Re: [ldm-users] kernel flaw exploit

• To: "Patrick L. Francis" <wxprofessor@xxxxxxxxx>
• Subject: Re: [ldm-users] kernel flaw exploit
• From: Ryan Hickman <ryan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2016 10:26:06 -0600

Patrick,

Many thanks for the heads up. RHEL 7 appears to have been addressed by
RedHat (https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2098.html). Waiting on this
to make its way to CentOS channels.

On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 9:29 AM, Patrick L. Francis <wxprofessor@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>
> A serious kernel flaw we should all be aware of:
> https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/24/linux-exploit-gives-any-
> user-full-access-in-five-seconds/
>
> and patch recommendations:
> https://bobcares.com/blog/dirty-cow-vulnerability/
>
>
> cheers,
>
> --patrick
>
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