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Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 17:46:57 +0200 From: Von Wolher <trilight@...66.com> To: Daniel Drake <dsd@...too.org> CC: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...l.org>, Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>, 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 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. Appreciate the quick response ! Thanks, Mark - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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