January 2005

ID: 00025
Ref: 22/05
Date: 12 January 2005:13:17:36
Version: 1

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Title: Secunia Advisory - Fedora update for kernel
Abstract: Fedora has issued an update for the kernel.
Vendors affected: Fedora
Operating systems affected: Fedora

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TITLE:
Fedora update for kernel

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA13785

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/13785/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of system information, Exposure of sensitive information, Privilege
escalation, DoS

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Fedora Core 3
http://secunia.com/product/4222/
Fedora Core 2
http://secunia.com/product/3489/

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

For more information:
SA13756
SA13784

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.

Fedora Core 2: http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/2/

2567737b275271fdfe07a945bfcf589c SRPMS/kernel-2.6.10-1.8_FC2.src.rpm
ba0e3dd4951b16604367c6b89ed28259 x86_64/kernel-2.6.10-1.8_FC2.x86_64.rpm
f65bd59399f26e0acfe9959778b7e5c1 x86_64/kernel-smp-2.6.10-1.8_FC2.x86_64.rpm
05938f7dd41af2f123c3708875799b92 x86_64/debug/kernel-debuginfo-2.6.10-1.8_FC2.x86_64.rpm
d7483c386856100b92e7b74815fd440c x86_64/kernel-sourcecode-2.6.10-1.8_FC2.noarch.rpm
2a11a413fde60aa1e56629f1475b732c x86_64/kernel-doc-2.6.10-1.8_FC2.noarch.rpm
e27242948960d9599769d71fec2a3456 i386/kernel-2.6.10-1.8_FC2.i586.rpm
c27dedd762701392a71d26fc682d9e32 i386/kernel-smp-2.6.10-1.8_FC2.i586.rpm
05645feaa5c84a21fd7a795e7d5afd2c i386/debug/kernel-debuginfo-2.6.10-1.8_FC2.i586.rpm
ac41f896f312dfd23654ed073e91f090 i386/kernel-2.6.10-1.8_FC2.i686.rpm
ee41150aeab7e2242245dfd49e22138e i386/kernel-smp-2.6.10-1.8_FC2.i686.rpm
e731c190eba0e65a1ba401ec9d8db14e i386/debug/kernel-debuginfo-2.6.10-1.8_FC2.i686.rpm
d7483c386856100b92e7b74815fd440c i386/kernel-sourcecode-2.6.10-1.8_FC2.noarch.rpm
2a11a413fde60aa1e56629f1475b732c i386/kernel-doc-2.6.10-1.8_FC2.noarch.rpm


Fedora Core 3: http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/3/

3358578123d1f533f59551e3ae57c58d SRPMS/kernel-2.6.10-1.737_FC3.src.rpm
fefab702da72d80a17f288a732314f2f x86_64/kernel-2.6.10-1.737_FC3.x86_64.rpm
367a35017888dd291ae5d5e49d3d528f x86_64/kernel-smp-2.6.10-1.737_FC3.x86_64.rpm
bdd8a314125cb1999b55c4f6f3cdb246 x86_64/debug/kernel-debuginfo-2.6.10-1.737_FC3.x86_64.rpm
f48db7fff38c51f651364fc58443c30d x86_64/kernel-doc-2.6.10-1.737_FC3.noarch.rpm
36f98dd65ec1765c26770be7e6362a6f i386/kernel-2.6.10-1.737_FC3.i586.rpm
a7122fda3dd50ac6adb24789fb6d1bba i386/kernel-smp-2.6.10-1.737_FC3.i586.rpm
415412abd0857a5789da547af0825864 i386/debug/kernel-debuginfo-2.6.10-1.737_FC3.i586.rpm
909a1a29aa29773b1d9918e2a7614844 i386/kernel-2.6.10-1.737_FC3.i686.rpm
30cd263a60bc43a502ce768c2354dc07 i386/kernel-smp-2.6.10-1.737_FC3.i686.rpm
0d19dc4ba95ca24403c8cf8aab1333d4 i386/debug/kernel-debuginfo-2.6.10-1.737_FC3.i686.rpm
f48db7fff38c51f651364fc58443c30d i386/kernel-doc-2.6.10-1.737_FC3.noarch.rpm

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA13756:
http://secunia.com/advisories/13756/

SA13784:
http://secunia.com/advisories/13784/

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