[NBLUG/talk] kernel exploit and updated RH packages

Dustin Mollo dustin at sonic.net
Mon Dec 1 22:51:01 PST 2003


hello all,

i've just spent some time hand updating the nblug mirrors with the redhat
kernel updates that address the news today about the kernel exploit.  check
out /. if you'd like to read up (story url:
http://developers.slashdot.org/developers/03/12/01/2133249.shtml?tid=106&tid=185&tid=90)
on the problem (the /. story has a link the last i looked to a "sample"
exploit of sorts...it simply causes the box to reboot if it works - haven't
tested it personally, yet.)

we have mirrors of rh 7.2, 7.3, 8.0 and 9.

as always, double check your md5sums against redhat's:

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-392.html

happy patching!

-dustin



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