210156 – xen-sources-2.6.18-r8, xen-source-2.6.20-r6 local root exploit fix

Bug 210156 - xen-sources-2.6.18-r8, xen-source-2.6.20-r6 local root exploit fix

Summary: xen-sources-2.6.18-r8, xen-source-2.6.20-r6 local root exploit fix

Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 209460

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	[OLD] Core system (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High critical (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers

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Reported:	2008-02-14 16:44 UTC by Simon Gao
Modified:	2008-02-14 17:44 UTC (History)
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Description Simon Gao 2008-02-14 16:44:50 UTC

A local root exploit caused by vmsplice() function affects all kernels above 2.6.17. As a result, all current xen-sources are affected.

Please provide patched xen-sources kernels for both 2.6.18 and 2.6.20 releases.

Reproducible: Always

Comment 1 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2008-02-14 17:44:24 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 209460 ***