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Re: 2.4.24 fixes local root exploit in 2.4.23



Am Mo Jan 05, 2004 at 01:1214 -0500 gab Roberto Sanchez <rcsanchez97@yahoo.es> von sich:
> Nano Nano wrote:
> >Just read on slashdot 2.4.24 is out to fix a local root exploit in 
> >2.4.23.
> >
> >http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0013-mremap.txt
> >and slashdot
> >
> >It sounds ominously close to the whatsits that caused all the hoopla 
> >last month; be advised.
> >
> >
> 
> Don't forget that 2.2 and 2.6 kernels are also affected.  2.6 patches
> are due shortly.
There is already a patch for 2.6 [1] published by Linus, but there is no
official patch yet.

Greetings

[1] http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=107332139413041&w=2
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