Advisories:rPSA-2008-0021
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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@rpath:linux-1/2.6.22.16-1-1
rPath Issue Tracking System
References
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.
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