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Re: Security breach :: VPS owner break into main node!!!! [message #7538 is a reply to message #7480]

Tue, 17 October 2006 10:46

dev
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2.6.8 stable is not vulnerable since prctl was broken between 2.6.8 and 2.6.9.

2.6.9 stable was updated some time ago (linux-2.6.9-CVE-2006-2451-dumpable.patch)

Plus as someone already noted here, this doesn't allow to get HWN root user. Only VE root.

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		CLOSED Security breach :: prctl vulnerability By: whatever on Thu, 12 October 2006 17:54
		Re: Security breach :: VPS owner break into main node!!!! By: Vasily Tarasov on Fri, 13 October 2006 05:20
		Re: Security breach :: VPS owner break into main node!!!! By: John Kelly on Fri, 13 October 2006 15:05
		Re: Security breach :: VPS owner break into main node!!!! By: whatever on Fri, 13 October 2006 16:01
		Re: Security breach :: VPS owner break into main node!!!! By: John Kelly on Fri, 13 October 2006 16:29
		Re: Security breach :: VPS owner break into main node!!!! By: whatever on Sat, 14 October 2006 12:14
		Re: Security breach :: VPS owner break into main node!!!! By: Valmont on Sun, 15 October 2006 14:37
		Re: Security breach :: VPS owner break into main node!!!! By: jason\|xoxide on Sun, 15 October 2006 14:20
		Re: Security breach :: VPS owner break into main node!!!! By: whatever on Sun, 15 October 2006 15:18
		Re: Security breach :: VPS owner break into main node!!!! By: Valmont on Sun, 15 October 2006 15:52
		Re: Security breach :: VPS owner break into main node!!!! By: dev on Tue, 17 October 2006 10:46

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