This time Martin Fahrendorf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> becomes daring and writes:
> Am Samstag, 22. März 2003 01:38 schrieb Vox: >> This time Bryan Whitehead <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> becomes daring and writes: >> > Are we going to be getting kernel updates for the local root >> > problem? >> >> Vincent and the kernel dudes are working on this...some time next >> week you'll get them. Meanwhile you can do, as root: >> >> echo "/path/to/non-existant/file" > /proc/sys/kernel/modprobe >> > > So, what does this exactly do? It disallows auto-loading of modules...which is a step in the exploit of the kernel hole. Vox -- Think of the Linux community as a niche economy isolated by its beliefs. Kind of like the Amish, except that our religion requires us to use _higher_ technology than everyone else. -- Donald B. Marti Jr.
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