[TriLUG] kernel exploit

[Jeff Bollinger]

Mike Mueller wrote:
> Anybody updating their kernels because of the recently discovered kernel 
> exploit?
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/debian-security-announce-2003/msg00212.html
> 
> The /. discussion on this topic is interesting.  Lot's of 5s and 4s.  A 
> number of good links for those with security interests.  
> http://developers.slashdot.org/developers/03/12/01/2133249.shtml?tid=106&tid=185&tid=90 
> 


I usually hold off on personal workstations for local-root exploits.  If 
its remote I'll look into it, but if I'm the only user, and don't 
provide any external services, I'm usually not too worried about it.

Jeff