| Description: | 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.
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