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SUSE-SA:2006:079: kernel

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check for the version of the kernel package

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory SUSE-SA:2006:079 (kernel).

The Linux 2.6 kernel has been updated to fix various security issues.

On SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 and SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 and
their derived products this update also contains various bugfixes.

Solution : http://www.suse.de/security/http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_79_kernel.html
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

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