Oops, Sorry! don't know about that. In the course of trying to reduce my ignorance on the subject I found a good description of this vulnerability at the following URL:
http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/6R0012095O.html James -----Original Message----- >From : Arjen Verweij <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To : [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC : [EMAIL PROTECTED] : 14 December 2003 02:04:00 Subject : Re: Audio on Inspiron 5100 Upgrading to 2.4.22 is a bad idea because it has the sys_brk() >vulnerability. 2.4.23 sounds like a beter option, or debian's 2.4.18 >kernel which isn't affected as it seems. > >On Sat, 13 Dec 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> I suspect that you are going to have to solve your kernel compiling problem in >> order to be able to solve your sound problem. >> >> If I am reading your /var/log/dmesg correctly CONFIG_SOUND_ICH has not been >> compiled into your kernel. Which is what I had to do on my Inspiron 2650 to get >> its Intel 810 working. >> >> Also your /var/log/dmesg seems to indicate that you are running a 2.4.18 kernel >> it might be a good (general housekeeping) idea to move to a more recent kernel >> like 2.4.22. If you are feeling adventurous you could try a 2.6 kernel I've been >> running 2.6.0-test9 for a couple of weeks now without any discernible problems. >> >> Hope this helps >> >> James >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >From : ęKurt A. Bartnikę <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To : [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Date : 13 December 2003 17:25:24 >> Subject : Audio on Inspiron 5100 >> I've been trying for the past two weeks to get the i810 audio chipset to >> >work under GNOME in Sid. >> > >> >I've checked the permissions on the appropriate devices /dev/sound, and >> >/dev/mixer. I made sure that my user account was in the audio group, and >> >I've even tried to compile a new kernel (unsuccessfully, I seem to be >> >having some unrelated problems on that front.) Still no luck. >> > >> >The pages I've been able to find, describe this as an easy thing to get >> >working (unlike ACPI, which I also need to address. This laptop gets >> >HOT! :)) >> > >> >Anyone have any ideas? >> > >> >Here's what appearing in /var/log/dmesg: >> > >> >Intel 810 + AC97 Audio, version 0.21, 10:28:09 Apr 14 2002 >> > >> >and in /var/log/messages: >> > >> >Dec 12 21:32:59 callisto kernel: Intel 810 + AC97 Audio, version 0.21, >> >10:28:09 Apr 14 2002 >> > >> >and, finally in /var/log/boot: >> > >> >Fri Dec 12 21:32:52 2003: Loading i810_audio module. >> >Fri Dec 12 21:32:53 2003: >> >/lib/modules/2.4.18-bf2.4/kernel/drivers/sound/i810_audio.o: >> >init_module: No such device >> >Fri Dec 12 21:32:53 2003: >> >/lib/modules/2.4.18-bf2.4/kernel/drivers/sound/i810_audio.o: insmod >> >/lib/modules/2.4.18-bf2.4/kernel/drivers/sound/i810_audio.o failedFri >> >Dec 12 21:32:53 2003: >> >/lib/modules/2.4.18-bf2.4/kernel/drivers/sound/i810_audio.o: insmod >> >i810_audio failed >> > >> >Thanks, >> > >> >Kurt A. Bartnik >> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- James Aitken "Don't worry, everything's getting nicely out of control" Douglas Adams -- Personalised email by http://another.com
