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Re: [SECURITY] [DSA 1111-1] New Linux kernel 2.6.8 packages fix privilege escalation



Hello,

* Moritz Muehlenhoff <jmm@debian.org>, [2006-07-16 18:48 +0200]:
>  --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>  Debian Security Advisory DSA 1111-1                    security@debian.org
>  http://www.debian.org/security/                               Dann Frazier
>  Jul 16th, 2006                          http://www.debian.org/security/faq
>  --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>  
>  Package        : kernel-source-2.6.8 et. al.
>  Vulnerability  : race condition
>  Problem-Type   : local
>  Debian-specific: no
>  CVE ID         : CVE-2006-3625
>  
>  It was discovered that a race condition in the process filesystem can lead
>  to privilege escalation.

As an additional information, mounting /proc nosuid renders the exploit 
innocuous.

ciao,
    ema

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