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Slackware Advisory SSA:2004-049-01 Kernel security update
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update as announced via advisory SSA:2004-049-01.
Insight
Insight
New kernels are available for Slackware 9.1 and -current to fix a bounds-checking problem in the kernel's mremap() call which could be used by a local attacker to gain root privileges. Please note that this is not the same issue as CVE-2003-0985 which was fixed in early January. The kernels in Slackware 8.1 and 9.0 that were updated in January are not vulnerable to this new issue because the patch from Solar Designer that was used to fix the CVE-2003-0985 bugs also happened to fix the problem that was discovered later. Sites running Slackware 9.1 or -current should upgrade to a new kernel. After installing the new kernel, be sure to run 'lilo'.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to the new package(s).