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Security Advisory - Linux kernel -CVE-2008-2358

Released: Jul 8, 2008     Updated: Jul 8, 2008

Description

The Datagram Congestion Control Protocol (DCCP) subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.18, and probably other versions, does not properly check feature lengths, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, related to an unspecified "overflow."

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-2358 IDENTIFIER = WIND00125730


Product Version

Linux Platforms 2.0

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Installation Notes

Installation Notes

WIND00125892.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.


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