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From: Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>
To: Miquel van Smoorenburg <miquels@cistron.nl>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Linux 2.6.17.5
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 21:17:51 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1152991071.12764.5.camel@localhost> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <e9bded$qco$1@news.cistron.nl>

Hi Miquel,

> >> I can confirm that the new fix prevents the exploit from working, with
> >> no immediately visible side effects.
> >
> >Can some one release a 2.6.17.6 ? I think many people are waiting at
> >their keyboard to get their systems protected.
> 
> # mount -o remount,nosuid /proc
> 
> Haven't tested it but that should be the workaround.

I did test it. And yes, it works.

Regards

Marcel



      reply	other threads:[~2006-07-15 19:17 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-07-15  3:00 Linux 2.6.17.5 Greg KH
2006-07-15  3:01 ` Greg KH
2006-07-15  3:28 ` [stable] " Greg KH
2006-07-15  4:20   ` Greg KH
2006-07-15 23:59     ` Matthew Frost
2006-07-16  0:08       ` Marcel Holtmann
2006-07-15  5:21 ` Linus Torvalds
2006-07-15  7:55   ` Bastian Blank
2006-07-15  8:28   ` Daniel Drake
2006-07-15 15:46     ` Von Wolher
2006-07-15 18:48       ` Greg KH
2006-07-15 18:50       ` Miquel van Smoorenburg
2006-07-15 19:17         ` Marcel Holtmann [this message]

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