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TITLE:
Fedora update for kernel

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA28896

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/28896/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of sensitive information, Privilege escalation, DoS

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Fedora 7
http://secunia.com/product/15552/
Fedora 8
http://secunia.com/product/16769/

DESCRIPTION:
Fedora has issued an update for the kernel. This fixes some
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to
cause a DoS (Denial of Service), disclose potentially sensitive
information, and gain escalated privileges.

For more information:
SA28835

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages via the yum utility ("yum update kernel").

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00254.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00255.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA28835:
http://secunia.com/advisories/28835/

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