Package: grub-common Version: 1.96+20080724-10 Severity: normal
When using grub-probe on a custom 2.6.26.5-em64t-grsec kernel it creates a segmentation fault : Oct 20 11:39:14 foo kernel: PAX: terminating task: /usr/sbin/grub-probe(grub-probe):14498, uid/euid: 0/0, PC: 00007fffffffdf18, SP: 00007fffffffdec8 Oct 20 11:39:14 foo kernel: grsec: From 88.177.xxx.xxx: denied resource overstep by requesting 4096 for RLIMIT_CORE against limit 0 for /usr/sbin/grub-probe[grub-probe:14498] uid/euid:0/0 gid/egid:0/0, parent /bin/bash[bash:14245] uid/euid:0/0 gid/egid:0/0 The solution was to use chpax on /usr/sbin/grub-probe and put the following flags : ----[ chpax 0.7 : Current flags for /usr/sbin/grub-probe (pemrxs) ]---- * Paging based PAGE_EXEC : disabled * Trampolines : not emulated * mprotect() : not restricted * mmap() base : not randomized * ET_EXEC base : not randomized * Segmentation based PAGE_EXEC : disabled -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.27-em64t (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] (charmap=ISO-8859-15) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages grub-common depends on: ii base-files 4.0.5 Debian base system miscellaneous f ii libc6 2.7-14 GNU C Library: Shared libraries grub-common recommends no packages. Versions of packages grub-common suggests: pn multiboot-doc <none> (no description available) -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]