FrSIRT - Redhat Security Update Fixes Kernel Multiple Local Denial of Service Vulnerabilities / Exploit (Security Advisories)

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Redhat Security Update Fixes Kernel Multiple Local Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

Title : Redhat Security Update Fixes Kernel Multiple Local Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Advisory ID : FrSIRT/ADV-2007-0772
CVE ID : CVE-2007-0001 - CVE-2007-0006
Rated as : Low Risk

Remotely Exploitable : No
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2007-02-28

Advisory Details

Description

Affected Products

Solution

References

Technical Description

Redhat has released updated packages to address multiple vulnerabilities identified in Kernel.

The first issue is due to an error in the file watch implementation of the audit subsystems, which could allow malicious users to cause a denial of service [...]

References

http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2007/0772
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0085.html

ChangeLog

2007-02-28 : Initial release

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