Security update for Linux kernel (k_psmp)
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(Last modified: 19DEC2003)
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Package: k_psmp
Release: 20031219
Obsoletes: 68bf5cc5cd55704dbeb66c51f8719985
This article applies to systems with the
k_psmp
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/c9db329dddd071387cb04ae7119ae2c4.html)
- "Security update for Linux kernel (k_smp)" (http://sdb.suse.de/en/psdb/html/526c0dc32a53cad8ada954585a1b9e2e.html)
- "Security update for Linux kernel (k_i386)" (http://sdb.suse.de/en/psdb/html/6275055866f86d1d6b7a6accd2fb9d4b.html)
rpm -qf /boot/vmlinuz
mremap()
system call, which allows local attackers to crash the machine and even obtain super user ("root
") privileges under certain circumstances.This update fixes the vulnerability.
rpm -Uvh k_psmp.rpm mk_initrd lilo
After installation of the kernel RPM 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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