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| author | Bruce A. Mah <bmah@FreeBSD.org> | 2004-02-08 22:16:29 +0000 |
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| committer | Bruce A. Mah <bmah@FreeBSD.org> | 2004-02-08 22:16:29 +0000 |
| commit | dc894e1a6c2f6e19be0b8a1d5f9e6be916c30528 (patch) | |
| tree | 2b378cae92913fb918d275457b64f9fa94f02332 /release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/errata | |
| parent | c8bb99e577880bb1660a2cbabf18b0b90ad4b7c8 (diff) | |
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New errata: SA-04:02.
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Notes:
svn path=/head/; revision=125606
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diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/errata/article.sgml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/errata/article.sgml index 5d7bfb22097d..68e362fb6270 100644 --- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/errata/article.sgml +++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/errata/article.sgml @@ -142,6 +142,17 @@ security fix branch. For more information, see security advisory <ulink url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-04:01.mksnap_ffs.asc">FreeBSD-SA-04:01</ulink>.</para> + <para>(8 Feb 2004) A bug with the System V Shared Memory interface + (specifically the &man.shmat.2; system call) + can cause a shared memory segment to reference + unallocated kernel memory. In turn, this can permit a local + attacker to gain unauthorized access to parts of kernel memory, + possibly resulting in disclosure of sensitive information, + bypass of access control mechanisms, or privilege escalation. + More details, including bugfix and workaround information, + can be found in security advisory <ulink + url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-04:02.shmat.asc">FreeBSD-SA-04:02</ulink>.</para> + ]]> </sect1> |