aru Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 MandrakeSoft Security Advisory MDKSA-2004:015 : kernel February 24th, 2004 Updated kernel packages fix multiple vulnerabilities Paul Staretz discovered a flaw in return value checking in the mremap() function in the Linux kernel, versions 2.4.24 and previous that could allow a local user to obtain root privileges. A vulnerability was found in the R128 DRI driver by Alan Cox. This could allow local privilege escalation. A flaw in the ncp_lookup() function in the ncpfs code (which is used to mount NetWare volumes or print to NetWare printers) was found by Arjen van de Ven that could allow local privilege escalation. The Vicam USB driver in Linux kernel versions prior to 2.4.25 does not use the copy_from_user function to access userspace, which crosses security boundaries. This problem does not affect the Mandrake Linux 9.2 kernel. Additionally, a ptrace hole that only affects the amd64/x86_64 platform has been corrected. The provided packages are patched to fix these vulnerabilities. All users are encouraged to upgrade to these updated kernels. To update your kernel, please follow the directions located at: http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/kernelupdate.php The released versions of Mandrake GNU/Linux affected are: 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.2/AMD64 Multi Network Firewall 8.2 Corporate Server 2.1 Full information about this advisory, including the updated packages, is available at: www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2004:015 Other references: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?n...e=CAN-2004-0003 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?n...e=CAN-2004-0010 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?n...e=CAN-2004-0075 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?n...e=CAN-2004-0077 Posted automatically by aru (mdksec2mub v0.0.8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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