Re: Security issues in 2.4.9 and beyond

Martin Josefsson (gandalf@wlug.westbo.se)
Sat, 1 Dec 2001 22:38:05 +0100 (CET)


On 1 Dec 2001, Gianni Tedesco wrote:

> Hi guys,
>
> I am putting together a database of errata for Linux 2.4.x. It will have
> individual patches for each major bug (at the moment thats just security
> flaws) and a mega-patch for each version. I am starting on kernel 2.4.9
> for no other reason as this is what I currently use...
>
> This is what I have so far for 2.4.9:
> 1. Netfilter mac address matching bug
> 2. ptrace race condition
> 3. symlink DoS
> 4. syncookie/netfilter bug
> 5. Netfilter FTP conntrack bug (can someone confirm this ??)

#5 was fixed in 2.4.5 I believe.

/Martin

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