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Kernel Update for Mandrake 8.2
Posted by philipp on: 04/10/2003 11:18 AM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
MandrakeSoft has released an updated Kernel which fix the ptrace issue under Mandrake Linux 8.2
A bug in the kernel module loader code could allow a local user to gain root privileges. This is done by a local user using ptrace and attaching to a modprobe process that is spawned if the user triggers the loading of a kernel module.
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