[CentOS] Kernel NULL pointer vulnerability

[Kai Schaetzl]

Marcus Moeller wrote on Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:24:39 +0200:

> The only workaroud that is known to me atm is to disable the affected
> kernel modules (which should be handled with care as some of them may
> provide necessary functionality in your operating environment):

If vm.mmap_min_addr is > 0 you are also not affected, at least not by that 
exploit.

http://www.h-online.com/security/Critical-vulnerability-in-the-Linux-
kernel-affects-all-versions-since-2001--/news/114004

CentOS 5 has it sent to 65536 by default. CentoS 4 should be vulnerable.

Kai

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