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Family: Slackware Local Security Checks --> Category: infos
SSA-2004-006-01 Kernel security update Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary SSA-2004-006-01 Kernel security update
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
New kernels are available for Slackware 9.0, 9.1 and -current.
The 9.1 and -current kernels have been upgraded to 2.4.24, and a
fix has been backported to the 2.4.21 kernels in Slackware 9.0
to fix a bounds-checking problem in the kernel's mremap() call
which could be used by a local attacker to gain root rights.
Sites should upgrade to the 2.4.24 kernel and kernel modules.
After installing the new kernel, be sure to run 'lilo'.
More details about this issue may be found in the Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2003-0985
Click HERE for more information and discussions on this network vulnerability scan.
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