linux kernel crash exploit

[bow-wow]

Those of you with Linux servers who give shell accounts to your customers or others should be aware of this.

A crash exploit exists that allows a regular user with shell access to crash the system using a trivial piece of C code. Most 2.4.x and 2.6.x kernels are vulnerable.

More information is available here:
http://linuxreviews.org/news/2004-06-11_kernel_crash/index.html

[ferret]

Link busted. Added www. to hostname and it worked.

[bow-wow]

Odd. It worked and still works here.

If the original link doesn't work for you, then the lazy can click this:
http://www.linuxreviews.org/news/2004-06-11_kernel_crash/index.html

[ferret]

Hrms, now its working. But the first time I clicked it it returned an Internal Server Error