Linux developers have strongly recommended anyone who uses Linux kernel 2.6.25 on multi-user x86-64 systems to upgrade to version 2.6.25.11. It appears that users with restricted privileges are able to escalate their access privileges. While Greg Kroah-Hartman did not give any further details when announcing the new kernel version, the problem is likely to be [...]
Several vulnerabilities closed in the Linux kernel
July 15th, 2008 · Comments Off
Tags: · Linux kernel, Local Descriptor Table, security, Vulnerability