---------------------------------------------------------------------- Secunia is hiring! http://secunia.com/company/jobs/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: SUSE update for kernel SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA44442 VERIFY ADVISORY: Secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/44442/ Customer Area (Credentials Required) https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=44442 RELEASE DATE: 2011-05-03 DISCUSS ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/44442/#comments AVAILABLE ON SITE AND IN CUSTOMER AREA: * Last Update * Popularity * Comments * Criticality Level * Impact * Where * Solution Status * Operating System / Software * CVE Reference(s) http://secunia.com/advisories/44442/ ONLY AVAILABLE IN CUSTOMER AREA: * Authentication Level * Report Reliability * Secunia PoC * Secunia Analysis * Systems Affected * Approve Distribution * Remediation Status * Secunia CVSS Score * CVSS https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=44442 ONLY AVAILABLE WITH SECUNIA CSI AND SECUNIA PSI: * AUTOMATED SCANNING http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/ http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/corporate/wsus_sccm_3rd_third_party_patching/ DESCRIPTION: SUSE has issued an update for the kernel. This fixes multiple weaknesses and vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to bypass certain security restrictions, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), and potentially gain escalated privileges, by malicious people with physical access to potentially compromise a vulnerable system and cause a DoS, and by malicious people to cause a DoS and potentially compromise a vulnerable system. For more information: SA39080 SA42126 SA43009 SA43594 SA43806 SA43841 SA43846 SOLUTION: Apply updated packages via the zypper package manager. ORIGINAL ADVISORY: SUSE-SA:2011:019: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00006.html OTHER REFERENCES: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ DEEP LINKS: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ EXTENDED DESCRIPTION: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ EXTENDED SOLUTION: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ EXPLOIT: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help private users keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/advisories/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/advisories/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------