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TITLE:
Mandriva update for kernel

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA28858

VERIFY ADVISORY:
https://secunia.com/advisories/28858/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Mandriva Linux 2007
https://secunia.com/product/12165/

DESCRIPTION:
Mandriva has issued an update for the kernel. This fixes a
vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to
gain escalated privileges.

For more information:
SA28835

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.

Mandriva Linux 2007

c63758e3abeda7602d9a81890253d854 
2007.0/i586/kernel-2.6.17.17mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm
eb743ddfbb72aac4763ad008cb5bcad5 
2007.0/i586/kernel-doc-2.6.17.17mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm
974492b95aeb6349888ec4f9a6499fbf 
2007.0/i586/kernel-enterprise-2.6.17.17mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm
ad17be478e5debd28663e0e3e788fba7 
2007.0/i586/kernel-legacy-2.6.17.17mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm
12a369a4da1cf126ce0dbb61893b7476 
2007.0/i586/kernel-source-2.6.17.17mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm
2fd75aa15c00fd06882dc5a9c88c560d 
2007.0/i586/kernel-source-stripped-2.6.17.17mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm
44b699bd4418488011747c6f9d90cac5 
2007.0/i586/kernel-xen0-2.6.17.17mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm
c2cbe1e2e11cdd66b8e1e926603cac7b 
2007.0/i586/kernel-xenU-2.6.17.17mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm 
8e0c25c3078b3e08902767ee05e8c6eb 
2007.0/SRPMS/kernel-2.6.17.17mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.src.rpm

Mandriva Linux 2007/X86_64

c7875e488362c15ecb76e7d4d0a5aef8 
2007.0/x86_64/kernel-2.6.17.17mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm
e9f0a1008002ffe40bae5406249c5ff3 
2007.0/x86_64/kernel-doc-2.6.17.17mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm
36133c70f730c3e29bd03626630522c7 
2007.0/x86_64/kernel-source-2.6.17.17mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm
3441a1c0d0dca1bcd4b2ce0f70c776c7 
2007.0/x86_64/kernel-source-stripped-2.6.17.17mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm
2569a3b256c64bb44e2f7257e8b891db 
2007.0/x86_64/kernel-xen0-2.6.17.17mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm
568b997678edddc1af69defe02052229 
2007.0/x86_64/kernel-xenU-2.6.17.17mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm 
8e0c25c3078b3e08902767ee05e8c6eb 
2007.0/SRPMS/kernel-2.6.17.17mdv-1-1mdv2007.0.src.rpm

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
https://www.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:043

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

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