Conectiva patches kernel

According to Conectiva, there's "A vulnerability in the Linux kernel, which could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information due to an issue when handling 64-bit file offset pointers. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to read portions of the kernel's memory." For more, go to:

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000879

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