linux-kernel - Re: [stable] Linux 2.6.17.6

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Date:	Thu, 3 Aug 2006 00:19:22 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Marcel Holtmann <marcel@...tmann.org>
Cc:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>, Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>,
	torvalds@...l.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [stable] Linux 2.6.17.6

On Sun, Jul 16, 2006 at 02:20:53AM +0200, Marcel Holtmann wrote:
> Hi Greg,
> 
> > > This should fix the reported issue of NetworkManager dying when using
> > > the 2.6.17.5 kernel release.  All users of the 2.6.17 kernel are
> > > recommended to upgrade to this kernel, as it fixes a publicly known
> > > security issue that can provide root access to any local user of the
> > > machine.
> > 
> > attached is the backported "don't allow chmod()" patch. Please consider
> > including it into the next stable release. Since the 2.6.17.6 kernel is
> > no longer vulnerable against CVE-2006-3626, this has no real urgent need
> > to get out.
> 
> actually attaching the patch might help ;)

Queued to -stable.

thanks,

greg k-h

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