From: "Robert L. Harris" <Robert.L.Harris@rdlg.net>
To: Marcelo Tosatti <marcelo.tosatti@cyclades.com>
Cc: Linux-Kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: mremap bug and 2.4?
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2004 10:42:31 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20040105154231.GD2247@rdlg.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.58L.0401051323520.1188@logos.cnet>
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I love you guys. Yeah, I have to compile a new kernel, test it and push it out
this week to 600 machines but atleast I don't have to wait 6 months and
then hope it doesn't kill all my apps.
You guys are great, THANKS!
Robert
Thus spake Marcelo Tosatti (marcelo.tosatti@cyclades.com):
>
>
> On Mon, 5 Jan 2004, Robert L. Harris wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Just read this on full disclosure:
> >
> > http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0013-mremap.txt
> >
> > Is it valid? No working proof of concept code has been posted so I can't
> > test my systems. The article only lists 2.4 and 2.6. Is this
> > 2.4.16-current, etc? Anyone have any details about versions that are
> > safe so I/We can determine if I need to roll a new production kernel out
> > again?
>
> It is possible that the problem is exploitable. There is no known public
> exploit yet, however.
>
> 2.4.24 includes a fix for this (mm/mremap.c diff)
:wq!
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-01-05 15:43 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-01-05 14:54 mremap bug and 2.4? Robert L. Harris
2004-01-05 15:21 ` Erik Mouw
2004-01-05 15:26 ` Marcelo Tosatti
2004-01-05 15:42 ` Robert L. Harris [this message]
2004-01-05 17:10 ` Diego Calleja
2004-01-05 18:23 ` Tomas Szepe
2004-01-05 18:26 ` mremap() bug and 2.2? Petr Baudis
2004-01-05 22:55 ` mremap() bug IMHO not in 2.2 Petr Baudis
2004-01-05 23:36 ` Linus Torvalds
2004-01-05 23:58 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2004-01-06 0:08 ` Linus Torvalds
2004-01-06 2:14 ` Tomas Szepe
2004-01-06 9:22 ` Martin Loschwitz
2004-01-06 20:36 ` mremap() bug indeed not in 2.2 (confirmed) Petr Baudis
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