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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Debian Local Security Checks >> [DSA270] DSA-270-1 linux-kernel-mips Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[DSA270] DSA-270-1 linux-kernel-mips |
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DSA-270-1 linux-kernel-mips Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The kernel module loader in Linux 2.2 and Linux 2.4 kernels has a flaw in ptrace. This hole permits local users to obtain root rights by using ptrace to attach to a child process that is spawned by the kernel. Remote exploitation of this hole is not possible. This advisory only covers kernel packages for the big and little endian MIPS architectures. Other architectures will be covered by separate advisories. For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 2.4.17-0.020226.2.woody1 of kernel-patch-2.4.17-mips (mips+mipsel) and in version 2.4.19-0.020911.1.woody1 of kernel-patch-2.4.19-mips (mips only). The old stable distribution (potato) is not affected by this problem for these architectures since mips and mipsel were first released with Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody). For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 2.4.19-0.020911.6 of kernel-patch-2.4.19-mips (mips+mipsel). We recommend that you upgrade your kernel-images packages immediately. Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-270 Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: 7112 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is (C) 2005 Michel Arboi |
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