Debian 4.0 and mmap_min_addr null pointer dereference flaw

2009-11-04 Thread john
Hello all, I see that there is another null pointer dereference flaw being talked about. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/03/linux_kernel_vulnerability/ It looks like we can take step in Debian 5.0 to mitigate this threat by setting echvm.mmap_min_addr = 4096 per

Re: Debian 4.0 and mmap_min_addr null pointer dereference flaw

2009-11-04 Thread john
On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 9:15 AM, Dominic Hargreaves d...@earth.li wrote: On Wed, Nov 04, 2009 at 09:05:20AM -0800, john wrote: I see that there is another null pointer dereference flaw being talked about. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/03/linux_kernel_vulnerability/ It looks like we can

Re: Debian 4.0 and mmap_min_addr null pointer dereference flaw

2009-11-04 Thread Dominic Hargreaves
On Wed, Nov 04, 2009 at 09:05:20AM -0800, john wrote: I see that there is another null pointer dereference flaw being talked about. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/03/linux_kernel_vulnerability/ It looks like we can take step in Debian 5.0 to mitigate this threat by setting

Re: Debian 4.0 and mmap_min_addr null pointer dereference flaw

2009-11-04 Thread dann frazier
On Wed, Nov 04, 2009 at 09:05:20AM -0800, john wrote: Hello all, I see that there is another null pointer dereference flaw being talked about. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/03/linux_kernel_vulnerability/ It looks like we can take step in Debian 5.0 to mitigate this threat by

Re: Debian 4.0 and mmap_min_addr null pointer dereference flaw

2009-11-04 Thread john
presumably you mean vm.mmap_min_addr = 4096 not echvm.mmap_min_addr = 4096 ? micah Hi Micah, Yes sorry about that. I meant to write vm.mmap_min_addr but I quoted from the Debian wiki which showed how to change the value for echvm.mmap_min_addr I am a noob and haven't had

Re: Debian 4.0 and mmap_min_addr null pointer dereference flaw

2009-11-04 Thread dann frazier
On Wed, Nov 04, 2009 at 09:24:55AM -0800, john wrote: On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 9:15 AM, Dominic Hargreaves d...@earth.li wrote: On Wed, Nov 04, 2009 at 09:05:20AM -0800, john wrote: I see that there is another null pointer dereference flaw being talked about.

Re: Debian 4.0 and mmap_min_addr null pointer dereference flaw

2009-11-04 Thread Rick Moen
Quoting john (lists.j...@gmail.com): I see that there is another null pointer dereference flaw being talked about. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/03/linux_kernel_vulnerability/ It looks like we can take step in Debian 5.0 to mitigate this threat by setting echvm.mmap_min_addr = 4096