The Linux kernel discovered numerous vulnerabilities. Cegodnyashnee disclosure of errors in the Linux kernel was the largest in the last year.

In recent versions of the Linux operating system have been discovered multiple vulnerabilities, some of which are classified as critical. Hazards exposed to almost all popular Linux-distributions, including Ubuntu, Suse, Red Hat, Mandriva and Debian.

According to research firm SecurityFocus, the vulnerability affects the kernel from 2.6.18 to 2.6.24. The latest available version of the kernel 2.6.24.1 no longer subject to the new Bahamas, but it is not included in any of the popular Linux distributions.

In SecurityFocus note that today’s disclosure of errors in the Linux kernel was the largest in the last year. However, users of corporate commercial distributions such as Red Hat or Suse, last evening received the updated version of the current cores for the OS and have them downloaded.

According to the US National Vulnerability Database, the most serious bug in the nucleus was associated with counterfeiting system calls, which gives atakuyuuschemu unlimited access to the system.

The situation is exacerbated by the fact that exploits for vulnerabilities have razmemescheny the Internet (http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/5092).

Users are encouraged to promptly commercial Linux OS kernel upgrade and reboot the system. The same who have no commercial subscriptions SecurityFocus invited manually put the patch - http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27704/solution

12 February 2008 | , , core, red hat, suse, system, vulnerability

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