[cPanel-News] SECURITY ALERT - 64-bit Linux Kernel Exploit Reported

[Eric Gregory]

Greetings,

Please pass this very important announcement to Operations or your Technical Support team.

A Linux Kernel Exploit has been released that directly impacts all 64-bit kernels.   It is highly recommended you review the links below to gather more information on this exploit.

http://forums.cpanel.net/f185/x86_64-kernel-exploit-165758.html#post692222
https://www.ksplice.com/uptrack/cve-2010-3081.ssi.xhtml
http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=10/09/20/0217204

cPanel is providing this as information only.  The scope of support that is provided with cPanel/WHM does not include security related operating system support.    Please seek the advice of an expert if you are unsure or have further questions about the workaround or exploit.
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