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Re: [suse-security] SuSE 7.3 : Kernel 2.4.10-4GB Bug (fwd)
Hi,

for your information following kernel seems not to be affected:
2.4.12 4GB (and 64GB but that should not matter) from
"ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/people/mantel/next/"some time ago.

HTH

mike

On 23 Nov 2001, at 19:23, Rogier Boon wrote:

> I've tested this with a custom built 2.4.10 kernel. It seems to be a
> flaw in the kernel from kernel.org and not distribution dependend.
>
> I've read somewhere that this has to do with the ELF handles within
> the kernel. Linux 2.2.10 and 2.4.15pre2 seem not to be vulnerable.
> Maybe the bug is introduced in the 2.4 kernel and solved by accident.
>
> Are there other who have tested this bug on 2.4.x kernel and could
> they tell which versions they've found vulnerable ?
>
> tia
>
> greetings
> Rogier
>
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