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diff --git a/polish/security/2004/dsa-475.wml b/polish/security/2004/dsa-475.wml new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..e7c2a4af7ff --- /dev/null +++ b/polish/security/2004/dsa-475.wml @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +#use wml::debian::translation-check translation="1.1" maintainer="" +#pddp arteek + +<define-tag description>several vulnerabilities</define-tag> +<define-tag moreinfo> +<p>Several local root exploits have been discovered recently in the Linux +kernel. This security advisory updates the PA-RISC kernel 2.4.18 for +Debian GNU/Linux. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project +identifies the following problems that are fixed with this update:</p> + +<ul> + +<li><a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0961">CAN-2003-0961</a>: + + <p>An integer overflow in brk() system call (do_brk() function) for + Linux allows a local attacker to gain root privileges. Fixed + upstream in Linux 2.4.23.</p> + +<li><a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0985">CAN-2003-0985</a>: + + <p>Paul Starzetz discovered a flaw in bounds checking in mremap() in + the Linux kernel (present in version 2.4.x and 2.6.x) which may + allow a local attacker to gain root privileges. Version 2.2 is not + affected by this bug. Fixed upstream in Linux 2.4.24.</p> + +<li><a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0077">CAN-2004-0077</a>: + + <p>Paul Starzetz and Wojciech Purczynski of isec.pl discovered a + critical security vulnerability in the memory management code of + Linux inside the mremap(2) system call. Due to missing function + return value check of internal functions a local attacker can gain + root privileges. Fixed upstream in Linux 2.4.25 and 2.6.3.</p> + +</ul> + +<p>Please note that the source package has to include a lot of updates in +order to compile the package, which wasn't possible with the old +source package.</p> + +<p>For the stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in +version 62.1 of kernel-image-2.4.18-hppa.</p> + +<p>For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in +version 2.4.25-1 of kernel-image-2.4.25-hppa.</p> + +<p>We recommend that you upgrade your Linux kernel packages immediately.</p> +</define-tag> + +# do not modify the following line +#include "$(ENGLISHDIR)/security/2004/dsa-475.data" |