Bug#272351: 2.2.25 has security issues, 2.2.26 available
Package: kernel-source-2.2.25
Severity: important
Tags: security
2.2.26 fixes some security issues. I don't know how severe they are
so I'm filing this bug as 'important' but it may just as well be RC.
The 2.2.26 changelog from
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.2/ChangeLog-2.2.26 is below:
2.2.26
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o CAN-2004-0077: behave safely in case of do_munmap() (Solar Designer)
failures in mremap(2)
o CAN-2003-0984: /dev/rtc can leak parts of kernel (Solar Designer)
memory to unprivileged users (2.4 backport)
o CAN-2003-0244: hashing exploits in network stack (David S. Miller)
o update_atime() performance improvement (2.4 backport) (Solar Designer)
o ability to swapoff after a device file might (Solar Designer)
have been re-created
o MAINTAINERS correction for Kernel 2.2 and 2.2 fixes (me)
o fixed some typos (Solar Designer, me)
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Martin Michlmayr
tbm@cyrius.com
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