Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 3 Aug 2006 00:19:22 -0700 | From | Greg KH <> | Subject | Re: [stable] Linux 2.6.17.6 |
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On Sun, Jul 16, 2006 at 02:20:53AM +0200, Marcel Holtmann wrote: > Hi Greg, > > > > This should fix the reported issue of NetworkManager dying when using > > > the 2.6.17.5 kernel release. All users of the 2.6.17 kernel are > > > recommended to upgrade to this kernel, as it fixes a publicly known > > > security issue that can provide root access to any local user of the > > > machine. > > > > attached is the backported "don't allow chmod()" patch. Please consider > > including it into the next stable release. Since the 2.6.17.6 kernel is > > no longer vulnerable against CVE-2006-3626, this has no real urgent need > > to get out. > > actually attaching the patch might help ;)
Queued to -stable.
thanks,
greg k-h
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