Security update for Linux kernel (k_athlon)
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(Last modified: 24MAR2003)
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SuSE Linux Openexchange Server 4
Package: k_athlon
Release: 20030324
Obsoletes: none
This article applies to systems with the
k_athlon
kernel package installed, please use the appropriate kernel package if you are using a different kernel:- "Security update for Linux kernel (k_deflt)" (http://sdb.suse.de/en/psdb/html/f54ead2affbc4ca9a638647432f0f01b.html)
- "Security update for Linux kernel (k_smp)" (http://sdb.suse.de/en/psdb/html/b5e55e932b9ad385d0d39a949fce3b6d.html)
- "Security update for Linux kernel (k_psmp)" (http://sdb.suse.de/en/psdb/html/621490f050affc2af03c6d69cd518cb8.html)
- "Security update for Linux kernel (k_debug)" (http://sdb.suse.de/en/psdb/html/e26dc57e4fa1e85c89683ce89b1ad2b1.html)
rpm -qf /boot/vmlinuz
(CAN-2003-0127). The vulnerability allows a local unprivileged attacker to
gain
root
privileges by using ptrace/strace
incombination with automatic kernel module loading on request, also known
as
"kmod"
.As a temporary workaround, it is possible to disable the automatic loading of kernel modules by running the following command as root:
echo /no/such/file >/proc/sys/kernel/modprobe
If you do not use the grub bootloader, you should make sure that the boot blocks are initialized after you have successfully performed this kernel update to ensure that your system will start after a reboot.
rpm -Uvh k_athlon.rpm mkinitrd
In case you are using lilo, please make sure that you also execute the command
lilo
after installing the update and running
mkinitrd
for the system to remain bootable.Finally, reboot the system with
shutdown -r now
to load the new kernel (replace "
now
" with the appropriate amount of time to allow local users to cleanly log out, for example "+5
" for five minutes.)Download Source Packages
Download the source code of the patches for maintained products.
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