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| -rw-r--r-- | chapter03/patches.xml | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | chapter08/kernel.xml | 11 |
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diff --git a/chapter03/patches.xml b/chapter03/patches.xml index 7875036f2..bd07b2ec8 100644 --- a/chapter03/patches.xml +++ b/chapter03/patches.xml @@ -108,6 +108,13 @@ following:</para> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> +<term>Linux 2.6.10 Security Vulnerability Patch - 1 KB:</term> +<listitem> +<para><ulink url="&patches-root;linux-&linux-version;-security_fix-1.patch"/></para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> <term>Man 80-Columns Patch - 1 KB:</term> <listitem> <para><ulink url="&patches-root;man-&man-version;-80cols-1.patch"/></para> diff --git a/chapter08/kernel.xml b/chapter08/kernel.xml index 1d41e21b7..01bac036b 100644 --- a/chapter08/kernel.xml +++ b/chapter08/kernel.xml @@ -23,14 +23,15 @@ <sect2 role="installation"> <title>Installation of the kernel</title> -<para>Prepare for compilation by running the following command:</para> +<para>Kernel version 2.6.10 has a security vulnerability that will allow user +processes to gain root privledges upon loading of a kernel module. See: +<ulink url="http://www.uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0412.3/0679.html"/> for more information. The following patch fixes this problem:</para> -<screen><userinput>make mrproper</userinput></screen> +<screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../linux-&linux-version;-security_fix-1.patch</userinput></screen> -<para>Also, ensure that the kernel does not attempt to pass hotplugging events -to userspace until userspace specifies that it is ready:</para> +<para>Prepare for compilation by running the following command:</para> -<screen><userinput>sed -i 's@/sbin/hotplug@/bin/true@' kernel/kmod.c</userinput></screen> +<screen><userinput>make mrproper</userinput></screen> <para>If, in <xref linkend="ch-scripts-console"/>, you decided you want to compile the keymap into the kernel, issue the command below:</para> |