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Linux Kernel 64bit ABI System Call Parameter Sign Extension Security Issue
Secunia Advisory: SA33477
Release Date: 2009-01-14
Last Update: 2009-03-06
Popularity: 3,448 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Privilege escalation
DoS
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Partial Fix

OS:Linux Kernel 2.6.x

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Solution:
Fixed in version 2.6.27.12 and 2.6.28.1 for the s390 and PowerPC (64bit) architectures.

Fixed in 2.6.28.6 for the SPARC64 architecture.

Fixed in 2.6.29-rc7 for the MIPS architecture.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Red Hat credits Christian Borntraeger.

Changelog:
2009-01-19: Updated "Solution" section.
2009-01-29: Updated "Solution" section with information about fix in 2.6.29-rc3 for the SPARC64 architecture.
2009-02-18: Updated fixed kernel version for the SPARC64 architecture in the "Solution" section
2009-03-06: Added fixed kernel version for the MIPS architecture in the "Solution" section

Original Advisory:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=479969

Other References:
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123155111608910&w=2

Change Page:
[ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]



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