Dave Jones wrote:
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Fedora Test Update Notification
FEDORA-2006-816
2006-07-17
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Product : Fedora Core 5
Name : kernel
Version : 2.6.17
Release : 1.2159_FC5
Summary : The Linux kernel (the core of the Linux operating system)
Description :
The kernel package contains the Linux kernel (vmlinuz), the core of any
Linux operating system. The kernel handles the basic functions
of the operating system: memory allocation, process allocation, device
input and output, etc.
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Update Information:
Update to 2.6.17.6, which fixes a local root vulnerability
in the /proc filesystem. This vulnerability isn't thought to
be possible to exploit on Fedora systems with SELinux enabled.
Additionally, the exploit for this vulnerability relies upon
a.out support, which the Fedora kernel has disabled.
Regardless, this update has been made available in case
other attack vectors become apparent.
because this vulnerability does not effect FC systems can you wait until
2.6.17.7 is out, before pushing this to updates? there will be many
patches (bugfixes) in it.
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