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Red Hat 2003-103 Security Check
high Log Correlation Engine Plugin ID 801577
Synopsis
The remote host is missing a security update.Description
Updated kernel packages are now available that fix a ptrace-relatedvulnerability which can lead to elevated (root) privileges.
The Linux kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system.
A vulnerability has been found in version 2.4.18 of the kernel.
This vulnerability allows a local user to gain elevated (root)
privileges without authorization.
All users should upgrade to these errata packages, which contain
patches to fix the vulnerability.