ptrace vulnerability?

[Giacomo Mulas <gmulas@ca.astro.it>]

	Alan Cox apparently just made public a vulnerability in the stock
kernel which would permit a local user to gain root privileges (see e.g.
Linux Today, LWN, the LK mailing list...). Is a patched source package in
the making already or should we humble users, in the meantime, take the
original patch and apply it, while the "official" thing gets worked out?

Bye
Giacomo

-- 
_________________________________________________________________

Giacomo Mulas <gmulas@ca.astro.it>
_________________________________________________________________

OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI CAGLIARI
Str. 54, Loc. Poggio dei Pini * 09012 Capoterra (CA)

Tel. (OAC): +39 070 71180 248     Fax : +39 070 71180 222
Tel. (UNICA): +39 070 675 4916
_________________________________________________________________

"When the storms are raging around you, stay right where you are"
                         (Freddy Mercury)
_________________________________________________________________