On Fri, 4 Jun 1999 mgx@spruce.lsd.ornl.gov wrote:
good day all ...
there is a security issue with suse 2.2.x kernels, please see this url:
<A HREF="http://linuxtoday.com/stories/6488.html"><A HREF="http://linuxtoday.com/stories/6488.html</A">http://linuxtoday.com/stories/6488.html</A</A>>
i assume this is only the suse built kernels, and kernels compiled from source are free of this bug?
No, this is a general kernel problem in the whole 2.2 range. I patched mine manually when the fix was first announced, on Tuesday, on my 2.2.9 machines. :-) It's just a matter of removing or commenting out one line. -- Rachel -- To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archive at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>