TITLE:
Red Hat update for kernel

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA20237

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/20237/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Security Bypass, DoS

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 4
http://secunia.com/product/4669/
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4
http://secunia.com/product/4668/
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4
http://secunia.com/product/4670/

DESCRIPTION:
Red Hat has issued an update for the kernel. This fixes some
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users and
by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions and cause
a DoS (Denial of Service).

For more information:
SA17261
SA15786
SA17384
SA19083
SA19639
SA19573
SA19709
SA19926
SA14585
SA19926
SA19869
SA19990

SOLUTION:
Updated packages are available from Red Hat Network.
http://rhn.redhat.com/

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0493.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA17261:
http://secunia.com/advisories/17261/

SA15786:
http://secunia.com/advisories/15786/

SA17384:
http://secunia.com/advisories/17384/

SA19083:
http://secunia.com/advisories/19083/

SA19639:
http://secunia.com/advisories/19639/

SA19573:
http://secunia.com/advisories/19573/

SA19709:
http://secunia.com/advisories/19709/

SA19926:
http://secunia.com/advisories/19926/

SA14585:
http://secunia.com/advisories/14585/

SA19926:
http://secunia.com/advisories/19926/

SA19869:
http://secunia.com/advisories/19869/

SA19990:
http://secunia.com/advisories/19990/

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