rPath Security Advisory: 2010-0059-1
Published: 2010-10-17
Products:
rPath Appliance Platform Linux Service 2
rPath Linux 2
Rating: Critical
Exposure Level Classification:
Local Root Deterministic Privilege Escalation
Updated Versions:
kernel=conary.rpath.com@rpl:2/2.6.29.6-0.11-1
rPath Issue Tracking System:
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-3243
References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-3081
Description:
In previous kernel versions on 64-bit platforms, it is possible
for users to gain root access to a system via a stack pointer
underflow in the kernel's 32-bit compatibility layer. This
has been fixed.
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0059
Copyright 2010 rPath, Inc.
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