full-disclosure - Re: Linux kernel source archive vulnerable

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Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2006 11:16:35 +0200
From: Roland Kuhn <rkuhn@....physik.tu-muenchen.de>
To: Hadmut Danisch <hadmut@...isch.de>
Cc: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk, bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Subject: Re: Linux kernel source archive vulnerable

Hi Hadmut!

On 7 Sep 2006, at 20:23, Hadmut Danisch wrote:

> Hi,
>
> there's a severe vulnerability in the Linux kernel source code  
> archives:
>
>
> The Linux kernel is distributed as tar archives in the form of
> linux-2.6.17.11.tar.bz2 from kernel.org. It is usually unpacked,
> configured and compiled under /usr/src. Since installing a new kernel
> requires root privileges, this is usually done as root.
>
[snip]

This is a FAQ, and a pretty lame one; see e.g. the first google hit  
for 'linux kernel tarball permissions':

http://www.gatago.com/linux/kernel/6136874.html

Ciao,
                     Roland

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