.3 RedHat Linux 8.0 RedHat Linux 9

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CVE reference:	CVE-2003-0961

Description: Red Hat has issued updated packages for the kernel. These fix a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious users to escalate their privileges. For more information: SA10328 Solution: Updated packages for Enterprise editions are only available via Red Hat Network. Updated packages for Red Hat Linux: Red Hat Linux 7.1: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.1/en/os/SRPMS/kernel-2.4.20-24.7.src.rpm athlon: ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.1/en/os/athlon/kernel-2.4.20-24.7.athlon.rpm ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.1/en/os/athlon/kernel-smp-2.4.20-24.7.athlon.rpm i386: ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.1/en/os/i386/kernel-2.4.20-24.7.i386.rpm ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.1/en/os/i386/kernel-source-2.4.20-24.7.i386.rpm ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.1/en/os/i386/kernel-doc-2.4.20-24.7.i386.rpm ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.1/en/os/i386/kernel-BOOT-2.4.20-24.7.i386.rpm i586: ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.1/en/os/i586/kernel-2.4.20-24.7.i586.rpm ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.1/en/os/i586/kernel-smp-2.4.20-24.7.i586.rpm i686: ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.1/en/os/i686/kernel-2.4.20-24.7.i686.rpm ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.1/en/os/i686/kernel-smp-2.4.20-24.7.i686.rpm ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.1/en/os/i686/kernel-bigmem-2.4.20-24.7.i686.rpm Red Hat Linux 7.2: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/SRPMS/kernel-2.4.20-24.7.src.rpm athlon: ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/athlon/kernel-2.4.20-24.7.athlon.rpm ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/athlon/kernel-smp-2.4.20-24.7.athlon.rpm i386: ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/i386/kernel-2.4.20-24.7.i386.rpm ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/i386/kernel-source-2.4.20-24.7.i386.rpm ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/i386/kernel-doc-2.4.20-24.7.i386.rpm ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/i386/kernel-BOOT-2.4.20-24.7.i386.rpm i586: ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/i586/kernel-2.4.20-24.7.i586.rpm ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/i586/kernel-smp-2.4.20-24.7.i586.rpm i686: ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/i686/kernel-2.4.20-24.7.i686.rpm ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/i686/kernel-smp-2.4.20-24.7.i686.rpm ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/i686/kernel-bigmem-2.4.20-24.7.i686.rpm Red Hat Linux 7.3: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.3/en/os/SRPMS/kernel-2.4.20-24.7.src.rpm athlon: ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.3/en/os/athlon/kernel-2.4.20-24.7.athlon.rpm ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.3/en/os/athlon/kernel-smp-2.4.20-24.7.athlon.rpm i386: ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.3/en/os/i386/kernel-2.4.20-24.7.i386.rpm ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.3/en/os/i386/kernel-source-2.4.20-24.7.i386.rpm ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.3/en/os/i386/kernel-doc-2.4.20-24.7.i386.rpm ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.3/en/os/i386/kernel-BOOT-2.4.20-24.7.i386.rpm i586: ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.3/en/os/i586/kernel-2.4.20-24.7.i586.rpm ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.3/en/os/i586/kernel-smp-2.4.20-24.7.i586.rpm i686: ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.3/en/os/i686/kernel-2.4.20-24.7.i686.rpm ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.3/en/os/i686/kernel-smp-2.4.20-24.7.i686.rpm ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.3/en/os/i686/kernel-bigmem-2.4.20-24.7.i686.rpm Red Hat Linux 8.0: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/8.0/en/os/SRPMS/kernel-2.4.20-24.8.src.rpm athlon: ftp://updates.redhat.com/8.0/en/os/athlon/kernel-2.4.20-24.8.athlon.rpm ftp://updates.redhat.com/8.0/en/os/athlon/kernel-smp-2.4.20-24.8.athlon.rpm i386: ftp://updates.redhat.com/8.0/en/os/i386/kernel-2.4.20-24.8.i386.rpm ftp://updates.redhat.com/8.0/en/os/i386/kernel-source-2.4.20-24.8.i386.rpm ftp://updates.redhat.com/8.0/en/os/i386/kernel-doc-2.4.20-24.8.i386.rpm ftp://updates.redhat.com/8.0/en/os/i386/kernel-BOOT-2.4.20-24.8.i386.rpm i586: ftp://updates.redhat.com/8.0/en/os/i586/kernel-2.4.20-24.8.i586.rpm ftp://updates.redhat.com/8.0/en/os/i586/kernel-smp-2.4.20-24.8.i586.rpm i686: ftp://updates.redhat.com/8.0/en/os/i686/kernel-2.4.20-24.8.i686.rpm ftp://updates.redhat.com/8.0/en/os/i686/kernel-smp-2.4.20-24.8.i686.rpm ftp://updates.redhat.com/8.0/en/os/i686/kernel-bigmem-2.4.20-24.8.i686.rpm Red Hat Linux 9: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/9/en/os/SRPMS/kernel-2.4.20-24.9.src.rpm athlon: ftp://updates.redhat.com/9/en/os/athlon/kernel-2.4.20-24.9.athlon.rpm ftp://updates.redhat.com/9/en/os/athlon/kernel-smp-2.4.20-24.9.athlon.rpm i386: ftp://updates.redhat.com/9/en/os/i386/kernel-2.4.20-24.9.i386.rpm ftp://updates.redhat.com/9/en/os/i386/kernel-source-2.4.20-24.9.i386.rpm ftp://updates.redhat.com/9/en/os/i386/kernel-doc-2.4.20-24.9.i386.rpm ftp://updates.redhat.com/9/en/os/i386/kernel-BOOT-2.4.20-24.9.i386.rpm i586: ftp://updates.redhat.com/9/en/os/i586/kernel-2.4.20-24.9.i586.rpm ftp://updates.redhat.com/9/en/os/i586/kernel-smp-2.4.20-24.9.i586.rpm i686: ftp://updates.redhat.com/9/en/os/i686/kernel-2.4.20-24.9.i686.rpm ftp://updates.redhat.com/9/en/os/i686/kernel-smp-2.4.20-24.9.i686.rpm ftp://updates.redhat.com/9/en/os/i686/kernel-bigmem-2.4.20-24.9.i686.rpm Original Advisory: Updated 2.4 kernel fixes privilege escalation security vulnerability http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-392.html Updated 2.4 kernel fixes privilege escalation http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-389.html Other References: SA10328: http://secunia.com/advisories/10328/

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