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 -- Kai Schätzl, Berlin, Germany Get your web at Conactive Internet Services: http://www.conactive.com