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Bug 95649 - 64-bit ptrace() potential LocalRoot (CAN-2005-1763)
Summary: 64-bit ptrace() potential LocalRoot (CAN-2005-1763)
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Security
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Kernel (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Other
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo Security
URL:
Whiteboard: [linux < 2.6.11.12]
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Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2005-06-10 02:14 UTC by Thierry Carrez (RETIRED)
Modified: 2009-05-03 15:28 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Description Thierry Carrez (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2005-06-10 02:14:49 UTC
From SuSE latest:

x86_64-ptrace-overflow - 2.6 only
An overflow in the x86-64 ptrace code allowed local users to
write a few bytes into kernel memory pages they normally
shouldn't have access to (CAN-2005-1763).

http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=c4d1fcf3a2ea89b6d6221fa8b4588c77aff50995
Comment 1 Daniel Drake (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2005-06-13 14:11:33 UTC
Fixed upstream in 2.6.11.12

Fixed in genpatches 2.6.11-14
Fixed in gentoo-sources-2.6.11-r11
Comment 2 Tim Yamin (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2005-11-26 03:27:41 UTC
All fixed, closing.