bugtraq - Re: [ MDKSA-2006:116 ] - Updated kernel packages fixes multiple vulnerabilities

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Message-ID: <44ACF050.3030902@starzetz.de>
Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2006 13:13:20 +0200
From: Paul Starzetz <paul@...rzetz.de>
To: xsecurity@...driva.com
Cc: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Subject: Re: [ MDKSA-2006:116 ] - Updated kernel packages fixes multiple vulnerabilities


security@...driva.com wrote:

> 
> Prior to 2.6.15, the auto-reap child processes included processes with
> ptrace attached, leading to a dangling ptrace reference and allowing
> local users to cause a Denial of Service (crash) (CVE-2005-3784). 
>
This information is not fully correct - CVE-2005-3784 leads to an 
IMMEDIATE root compromise of vulnerable machines. But I'm not going to 
provide a PoC :-]

with best regards

Paul Starzetz