Re: Linux kernel scm_send local DoS

Paul Starzetz <[email protected]> Wed, 15 Dec 2004 13:31:30 +0100 (CET)
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On Wed, 15 Dec 2004, even multiplexed wrote:

> attention.i just wanted to ask if anyone has a tip for me how to 
> quickfix this bug, without actually rebuilding a patched version of the 
> kernel.

I don't think this is practicable, since the bugs reside in deep kernel 
functions. You can not fix it just by disabling a particular syscall. You 
have patch a running kernel binary, maybe someone comes up with this kind 
of utlility.

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Paul Starzetz
iSEC Security Research
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