Red Hat Linux Errata Advisory
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Synopsis	New kernel 2.2 packages are available

Advisory ID	RHSA-2001:130-04

Issue Date	2001-10-09

Updated On	2001-10-16

Product	Red Hat Linux

Keywords	ptrace local root kernel

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1. Topic:

A vulnerability has been found in the ptrace code of the kernel (ptrace is
the part that allows program debuggers to run) that could be abused by
local users to gain root privileges.

2. Problem description:

3. Bug IDs fixed: (see bugzilla for more information)

4. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Linux 6.2 - alpha, i386, i586, i686, sparc, sparc64
Red Hat Linux 6.2EE - alpha, i386, i586, i686, sparc, sparc64
Red Hat Linux 6.2J - alpha, i386, i586, i686, sparc, sparc64
Red Hat Linux 7.0 - alpha, i386, i586, i686
Red Hat Linux 7.0J - alpha, i386, i586, i686
Red Hat Linux 7.0tc - alpha, i386, i586, i686

5. RPMs required:

6. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

The procedure for upgrading the kernel is documented at:

http://www.redhat.com/support/docs/howto/kernel-upgrade/kernel-upgrade.html

Please read the directions for your architecture carefully before
proceeding with the kernel upgrade.

Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network. Many
people find this to be an easier way to apply updates. To use Red Hat
Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:

up2date

This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system. Note that you need to select the kernel
explicitly on default configurations of up2date.

7. Verification:

MD5 sum                           Package Name
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63125f5e93dffb30ca6e21ff078f012f 6.2/en/os/SRPMS/kernel-2.2.19-6.2.10.src.rpm

a6ab1e6283c127b4fb376a86d43bba66 6.2/en/os/alpha/kernel-2.2.19-6.2.10.alpha.rpm

25bcb3529e1f95d8214ed24d98e7ec10 6.2/en/os/alpha/kernel-BOOT-2.2.19-6.2.10.alpha.rpm

bf090fe106346a7773c5ae644d961151 6.2/en/os/alpha/kernel-doc-2.2.19-6.2.10.alpha.rpm

8e3ba208b0ec4784434aebfea72e524e 6.2/en/os/alpha/kernel-enterprise-2.2.19-6.2.10.alpha.rpm

747ae57cba62d4a2b6f2d0c845b19c02 6.2/en/os/alpha/kernel-headers-2.2.19-6.2.10.alpha.rpm

91dea7dcb10acb20dfbcaa405b63a2e5 6.2/en/os/alpha/kernel-jensen-2.2.19-6.2.10.alpha.rpm

49302da352a27c8e36c2ef06adf912bb 6.2/en/os/alpha/kernel-smp-2.2.19-6.2.10.alpha.rpm

a5f4e5ac48ef52a979564c8f79dd9d76 6.2/en/os/alpha/kernel-source-2.2.19-6.2.10.alpha.rpm

21d5a2b0e75371f6edafdee9c219a040 6.2/en/os/alpha/kernel-utils-2.2.19-6.2.10.alpha.rpm

cf3b019093864d0555381438f9d6b29e 6.2/en/os/i386/kernel-2.2.19-6.2.10.i386.rpm

b3d154885a547cf1a08d00a64c3d3c5a 6.2/en/os/i386/kernel-BOOT-2.2.19-6.2.10.i386.rpm

9e14b84ff5613d3d4b273b8c0ed098b4 6.2/en/os/i386/kernel-doc-2.2.19-6.2.10.i386.rpm

6ef5857ce323f74d17ce4e048843ae6d 6.2/en/os/i386/kernel-headers-2.2.19-6.2.10.i386.rpm

5c743313e4c30f1ced3414b274448fd8 6.2/en/os/i386/kernel-ibcs-2.2.19-6.2.10.i386.rpm

d5e2b9e7ce85a7ea01f0237ec4fe5011 6.2/en/os/i386/kernel-pcmcia-cs-2.2.19-6.2.10.i386.rpm

6dde5dfb26bb978aa83faf58ffeadb75 6.2/en/os/i386/kernel-smp-2.2.19-6.2.10.i386.rpm

841f72430ff8c0e190e31b32bae88b1f 6.2/en/os/i386/kernel-source-2.2.19-6.2.10.i386.rpm

824e7df6b13cee385f850c79d74f4a9f 6.2/en/os/i386/kernel-utils-2.2.19-6.2.10.i386.rpm

7894b756e85e69a0782bbc8b678507de 6.2/en/os/i586/kernel-2.2.19-6.2.10.i586.rpm

12e30543537661aab6f75760ed306155 6.2/en/os/i586/kernel-smp-2.2.19-6.2.10.i586.rpm

ce225599444ef757b32e545b25264c59 6.2/en/os/i686/kernel-2.2.19-6.2.10.i686.rpm

c76cbbfb12776f2ebb10210c62d48ed8 6.2/en/os/i686/kernel-enterprise-2.2.19-6.2.10.i686.rpm

bad5e78fd03feb89d6ba60ce33f5d8fc 6.2/en/os/i686/kernel-smp-2.2.19-6.2.10.i686.rpm

e67cf0ad363e4f5d466ba3537beb6db9 6.2/en/os/sparc/kernel-2.2.19-6.2.10.sparc.rpm

087d3302f8478d59a382a8e700d50734 6.2/en/os/sparc/kernel-BOOT-2.2.19-6.2.10.sparc.rpm

77f9620a108860746807c6e6fe0ee3f1 6.2/en/os/sparc/kernel-doc-2.2.19-6.2.10.sparc.rpm

9d3dd53969d1db0be530cdf18df95fee 6.2/en/os/sparc/kernel-enterprise-2.2.19-6.2.10.sparc.rpm

760394d8e171c9008c5bfdba6b59cc62 6.2/en/os/sparc/kernel-headers-2.2.19-6.2.10.sparc.rpm

519a4af3bee7e6c8372a42a3f4bea08e 6.2/en/os/sparc/kernel-smp-2.2.19-6.2.10.sparc.rpm

044f9706d17c4111164241140bcf7125 6.2/en/os/sparc/kernel-source-2.2.19-6.2.10.sparc.rpm

e0e30c5eb952ee5ab8cbbd19a43cb0a0 6.2/en/os/sparc/kernel-utils-2.2.19-6.2.10.sparc.rpm

f7d632859dcdc11010da16fc16283a59 6.2/en/os/sparc64/kernel-2.2.19-6.2.10.sparc64.rpm

6acd71da21f1d23796e3f4fe82113c92 6.2/en/os/sparc64/kernel-BOOT-2.2.19-6.2.10.sparc64.rpm

5d4d76f3d0e0b5c5f94ce5f6e8460d17 6.2/en/os/sparc64/kernel-enterprise-2.2.19-6.2.10.sparc64.rpm

47ecc6b5db383ca6c4b49ea57759e375 6.2/en/os/sparc64/kernel-smp-2.2.19-6.2.10.sparc64.rpm

5acba11cf43278e189ebda05e2e0f226 7.0/en/os/SRPMS/kernel-2.2.19-7.0.10.src.rpm

b148f165843536afa5cd3d964f92e3e2 7.0/en/os/alpha/kernel-2.2.19-7.0.10.alpha.rpm

249cf6c97a5bd5fa63c875be847c8e67 7.0/en/os/alpha/kernel-BOOT-2.2.19-7.0.10.alpha.rpm

056b951dd379e9fcf882e10a970581c1 7.0/en/os/alpha/kernel-doc-2.2.19-7.0.10.alpha.rpm

ada6089cc32884f8bf0d5ebe12748020 7.0/en/os/alpha/kernel-enterprise-2.2.19-7.0.10.alpha.rpm

d5f6682d0aa1e9463000eb435f7a202f 7.0/en/os/alpha/kernel-jensen-2.2.19-7.0.10.alpha.rpm

6979677e3f62e32c3729c96b0bda46e9 7.0/en/os/alpha/kernel-smp-2.2.19-7.0.10.alpha.rpm

2b49ca6b72bfcfe506fc4d4f69ffa2aa 7.0/en/os/alpha/kernel-source-2.2.19-7.0.10.alpha.rpm

e442cc87398d84d9769d1e65c819380a 7.0/en/os/alpha/kernel-utils-2.2.19-7.0.10.alpha.rpm

09fa1f34a7c7a0ba34c8ff5dc627b0a1 7.0/en/os/i386/kernel-2.2.19-7.0.10.i386.rpm

bf9f3d289633a1be1785dfb7a477143c 7.0/en/os/i386/kernel-BOOT-2.2.19-7.0.10.i386.rpm

0cea7e331d89d0ca45dae7ba56420dcc 7.0/en/os/i386/kernel-doc-2.2.19-7.0.10.i386.rpm

f9fc84d9acb01227eee3c7a31ff06193 7.0/en/os/i386/kernel-ibcs-2.2.19-7.0.10.i386.rpm

09c7f189b5b2df9d6ef2e8155cea0536 7.0/en/os/i386/kernel-pcmcia-cs-2.2.19-7.0.10.i386.rpm

a98a1761b5d847f52f999423c6fa0f52 7.0/en/os/i386/kernel-smp-2.2.19-7.0.10.i386.rpm

bb417abcaf0546c211d56934cadd6357 7.0/en/os/i386/kernel-source-2.2.19-7.0.10.i386.rpm

d67eb72ae401e15a9778ff2988b96928 7.0/en/os/i386/kernel-utils-2.2.19-7.0.10.i386.rpm

d1f2042fcc70eee2bd7be3f8508b3ee7 7.0/en/os/i586/kernel-2.2.19-7.0.10.i586.rpm

62448fbc203309d4dab15cf517731925 7.0/en/os/i586/kernel-smp-2.2.19-7.0.10.i586.rpm

31bf315f17026a86d3bd7b532955f6c4 7.0/en/os/i686/kernel-2.2.19-7.0.10.i686.rpm

b28069b79f5d7a1cd6caa34f446652df 7.0/en/os/i686/kernel-enterprise-2.2.19-7.0.10.i686.rpm

02c1f81c96962e54f0315fd42c6cad7a 7.0/en/os/i686/kernel-smp-2.2.19-7.0.10.i686.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat, Inc. for security. Our key is available at:
http://www.redhat.com/about/contact.html

You can verify each package with the following command: rpm --checksig filename

If you only wish to verify that each package has not been corrupted or tampered with, examine only the md5sum with the following command: rpm --checksig --nogpg filename

Note that you need RPM >= 3.0 to check GnuPG keys.

8. References:

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