[kernel-sec-discuss] r804 - active

[Dann Frazier]

Author: dannf
Date: 2007-05-01 14:23:47 +0000 (Tue, 01 May 2007)
New Revision: 804

Modified:
   active/CVE-2005-0504
Log:
note N/A for etch w/ note explaining - might still affect dapper?

Modified: active/CVE-2005-0504
===================================================================
--- active/CVE-2005-0504	2007-05-01 01:52:08 UTC (rev 803)
+++ active/CVE-2005-0504	2007-05-01 14:23:47 UTC (rev 804)
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@
  dannf> no response from maintainer - poked linux-serial:
           http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.serial/1717
  dannf> no response from linux-serial, poked lkml + Jiri Slaby who has done
-        quite a bit of work on the driver recently
+        quite a bit of work on the driver recently:
+          http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/4/30/507
+ dannf> dilinger points out in the above thread that its no longer a
+        security issue since a CAP_SYS_RAWIO was added (in 2.6.16).
 Bugs: 
 upstream: 
 linux-2.6: 
@@ -22,5 +25,5 @@
 2.4.17-woody-security-hppa: released (32.5)
 2.4.17-woody-security-ia64: released (011226.18)
 2.4.18-woody-security-hppa: released (62.4)
-2.6.18-etch-security: 
+2.6.18-etch-security: N/A