Bug 400571

Summary:	sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-3.{0.17-r1,1.10,2.1-r1}: incorrect fix for local privilege escalation via /proc/<pid>/mem
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Andrey <ahipp0>
Component:	[OLD] Core system	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	normal	CC:	shannemann
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Andrey 2012-01-24 10:50:09 UTC

The latest genpatches (genpatches-3.0-17.base.tar.bz2, genpatches-3.1-13.base.tar.bz2 and genpatches-3.2-4.base.tar.bz2) contain erroneous 2100_proc-mem-handling-fix.patch.
This patch just creates file "b/queue-3.2/proc-clean-up-and-fix-proc-pid-mem-handling.patch" (containing the real patch) in /usr/src/linux* instead of patching "fs/proc/base.c"

At least
sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-3.0.17-r1
sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-3.1.10
sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-3.2.1-r1
are affected.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. emerge '=sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-3.2.1-r1'
Actual Results:  
The kernel is still vulnerable.

Expected Results:  
The kernel is not vulnerable.

Comment 1 Alex Legler (RETIRED) archtester

2012-01-24 11:18:32 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 399243 ***