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Message-Id: <s03336e0.054@gw.nebcoinc.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 09:56:16 -0600
From: "Steve Bremer" <steveb@...coinc.com>
To: <owl-users@...ts.openwall.com>
Subject: Re: New mremap vulnerability
Excellent. Thanks Solar, you save me from another day or two of the
build/test/patch cycle.
Steve Bremer
NEBCO, Inc.
System & Security Administrator
>>> solar@...nwall.com 02/18/2004 9:42:19 AM >>>
On Wed, Feb 18, 2004 at 09:15:24AM -0600, Steve Bremer wrote:
> After reviewing the 2.4.24 -> 2.4.25 patch, it appears to me
> that those of us using either the 2.4.23-ow2 or 2.4.24-ow1 kernel
> patches are not affected by this latest mremap security bug. Can
you
> confirm this? In fact, it looks like the code from the Openwall
kernel
> patches in 2.4.25.
Confirmed.
I don't know why Paul chose to not mention it in his Bugtraq
announcement,
he was aware that 2.4.23-ow2+ has this fixed.
--
Alexander Peslyak <solar@...nwall.com>
GPG key ID: B35D3598 fp: 6429 0D7E F130 C13E C929 6447 73C3 A290 B35D
3598
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