Re: [Fwd: Re: LWN: Ptrace vulnerability in 2.2 and 2.4 kernels]

[Marc Demlenne <m.demlenne@skynet.be>]

> but isn't there a trick to surpass the bug while waiting for debian 
> updates ?

What's the real effect of modifying /proc/sys/kernel/modprobe by, e.g.
  
  echo unexisting_binary > /proc/sys/kernel/modprobe

Can we trust this solution ?
What's the effect ?

It seems to work fine, and to block the exploit on my box.
But i don't know the effect on the system, since i guess this file has a
good reason to be present on a debian box ... 
So is it a good idea to modify it this way ?

Thanx.

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