[vox-tech] 2.6.* and 2.4.2* Kernel Bug - Gentoo FYI

[Daniel Hurt]

Not sure if anyone is interested, but it has been discovered that it is 
possible to crash any Gentoo box by any user running these kernels (Not 
sure if it applies to other distributions):

     * Linux 2.6.x
           o Linux 2.6.7-rc2
           o Linux 2.6.6 (vanilla)
           o Linux 2.6.6 SMP (verified by riven)
           o Linux 2.6.5-gentoo (verified by RatiX)
           o Linux 2.6.5-mm6 - (verified by Mariux)
     * Linux 2.4.2x
           o Linux 2.4.26 vanilla
           o Linux 2.4.26-rc1 vanilla
           o Linux 2.4.26-gentoo-r1
           o Linux 2.4.22

I verified it by crashing my laptop ;-)

Dan

Exploit:
http://linuxreviews.org/news/2004-06-11_kernel_crash/

Explanation:
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=108704809114434&w=2

Forum Thread:
http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?p=1235668#1235668