Bug in latest Linux gives untrusted users root access

[Jim]

Does this affect Fedora and how can we fix it.


http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/03/linux_kernel_vulnerability/

[Bruno Wolff III]

On Wed, Nov 04, 2009 at 16:06:28 -0600,
  Bruno Wolff III <bruno(a)wolff.to&gt; wrote:
>  On Wed, Nov 04, 2009 at 10:29:07 -0500,
>    Jim <mickeyboa(a)sbcglobal.net&gt; wrote:
>  > Does this affect Fedora and how can we fix it.
>  > 
>  > 
>  > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/03/linux_kernel_vulnerability/
>  
>  Fixed in:
>  kernel-2.6.31.5-115.fc12
>  kernel-2.6.30.9-96.fc11 
kernel-2.6.27.38-170.2.113.fc10 is building now and has the fix.

[Bruno Wolff III]

On Wed, Nov 04, 2009 at 10:29:07 -0500,
  Jim <mickeyboa(a)sbcglobal.net&gt; wrote:
>  Does this affect Fedora and how can we fix it.
>  
>  
>  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/03/linux_kernel_vulnerability/ 
Fixed in:
kernel-2.6.31.5-115.fc12
kernel-2.6.30.9-96.fc11

I haven't seen a fix for F10 yet, but I also don't know for sure the bug
applies to the 2.6.27 kernel.

The F12 fix was in the F12 repo this morning.
It doesn't look like the F11 kernel with the fix has been pushed yet.