Re: Local Root Hole

["Sharninder" <sharninder@nimcal.ac.in>]

>
> xepsilon writes "A local Linux security hole using ptrace has
> been discovered that allows a potential attacker to gain root
> privileges. Linux 2.2.25 has been released to correct this
> security hole, along with a patch for 2.4.20-pre kernels. 2.4.21
> ought to contain this fix, once it is released. 2.5 is not
> believed to be vulnerable to this security hole. See this email
> from Alan Cox for details, and a patch."
>

Yes, this affects u too.
get the patch and then man patch to learn how to apply the patch.
one thing though, the patch is applied to the source files and u
would have to recompile the kernel after that. If u'r not scared of
that, go ahead and upgrade.
Sharninder Singh
National Institute Of Management, Calcutta

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