On Domingo, 18 de Mayo de 2003 16:36, Markus Kolb wrote:
> I use selfmade and for my place patched kernels. Before the ptrace flaw
> I thought I am safe if I use the up-to-date stable source.
> But after months there is no new stable version in 2.4 kernel tree and
> there is no official information how to patch the flaws.
> One possibility is to use some patched vendor kernel sources, the other
> is to trust an unofficial patch.
> Not Marcelo's best idea...
How about monolithic kernels? Sure, they won't eliminate all your problems,
but the fact of a self-made kernel being monolithic adds another layer of
security to your context.
If your machines are servers in a production environment, then you should
consider this option. If they aren't, do what I did: try 2.4.21-rc2
Regards
Pope
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