First published: Tue Nov 14 2000(Updated: )
Kernel logging daemon (klogd) in Linux does not properly cleanse user-injected format strings, which allows local users to gain root privileges by triggering malformed kernel messages.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Trustix Secure Linux | =1.1 | |
Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux | =7.0 | |
Redhat Linux | =6.2 | |
Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux | =7.1 | |
Debian Debian Linux | =2.1 | |
Redhat Linux | =5.2 | |
Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux | =6.0 | |
Slackware Slackware Linux | ||
Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux | =6.1 | |
Debian Debian Linux | =2.2 |
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