Re: Kernel 2.2.15 hole ?
Quoting stephen@exegesis.org.uk (stephen@exegesis.org.uk):
> On Mon, Mar 05, 2001 at 03:31:07AM -0900, Ethan Benson wrote:
> > On Thu, Mar 01, 2001 at 03:34:21AM +0000, Stephen Walton wrote:
> > > Has anyone seen the announcement about a root exploit
> > > in the 2.2.15 and earlier kernel versions as posted
>
> > yes ages ago.
>
> > > Does this apply to the debian kernels?
> >
> > depends what debian kernel, i think some of them had backported
> > patches, but really there is no reason to be running anything that
> > old. upgrade to 2.2.18.
>
> I purposely have a policy of not upgrading software (including the
> kernel) unless there is a good reason to do so, either with new
> functionality that is required, or for security reasons. I have
> no objections to upgrading in this instance, but I was more
> concerned that a search on Debians archives did not show this
> as a security issue.
Perhaps it's at http://www.uk.debian.org/security/2000/20000612 ?
i.e. 2.2.15-3 is patched.
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