Re: Warning message about /boot/System.map-2.2.19

[Physicman <cb@physicman.net>]

Hi,

I've also encountered this problem when running a ps after recompiling a 
brand new kernel. Apparently, ps (and probably other applications) try 
to fetch the System.map in / so if you just symlink it to the new 
System.map file it should solve the issue.

Regards,

Chris

Alexander Konovalenko wrote:

> I get the following message 
>
> {tcp_slt_array} {tcp_slt_array_R__ver_tcp_slt_array}
> Warning: /boot/System.map-2.2.19 does not match kernel data.
>
> sometimes (when running ps, for example) on an upgraded Debian potato box
> with Linux 2.2.19.  I failed to determine the origins of this message.
>
> Can this message signify any security problems?
>
> What program generates it (is it the kernel itself?), why, and what
> should I do in order to set up the things correctly?
>
> Additional information: How the the current kernel was installed.
> The kernel that was initially installed was 2.2.14.  Then 2.2.19 source
> was downloaded as a Debian package, unpacked, configured, compiled into a
> package with `make-kpkg kernel_image', and then installed with `dpkg -i'.
>  The /boot directory was cleaned up before the installation, any
> necessary Lilo adjustments were made, and Linux 2.2.19 successfully
> booted.
>
> Feel free not to send your reply to debian-security if my problem is not
> related to security in any way.
>
> Please cc your reply to me.
>
> Please point an appropriate place (a mailing list, a newsgroup) to ask
> more about my problem if it cannot be related to security.
>
> Regards,
>   Alexander Konovalenko
>
>
>
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