Re: [Vectorlinux-devel] Kernel vulnerability (2.4-2.6)

[uel a. <ue...@gm...>]

new kernel for 6.0 is up:
http://vectorlinux.osuosl.org/veclinux-6.0/kernels/kernel-2.6.27.29-i686-1vl60.tlz
http://vectorlinux.osuosl.org/veclinux-6.0/kernels/kernel-modules-2.6.27.29-i686-1vl60.tlz

Please test and let us know if it works for you

Uel

On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 5:33 AM, Eugéne Suter <ea...@gm...> wrote:

> Howdy folks,
>
> A pretty serious bug has been discovered that affects both 2.4 and 2.6
> kernels:
> http://blog.cr0.org/2009/08/linux-null-pointer-dereference-due-to.html
>
> Linus has already released this one-liner, which should patch the hole for
> now:
>
> http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=e694958388c50148389b0e9b9e9e8945cf0f1b98
>
> The latest kernel 2.4 seems to already have the patch included.
> Anyway, I checked the forum for this, but the security advisory
> section doesn't mention it, so I thought I'd just give you vectelopers
> a nudge ;)
>
> Cheers.
>
>
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