Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S265144AbUAEPnC (ORCPT ); Mon, 5 Jan 2004 10:43:02 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S265158AbUAEPms (ORCPT ); Mon, 5 Jan 2004 10:42:48 -0500 Received: from [68.114.43.143] ([68.114.43.143]:20387 "EHLO wally.rdlg.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S265144AbUAEPme (ORCPT ); Mon, 5 Jan 2004 10:42:34 -0500 Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2004 10:42:31 -0500 From: "Robert L. Harris" To: Marcelo Tosatti Cc: Linux-Kernel Subject: Re: mremap bug and 2.4? Message-ID: <20040105154231.GD2247@rdlg.net> Mail-Followup-To: Marcelo Tosatti , Linux-Kernel References: <20040105145421.GC2247@rdlg.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="48TaNjbzBVislYPb" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 2109 Lines: 72 --48TaNjbzBVislYPb Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I love you guys. Yeah, I have to compile a new kernel, test it and push i= t out this week to 600 machines but atleast I don't have to wait 6 months and then hope it doesn't kill all my apps. You guys are great, THANKS! Robert Thus spake Marcelo Tosatti (marcelo.tosatti@cyclades.com): >=20 >=20 > On Mon, 5 Jan 2004, Robert L. Harris wrote: >=20 > > > > > > Just read this on full disclosure: > > > > http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0013-mremap.txt > > > > Is it valid? No working proof of concept code has been posted so I can= 't > > test my systems. The article only lists 2.4 and 2.6. Is this > > 2.4.16-current, etc? Anyone have any details about versions that are > > safe so I/We can determine if I need to roll a new production kernel out > > again? >=20 > It is possible that the problem is exploitable. There is no known public > exploit yet, however. >=20 > 2.4.24 includes a fix for this (mm/mremap.c diff) :wq! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert L. Harris | GPG Key ID: E344DA3B @ x-hkp://pgp.mit.edu DISCLAIMER: These are MY OPINIONS ALONE. I speak for no-one else. Life is not a destination, it's a journey. Microsoft produces 15 car pileups on the highway. Don't stop traffic to stand and gawk at the tragedy. --48TaNjbzBVislYPb Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: Digital signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/+YXn8+1vMONE2jsRAmp0AJ45mWWjqNl8WEzxAl+PyXH24gB+NgCglWYo yEIqatwOh/qgy88BLbodxrA= =04FO -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --48TaNjbzBVislYPb-- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/