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openSUSE kernel sources : patching against sock_sendpage() NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability

I am using the 2.6.30 kernel sources from Kernel:linux-next and noticed that it has not yet been patched against the ’sock_sendpage()’ NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability. The threat is serious as it could allow a local user to gain root privileges. Those who compile their own 2.6.x kernel should apply this patch (from Linus, check there [...]

Posted 17 August 2009 § Defense § Linux § openSUSE § Security § System ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Yersinia : patch to compile under openSUSE (11.1)

Yet another post in the series of compilation failures due to unexpected libraries paths. This time, it is about Yersinia and the ncurses library. I made the following yersinia-opensuse11.1 patch which should work for openSUSE 11.1 and maybe other versions or distros.

Posted 14 June 2009 § Hacking § Linux § openSUSE § Scripts, Programs § Security ‡ Comments (3) ° Also tagged: , ,