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SSA-2003-168-01 2.4.21 kernels available

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
SSA-2003-168-01 2.4.21 kernels available

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Precompiled Linux 2.4.21 kernels and source packages are now available for
Slackware 9.0 and -current. These provide an improved version of the
ptrace fix that had been applied to 2.4.20 in Slackware 9.0 (for example,
command line options now appear correctly when root does 'ps ax'), and
fix a potential denial of service problem with netfilter.

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Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 Michel Arboi

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