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06-08-2000 10:25 AM
06-08-2000 10:25 AM
Sendmail and Linux Bug
Sendmail Workaround for Linux Capabilities Bug
The Sendmail Consortium and Sendmail, Inc. has been informed of a serious problem in the Linux kernel that can be used to get root
access. This is not a sendmail security problem, although sendmail is one of the vectors for this attack.
PROBLEM
There is a bug in the Linux kernel capability model for versions
through 2.2.15 that allows local users to get root. Sendmail is one of the programs that can be attacked this way. This problem
may occur in other capabilities-based kernels.
SOLUTION
The correct fix is to update your Linux kernel to version 2.2.16. This is the only way to ensure that other programs
running on Linux cannot be attacked by this bug.
FYI
Berlene
http://www.mindspring.com/~bkherren/dobes/index.htm
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