linux-kernel - Re: Linux 2.6.17.5

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Date:	Sat, 15 Jul 2006 11:48:10 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	Daniel Drake <dsd@...too.org>, Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...l.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>, stable@...nel.org,
	Marcel Holtmann <holtmann@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: Linux 2.6.17.5

On Sat, Jul 15, 2006 at 05:46:57PM +0200, Von Wolher wrote:
> Daniel Drake wrote:
> > Hi Linus,
> > 
> > Linus Torvalds wrote:
> > 
> >> I did a slight modification of the patch I committed initially, in the
> >> face of the report from Marcel that the initial sledge-hammer approach
> >> broke his hald setup.
> >>
> >> See commit 9ee8ab9fbf21e6b87ad227cd46c0a4be41ab749b: "Relax /proc fix
> >> a bit", which should still fix the bug (can somebody verify? I'm 100%
> >> sure, but still..), but is pretty much guaranteed to not have any
> >> secondary side effects.
> >>
> >> It still leaves the whole issue of whether /proc should honor chmod AT
> >> ALL open, and I'd love to close that one, but from a "minimal fix"
> >> standpoint, I think it's a reasonable (and simple) patch.
> >>
> >> Marcel, can you check current git?
> > 
> > 
> > I can confirm that the new fix prevents the exploit from working, with
> > no immediately visible side effects.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Daniel
> > 
> 
> Can some one release a 2.6.17.6 ? I think many people are waiting at
> their keyboard to get their systems protected.

If they are waiting, they should use 2.6.17.5, as only Networkmanager is
reported to be having problems with it.

I'll release .6 in a bit, but it will take an hour or so to get it
uploaded and out to the mirrors...

thanks,

greg k-h
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