On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 10:54 AM, Gaetan Bisson <bisson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > [2012-01-24 10:41:10 +0530] Jayesh Badwaik: >> I have just discovered this kernel exploit which allows a local user >> to obtain root priviliges. The detailed explanation is given at [1]. >> The patch has been apparently fixed in the kernel as of now (according >> to the blog post), but that update has not yet come into archlinux. > > Yes it has; that's why linux-3.2.1-2 is out. > > -- > Gaetan Ohk, its just that I did not find any notice on the frontpage, public-dev or general mailing list etc. So, I just posted. Thanks for the information. -- ------------------------------------------------------- Cheers Jayesh Vinay Badwaik Electronics and Communication Engineering VNIT, INDIA -
