[K12OSN] Linux kernel DoS exploit -- don't need root!
Huck
dhuckaby at paasda.org
Mon Jun 14 20:35:35 UTC 2004
to patch with apt-get will the following work?
apt-get update kernel
oddly enough yum takes hours to complete a simple update
while apt-get take less than 20 minutes...
is this because of the size of repositories or just some funkyness with
my test-server?
I ask, because it seems any time I've done a complete upgrade that my
config settings get all messed up(overwritten).
--Huck
-----Original Message-----
From: k12osn-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:k12osn-bounces at redhat.com] On
Behalf Of Terrell Prude'
Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 11:58 AM
To: k12osn at redhat.com
Subject: [K12OSN] Linux kernel DoS exploit -- don't need root!
Hello folks,
I don't have read-access to my K12OSN folder, as I am at work, so if
this has already been announced, my apologies.
There is a newly-discovered bug in the Linux kernel versions 2.4 and 2.6
(nearly every version on nearly every distro) that will lock a GNU/Linux
box. All you need is shell access; *you do not need root*. That means
that any rambunctious kid could lock your K12LTSP server(s)!
Yes, there is a patch. I don't know if there's a Fedora-, WBEL-, or
RHEL-specific update at this time.
Here's the link:
http://linuxreviews.org/news/2004-06-11_kernel_crash/index.html
--TP
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