Re: [cobalt-security] Linux cap kernel bug...

[Jeff Lovell <jlovell@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Gossi The Dog wrote:
> 
> Aha.  This might explain a few things, then.
> 
> Is there a patch forthcoming?  I run a large multiuser system with Cobalt
> OS 5, and can't really afford to leave well documented holes like this
> open :(

Yes, there is a forthcoming patch.  There were some issues noted with
OSUpdate 3.0 with named ( too many open sockets ) that a new kernel
is being tested.  This kernel includes the security problem as mentioned
on Bugtraq.

Jeff

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Jeff Lovell
Cobalt Networks, Inc.