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Posted on 11 September 2011
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TITLE:
Debian update for linux-2.6
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA45933
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RELEASE DATE:
2011-09-11
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DESCRIPTION:
Debian has issued an update for linux-2.6. This fixes multiple
weaknesses and vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious,
local users to disclose certain system information, cause a DoS
(Denial of Service), and potentially gain escalated privileges and by
malicious people to cause a DoS and potentially compromise a
vulnerable system.
For more information:
SA40205
SA44094
SA44466
SA44754
SA45420
SA45489
SA45533
SA45695
1) A vulnerability related to VLAN GRO_DROP and the
"napi_reuse_skb()" function can be exploited to cause a DoS by
sending specially crafted packets.
SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages via the apt-get package manager.
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ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
DSA-2303-1:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2011/msg00179.html
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