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SuSE: Kernel 2.2.x Moderate: Denial Of Service Risk Due To IP Options

The Linux kernel 2.2.x doesn't correctly parse the IP options, which leads to kernel panic. . ______________________________________________________________________________ SuSE Security Announcement Package: Linux kernel 2.2.x Date: Thu Jun 3 19:50:05 CEST 1999 Affected: All Linux systems using kernel 2.2.x ______________________________________________________________________________ A security hole were discovered in the package mentioned above. Please update as soon as possible or disable the service if you are using this software on your SuSE Linux installation(s). Other Linux distributions or operating systems might be affected as well, please contact your vendor for information about this issue. Please note, that that we provide this information on as "as-is" basis only. There is no warranty whatsoever and no liability for any direct, indirect or incidental damage arising from this information or the installation of the update package. ______________________________________________________________________________ 1. Problem Description The Linux kernel 2.2.x doesn't correctly parse the IP options, which leads to kernel panic. 2. Impact Linux machines running kernel 2.2.x could be shut down over the network by sending malicious formated ICMP packets. 3. Solution Install the fixed kernel from our ftp server. ______________________________________________________________________________ Here is the md5 checksum of the upgrade package, please verify these before installing the new package: d7da41803cde484fac910dc0eaa0a5df lx_suse-2.2.7.SuSE-3.i386.rpm c106a0465630260cfa4181c2c0e84ec4 linux-2.2.7.SuSE.tgz ______________________________________________________________________________ You will find the updates on our ftp-Server: Webpage for patches: https://www.suse.com/de-de/ or try the following web pages for a list of mirrors: https://www.suse.com/de-de/ ______________________________________________________________________________ . Version 2.2.x of the kernel exhibits a defect causing system crashes; a timely upgrade is essential for the security and reliability of SuSE platforms.. Kernel 2.2.x, Denial Of Service, SuSE Advisory. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Dec 07, 1999 •Important SuSE