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Security Errata for Scientific Linux <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 9 Mar 2011 14:07:30 -0600
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Security ERRATA Important: kernel on SL6.x i386/x86_64
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Synopsis:	Important: kernel security update
Issue date:	2011-03-08
CVE Names:	CVE-2011-0714

This update fixes the following security issue:

* A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel's RPC server 
sockets implementation. A remote attacker could use this flaw to trigger 
a denial of service by sending a corrupted packet to a target system. 
(CVE-2011-0714, Important)

The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.

SL 6.x

      SRPMS:
kernel-2.6.32-71.18.2.el6.src.rpm
      i386:
kernel-2.6.32-71.18.2.el6.i686.rpm
kernel-debug-2.6.32-71.18.2.el6.i686.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-71.18.2.el6.i686.rpm
kernel-devel-2.6.32-71.18.2.el6.i686.rpm
kernel-doc-2.6.32-71.18.2.el6.noarch.rpm
kernel-firmware-2.6.32-71.18.2.el6.noarch.rpm
kernel-headers-2.6.32-71.18.2.el6.i686.rpm
perf-2.6.32-71.18.2.el6.noarch.rpm
      x86_64:
kernel-2.6.32-71.18.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-2.6.32-71.18.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-71.18.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-devel-2.6.32-71.18.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-doc-2.6.32-71.18.2.el6.noarch.rpm
kernel-firmware-2.6.32-71.18.2.el6.noarch.rpm
kernel-headers-2.6.32-71.18.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
perf-2.6.32-71.18.2.el6.noarch.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson

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