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Security Advisory -Linux kernel - CVE-2008-5702

Released: Mar 16, 2009 Updated: Mar 16, 2009

Description

Buffer underflow in the ibwdt_ioctl function in drivers/watchdog/ib700wdt.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28-rc1 might allow local users to have an unknown impact via a certain /dev/watchdog WDIOC_SETTIMEOUT IOCTL call.

Product Version

Linux Platforms 1.x

Downloads

WIND00151009.zip

WIND00151013.zip

Caveats

N/A

Installation Notes

WIND00151009.zip is for 1.4
WIND00151013.zip is for 1.5
1. Unzip the patch under [install_dir]/updates
2. Install the patch CD by entering the patch CD directory and run setup_linux.
3. This is a source only patch so you will have to build the kernel
4. Issue a make fs and make the kernel in a configured directory.
5. Upload the kernel and rootfs into the target and boot it up.