Package: kernel-source-2.6.8 Version: 2.6.8-13 Severity: critical Tags: security Justification: root security hole
Cite: "The reiserfs_copy_from_user_to_file_region function in reiserfs/file.c for Linux kernel 2.6.10 and 2.6.11 before 2.6.11-rc4, when running on 64-bit architectures, may allow local users to trigger a buffer overflow as a result of casting discrepancies between size_t and int data types." The offending code is also in 2.6.8. A fix is at http://linux.bkbits.net:8080/linux-2.6/[EMAIL PROTECTED] The original advisory is at http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=full-disclosure&m=110846727602817&w=2 Please fix 2.6.9 and 2.6.10 as well. I have also looked at 2.4.27 but couldn't find any similar code. -- System Information: Debian Release: 3.1 APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Versions of packages kernel-source-2.6.8 depends on: ii binutils 2.15-5 The GNU assembler, linker and bina ii bzip2 1.0.2-5 high-quality block-sorting file co ii coreutils [fileutils] 5.2.1-2 The GNU core utilities ii fileutils 5.2.1-2 The GNU file management utilities -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
