[kernel-sec-discuss] r1167 - dsa-texts

[dannf at alioth.debian.org]

Author: dannf
Date: 2008-05-12 16:38:34 +0000 (Mon, 12 May 2008)
New Revision: 1167

Added:
   dsa-texts/2.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch4
Log:
new dsa text

Copied: dsa-texts/2.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch4 (from rev 1165, dsa-texts/2.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch3)
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--- dsa-texts/2.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch4	                        (rev 0)
+++ dsa-texts/2.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch4	2008-05-12 16:38:34 UTC (rev 1167)
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+Debian Security Advisory DSA-XXXX-1                security at debian.org
+http://www.debian.org/security/                           dann frazier
+May 12, 2008                        http://www.debian.org/security/faq
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Package        : linux-2.6
+Vulnerability  : denial of service
+Problem type   : local
+Debian-specific: no
+CVE Id(s)      : CVE-2008-1669
+
+Several local vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel
+that may lead to a denial of service or the execution of arbitrary
+code. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the
+following problem:
+
+CVE-2008-1669
+
+    Alexander Viro discovered a race condition in the fcntl code that
+    may permit local users on multi-processor systems to execute parallel
+    code paths that are otherwise prohibited and gain re-ordered access
+    to the descriptor table.
+
+For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version
+2.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch4.
+
+For the unstable distribution(sid), this problem has been fixed in version
+2.6.25-2.
+
+We recommend that you upgrade your linux-2.6, fai-kernels, and
+user-mode-linux packages.
+
+Upgrade instructions
+--------------------
+
+wget url
+        will fetch the file for you
+dpkg -i file.deb
+        will install the referenced file.
+
+If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for
+sources.list as given below:
+
+apt-get update
+        will update the internal database
+apt-get upgrade
+        will install corrected packages
+
+The following matrix lists additional source packages that were rebuilt for
+compatability with or to take advantage of this update:
+
+                                             Debian 4.0 (etch)
+     fai-kernels                             1.17+etch.18etch4
+     user-mode-linux                         2.6.18-1um-2etch.18etch4
+
+You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the
+footer to the proper configuration.
+
+Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 alias etch
+-------------------------------
+
+
+  These changes will probably be included in the stable distribution on
+  its next update.
+
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+For apt-get: deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main
+For dpkg-ftp: ftp://security.debian.org/debian-security dists/stable/updates/main
+Mailing list: debian-security-announce at lists.debian.org
+Package info: `apt-cache show <pkg>' and http://packages.debian.org/<pkg>