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New Linux Kernel Vulnerability

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the well-thats-just-not-pleasant dept.

Stop Or I'll Noop writes "Paul Starzetz writes, "A critical security vulnerability has been found in the Linux kernel memory management code inside the mremap(2) system call due to missing function return value check. This bug is completely unrelated to the mremap bug disclosed on 05-01-2003 except concerning the same internal kernel function code." Full scoop here." Update: 03/07 20:53 GMT by T : This vulnerability (and fixes) were mentioned briefly in an update to this earlier posting.

3 of 486 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Important to Remember by gaijin99 · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Damn... I modded "overrated" instead of "underrated" to the parent. Curse Slashdot's "You can't un-mod any post without posting yourself and unmodding all posts" policy.

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  2. Re:Important to Remember by FooBarWidget · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "Wne a Linux vulnerability is patched, it is proof that open source software is wonderful."

    Bah, here we go again, yet another "Slashdot is anti-MS pro-Linux yadda yadda bla bla".
    Look at the first comment in this story! It questions open source yet is modded up to +5!

  3. Damit SCO by Billly+Gates · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Go fix your code.

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