From: Secunia Security Advisories (sec-advsecunia.com)
Date: Fri Mar 28 2003 - 06:20:28 CST

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TITLE:
Mandrake update for kernel 2.4

READ ONLINE:
http://www.secunia.com/advisories/8438/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Mandrake Corporate Server 2.x
Mandrake Linux 9.x
Mandrake Linux 8.x

DESCRIPTION:
MandrakeSoft has released updated packages for kernel version 2.4.
These fix a vulnerability in "ptrace", which can be exploited by
local, malicious users to escalate their privileges to "root".

SOLUTION:
Upgrade automatically using MandrakeUpdate or manually by downloading
the updated packages from one of MandrakeSoft's FTP server mirrors:
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php

Instructions on how to upgrade the kernel in Mandrake Linux:
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/kernelupdate.php

Updated Packages:

Corporate Server 2.1:
f3c1c5e6b9a677019cfe7094ff804c10
corporate/2.1/RPMS/kernel-2.4.19.32mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
3dcd13d22100c30d88ddfc4294baa9e4
corporate/2.1/RPMS/kernel-BOOT-2.4.19.32mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
2949fd7c641662835d2f3eb54b1fd884
corporate/2.1/RPMS/kernel-enterprise-2.4.19.32mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
333689546094a5fc804ee7f5d1c4aecf
corporate/2.1/RPMS/kernel-secure-2.4.19.32mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
d4ad9d24d072d188afbc353cda4206b7
corporate/2.1/RPMS/kernel-smp-2.4.19.32mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
4b611461a5aac876e41516948dadb710
corporate/2.1/RPMS/kernel-source-2.4.19-32mdk.i586.rpm
58f41baa7913134f719de3ae7d834ee8
corporate/2.1/SRPMS/kernel-2.4.19.32mdk-1-1mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 9.1:
Patch already included in this version.

Mandrake Linux 9.0:
f3c1c5e6b9a677019cfe7094ff804c10
9.0/RPMS/kernel-2.4.19.32mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
3dcd13d22100c30d88ddfc4294baa9e4
9.0/RPMS/kernel-BOOT-2.4.19.32mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
2949fd7c641662835d2f3eb54b1fd884
9.0/RPMS/kernel-enterprise-2.4.19.32mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
333689546094a5fc804ee7f5d1c4aecf
9.0/RPMS/kernel-secure-2.4.19.32mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
d4ad9d24d072d188afbc353cda4206b7
9.0/RPMS/kernel-smp-2.4.19.32mdk-1-1mdk.i586.rpm
4b611461a5aac876e41516948dadb710
9.0/RPMS/kernel-source-2.4.19-32mdk.i586.rpm
58f41baa7913134f719de3ae7d834ee8
9.0/SRPMS/kernel-2.4.19.32mdk-1-1mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 8.2:
According to MandrakeSoft, updated packages will be available
shortly.

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