Re: Fix for new elf_loader bug?

[Lethalman]

Frank Steiner wrote:

> Hi,
>
> is there already a patch for the new problem with the elf loader, maybe
> in the bitkeeper tree?
>
> http://www.isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0021-uselib.txt
>
> Thanks!
> cu,
> Frank

I made this very very very very very simple patch for kernel 2.4.28:
http://maphia.flowsecurity.org/patch/uselib-2.4.28.patch

The only thing that an attacker can do is to repeat the exploit and
cause a DoS, but it's hard too.


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