The auto-reap of child processes in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.15 includes processes with ptrace attached, which leads to a dangling ptrace reference and allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and gain root privileges.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-s390xUpgrade kernel-smpUpgrade kernel-bigsmpUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-pseries64Upgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade kernel-sn2Upgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-symsUpgrade kernel-s390Upgrade kernel-pmac64Upgrade um-host-install-initrdUpgrade kernel-64k-pagesizeUpgrade um-host-kernelUpgrade kernel-iseries64Upgrade kernel-um | Feb 17, 2015 | Nov 23, 2005 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-2.6.12-10-amd64-xeonUpgrade linux-image-2.6.10-6-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.12-10-k7-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.10-6-mckinleyUpgrade linux-image-2.6.10-6-amd64-xeonUpgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-6-power3Upgrade linux-image-2.6.10-6-powerpcUpgrade linux-patch-ubuntu-2.6.12Upgrade linux-image-2.6.10-6-mckinley-smpUpgrade linux-patch-ubuntu-2.6.10Upgrade linux-image-2.6.10-6-686-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-6-power4-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.10-6-k7Upgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-6-amd64-k8Upgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-6-686Upgrade linux-image-2.6.10-6-power3-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.12-10-amd64-genericUpgrade linux-image-2.6.10-6-power4-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.12-10-k7Upgrade linux-image-2.6.10-6-k7-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-6-amd64-k8-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-6-k7Upgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-6-k7-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-6-686-smpUpgrade linux-image-2.6.8.1-6-386 | Nov 8, 2024 | Nov 23, 2005 |
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