(RHSA-2007:0595) Moderate: kernel security and bug fix update

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.