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[DSA276] DSA-276-1 linux-kernel-s390

Family:

Debian Local Security Checks

Category:

infos

Copyright:

This script is (C) 2004 Michel Arboi

Summary:

DSA-276-1 linux-kernel-s390

Version:

$Revision: 1.4 $

Cve_id:

CAN-2003-0127

Bugtraq_id:

7112

Xrefs:

DSA:276

Description:

The kernel module loader in Linux 2.2 and Linux 2.4 kernels has a flaw
in ptrace. This hole allows local users to obtain root privileges by
using ptrace to attach to a child process that is spawned by the
kernel. Remote exploitation of this hole is not possible.
This advisory only covers kernel packages for the S/390 architecture.
Other architectures will be covered by separate advisories.
For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in the
following versions:
The old stable distribution (potato) is not affected by this problem
for this architecture since s390 was first released with Debian
GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody).
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem will be fixed soon.
We recommend that you upgrade your kernel-images packages immediately.


Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-276
Risk factor : High