Re: ptrace/kernel

2003-03-21 Thread Cameron Simpson
On 15:06 22 Mar 2003, Lachlan Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | On Fri, 2003-03-21 at 01:53, Justin Zygmont wrote: | > just go to a mirror site and download the new ernel package, then type rpm | > -Uvh packagename and reboot. This vulnerability sounds like it would be | > hard to exploit. | |

Re: ptrace/kernel

2003-03-21 Thread Lachlan Evans
On Fri, 2003-03-21 at 01:53, Justin Zygmont wrote: > just go to a mirror site and download the new ernel package, then type rpm > -Uvh packagename and reboot. This vulnerability sounds like it would be > hard to exploit. Hard to exploit? The exploit is out in the wild. -- Psyche-list mai

Re: ptrace/kernel

2003-03-20 Thread Michael Schwendt
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Thu, 20 Mar 2003 12:53:16 -0500 (EST), Justin Zygmont wrote: > just go to a mirror site and download the new ernel package, then type rpm > -Uvh packagename and reboot. This vulnerability sounds like it would be > hard to exploit. Don't! That

Re: ptrace/kernel

2003-03-20 Thread Justin Zygmont
just go to a mirror site and download the new ernel package, then type rpm -Uvh packagename and reboot. This vulnerability sounds like it would be hard to exploit. On Thu, 20 Mar 2003, anthony baldwin wrote: > I'm guessing everyone knows about the ptrace vulnerability. > http://news.zdnet.co.

Re: ptrace/kernel

2003-03-20 Thread Joe Klemmer
On Thu, 2003-03-20 at 10:04, anthony baldwin wrote: > I'm guessing everyone knows about the ptrace vulnerability. > http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t278-s2132228,00.html > I haven't the slightest idea what to do with this. up2date will take care of this nicely. -- Farewell neighbor. T

ptrace/kernel

2003-03-20 Thread anthony baldwin
I'm guessing everyone knows about the ptrace vulnerability. http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t278-s2132228,00.html I haven't the slightest idea what to do with this. I went to the RH page and there are numerous patches and things available for download but no instructions for their implementation