Linux kernel 2.6.18, and possibly other versions, when running on AMD64 architectures, allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain ptrace calls.
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-1615 IDENTIFIER = WIND00123753
WIND00123759.zip is for 1.4
WIND00123760.zip is for 1.5
WIND00123754.zip is for 2.0
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.
