Trustix alert: kernel 2.2.25

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- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trustix Secure Linux Security Advisory #2004-0008

Package name: kernel Summary: local root exploit in mremap Date: 2004-02-23 Affected versions: Trustix 1.5

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package description: The kernel package contains the Linux kernel (vmlinuz), the core of your Trustix Secure Linux operating system. The kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system: memory allocation, process allocation, device input and output, etc.

Problem description: A hole was discovered in the mremap. Through this hole, it is possible for anyone with a local account on the system to gain root privileges. See CAN-2004-0077 for additional details. This is the kernel 2.2.25 counterpart to the security hole fixed in TSLSA-2004-0007. Action: We recommend that all systems with this package installed be upgraded. Please note that if you do not need the functionality provided by this package, you may want to remove it from your system.

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MD5sums of the packages: - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 930eff9735919ec462512f0c227c09d8 1.5/rpms/kernel-2.2.25-10tr.i586.rpm 0188c0cdc4e5420b5e3c7fca3c08e284 1.5/rpms/kernel-BOOT-2.2.25-10tr.i586.rpm 7825bf9d1f906db12b43199c65885816 1.5/rpms/kernel-doc-2.2.25-10tr.i586.rpm 39741df3cca5ecb06b9b6040491dfbcc 1.5/rpms/kernel-headers-2.2.25-10tr.i586.rpm 82d3747c20f621db4f59c39b77e48706 1.5/rpms/kernel-smp-2.2.25-10tr.i586.rpm e7101408e0d692bc9e9cc54b4e4e28af 1.5/rpms/kernel-source-2.2.25-10tr.i586.rpm d0e67804999a1af82e546dea6895f522 1.5/rpms/kernel-utils-2.2.25-10tr.i586.rpm 49c2bc456f011b20eb9a1636963975ee 1.5/srpms/kernel-2.2.25-10tr.src.rpm - --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Trustix Security Team

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