[Sheflug] SECURITY -- Kernel vunerability

["Chris J" <cej [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all,

Just a heads-up -- there's a bug in kernels from 2.2 through to 2.6 that can 
apparently lead to root being compromised, and thus a compromised machine. 
The Register covers it at this address:

	http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/34727.html

with a link to the advisory here:

	http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0013-mremap.txt

Time to get patching the kernel (a rare event, but this isn't the first 
kernel security found).

Chris...


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