[vox] [fwd] Local Linux root exploit [in splice, affects 2.6.17 thru 2.6.24.1!]

[Brian Lavender]

Ubuntu came with a fix today. Sucks that you have to reboot. Almost
justifies a microkernel. :-) 

On Tue, Feb 12, 2008 at 10:07:41AM -0800, Ted Deppner wrote:
> Yes.  I comitted a fix for this today as well:
> 
> aptitude dist-upgrade
> 
> :)
> 
> Ah, I just love Debian (and variants).
> 
> On Mon, Feb 11, 2008 at 05:02:45AM -0800, Bill Kendrick wrote:
> > 
> > A fix looks like it's been committed:
> > 
> >   http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=712a30e63c8066ed84385b12edbfb804f49cbc44
> > 
> > -bill!
> > 
> > ----- Forwarded message from Kristian Erik Hermansen -----
> > 
> > Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008 14:50:39 -0800
> > From: "Kristian Erik Hermansen"
> > Subject: [sf-lug] Fwd: [Gllug] Local Linux root exploit
> > To: "Linux userGroup" <sf-lug at linuxmafia.com>
> > 
> > Very bad :-(
> > 
> > 
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: Richard Jones
> > Date: Feb 10, 2008 2:04 PM
> > Subject: [Gllug] Local Linux root exploit
> > To: Greater London Linux Users Group
> > 
> > 
> > http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/02/10/2011257
> > 
> > Exploit:
> > http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/5092
> > 
> > Very temporary fix:
> > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=464953#14
> > 
> > Rich.
> > 
> > --
> > Richard Jones
> > Red Hat
> > --
> > 
> > ----- End forwarded message -----
> > 
> > -- 
> > -bill!
> > bill at newbreedsoftware.com
> > http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/
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