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HistoryJul 09, 2007 - 12:00 a.m.

(RHSA-2007:0595) Moderate: kernel security and bug fix update

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The Linux kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system.

These new kernel packages contain a fix for the following security issue:

  • a flaw in the signal handling on PowerPC-based systems that allowed a
    local user to cause a denial of service (floating point corruption).
    (CVE-2007-3107, Moderate).

In addition to the security issue described above, a fix for the following
have been included:

  • a bug that can lead to data corruption with ServerWorks IDE controllers.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 users are advised to upgrade to these packages,
which contain backported patches to correct these issues.