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[opensuse] Kernel Security Issue
  • From: "Samuel Honorato" <samuel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:14:22 -0200
  • Message-id: <f917f5b40802110814h40e87bc3m44ad8afa64e26c72@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
A new root exploit was created, and all users who use the kernel version:
2.6.17 - 2.6.24.1 are vulnerable.

The report:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=464953

The exploit:
http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/5092

To fix:
http://www.ping.uio.no/~mortehu/disable-vmsplice-if-exploitable.c


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Samuel Honorato
Gerente de Ti - Nucleo Linux
+55 (32) 8802-0417
+55 (32) 3216-6821


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Samuel Honorato
Gerente de Ti - Nucleo Linux
+55 (32) 8802-0417
+55 (32) 3216-6821
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