bind update and kernel update?
Alexander Dalloz
alexander.dalloz at uni-bielefeld.de
Tue Dec 2 05:09:55 UTC 2003
Am Di, den 02.12.2003 schrieb fedora um 03:18:
> last week there was a BIND vulnerability fix. I figured the fixes for RH
> should at least have been released already but they are not. Nor have I
> found mention in Fedoras lists. For now Ive compiled from sources until
> fixed rpms are available.
>
> Earlier today debian released updated kernel fixes that fix a user-space
> vulnerability in the kernel. Whats wierd is this was already noted and
> fixed in the 2.4.23 kernel (found in september). The current kernel does
> not appear to have this patch that addresses the do_brk() function in
> mmpap.c (although theres arguments on some lists as to whether the
> 2.4.18-mmap-sem-debug.patch addressed this in the past).
>
> Ive already unsubscribed from the RH lists and moved to this one but I
> know some RH people help out alot here.
>
> Is there any information on when these patches will be coming out?
>
> Also, since the kernel security issue was fixed in the 2.4.23 kernel in
> september was there a reason for it not being already backported already?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Greg
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-392.html
Alexander
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