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Security Advisory - Linux kernel - CVE-2008-0598

Released: Jul 30, 2008     Updated: Jul 30, 2008

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the 32-bit and 64-bit emulation in the Linux kernel 2.6.9, 2.6.18, and probably other versions allows local users to read uninitialized memory via unknown vectors involving a crafted binary.

http://checklists.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-0598 IDENTIFIER = WIND00127030


Product Version

Linux Platforms 2.0, Linux Platforms 1.x

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Installation Notes

Installation Notes

WIND00127031.zip for 1.4
WIND00127033.zip for 1.5
WIND00127034.zip 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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