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Red Hat update for kernel Advisory Available in German 

Secunia Advisory: SA31229  
Release Date: 2008-07-25

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

OS:RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4


CVE reference:CVE-2006-4145 (Secunia mirror)
CVE-2008-2812 (Secunia mirror)

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Description:
Red Hat has issued an update for kernel. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially gain escalated privileges.

For more information:
SA21515
SA31048

Solution:
Updated packages are available via Red Hat Network.
http://rhn.redhat.com

Original Advisory:
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0665.html

Other References:
SA21515:
http://secunia.com/advisories/21515/

SA31048:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31048/



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