Package: kernel-source-2.2.25
Severity: important
Tags: security

2.2.26 fixes some security issues.  I don't know how severe they are
so I'm filing this bug as 'important' but it may just as well be RC.

The 2.2.26 changelog from
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.2/ChangeLog-2.2.26 is below:

2.2.26
------
o       CAN-2004-0077: behave safely in case of do_munmap()     (Solar Designer)
          failures in mremap(2)
o       CAN-2003-0984: /dev/rtc can leak parts of kernel        (Solar Designer)
          memory to unprivileged users (2.4 backport)
o       CAN-2003-0244: hashing exploits in network stack        (David S. 
Miller)
o       update_atime() performance improvement (2.4 backport)   (Solar Designer)
o       ability to swapoff after a device file might            (Solar Designer)
          have been re-created
o       MAINTAINERS correction for Kernel 2.2 and 2.2 fixes     (me)
o       fixed some typos                                        (Solar 
Designer, me)

-- 
Martin Michlmayr
[EMAIL PROTECTED]


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