Debian: DSA-2508-1: kfreebsd-8 security update
Debian: DSA-2508-1: kfreebsd-8 security update
Rafal Wojtczuk from Bromium discovered that FreeBSD wasn't handling correctly uncanonical return addresses on Intel amd64 CPUs, allowing privilege escalation to kernel for local users.
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2508-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Yves-Alexis Perez July 22, 2012 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : kfreebsd-8 Vulnerability : privilege escalation Problem type : local Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CVE-2012-0217 Debian Bug : 677297 Rafal Wojtczuk from Bromium discovered that FreeBSD wasn't handling correctly uncanonical return addresses on Intel amd64 CPUs, allowing privilege escalation to kernel for local users. For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 8.1+dfsg-8+squeeze3. For the testing distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 8.3-4. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 8.3-4. We recommend that you upgrade your kfreebsd-8 packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.