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Message-ID: <478f7e41.YGIOZElUCWOOqVWC%announce-noreply@rpath.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:11:45 -0500
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Subject: rPSA-2008-0021-1 kernel

rPath Security Advisory: 2008-0021-1
Published: 2008-01-17
Products:
    rPath Linux 1
    rPath Appliance Platform Linux Service 1

Rating: Critical
Exposure Level Classification:
    Local System User Deterministic Vulnerability
Updated Versions:
    kernel=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1-vmware/2.6.22.16-0.1-1
    kernel=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1-xen/2.6.16.33-0.2-1
    kernel=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/2.6.22.16-0.1-1
    kernel=rap.rpath.com@...th:linux-1/2.6.22.16-1-1

rPath Issue Tracking System:
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2146

References:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0001

Description:
    Previous versions of the kernel package have a vulnerability
    which can allow a local user to cause filesystem corruption 
    on many commonly-used filesystems.
    
    A system reboot is required to resolve this vulnerability.

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0021

Copyright 2008 rPath, Inc.
This file is distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
A copy is available at http://www.rpath.com/permanent/mit-license.html

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