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Bug 21076 - Possible DoS (Linux 2.4.*) and security hole in I/O permissions check (Linux 2.4.20)
Summary: Possible DoS (Linux 2.4.*) and security hole in I/O permissions check (Linux ...
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 21269
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: [OLD] Core system (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: Highest critical (vote)
Assignee: x86-kernel@gentoo.org (DEPRECATED)
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: 21261 (view as bug list)
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Reported: 2003-05-15 16:57 UTC by Brice Arnould (un_brice)
Modified: 2005-07-17 13:06 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Description Brice Arnould (un_brice) 2003-05-15 16:57:07 UTC 
Due to the severity of this bug (and my poor english -_^), I rather send this alert 
fast and give you adresses where those problems are well discribed : 
 
Redhat website (patchs seems to be availables) 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-172.html 
I don't know if  
 
A more detailed description of the DoS : 
http://www.secunia.com/advisories/8786/
Comment 1 Jon Portnoy (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2003-05-15 18:29:32 UTC 
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bk-commits-24&m=105217616607144&w=2

There's the patch, it appears.
Comment 2 Martin Holzer (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2003-05-19 14:01:13 UTC 
*** Bug 21261 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 3 Martin Holzer (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2003-05-19 14:36:19 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 21269 ***