* Re: [gentoo-user] Linux Kernel Warning
@ 2006-07-14 21:22 99% ` Raymond Lewis Rebbeck
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From: Raymond Lewis Rebbeck @ 2006-07-14 21:22 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
On Saturday, 15 July 2006 6:31, Timothy A. Holmes wrote:
> Hi Folks:
>
> I received the following warning from SANS yesterday, and I need to know
> how to appropriately respond:
>
> http://www.isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1482
>
> To summarize the story at the above link, there appears to be a
> vulnerability in the linux kernel, which when exploited, will allow a
> user to gain root privileges.
>
> Normally, I would simply upgrade to the latest kernel from portage, and
> be done with it, however, here is the problem:
>
> QUOTING SANS HERE:
> "As all kernels 2.6.13 up to version 2.6.17.4 and 2.6.16 before
> 2.6.16.24 are affected, you should patch as soon as possible, even if
> you don't allow any local users on your machines."
>
> As of this morning, the latest Kernel version in portage is 2.6.16-r12.
> It seems that there is a different versioning / naming scheme used but
> im not sure. Can someone please let me know how to respond, or point me
> to appropriate reading so I can protect myself.
gentoo-sources-2.6.16-r2 includes the 2.6.16.24 patchset. Have a look at the
ebuild changelog:
http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/*checkout*/sys-kernel/gentoo-sources/ChangeLog
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