Linux Kernel TmpFS Driver Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability Solution:
The vendor has released a patch to address this issue; it is available at the following location:
http://www.securityfocus.com/data/vulnerabilities/patches/shmem.patch
Ubuntu has released an advisory (USN-103-1) and fixes to address this issue and other Linux Kernel vulnerabilities. Customers are advised to peruse the referenced advisory to obtain further information in regards to obtaining and applying an appropriate update.
RedHat has released advisory RHSA-2005:366-19 to address this, and other issues in RedHat Enterprise Linux 4, and RedHat Desktop 4 operating systems. Please see the referenced advisory for further information.
Linux kernel 2.6.8 rc1
