Linux Kernel Parent Process Death Signal Local Security Bypass Weakness

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Linux Kernel Parent Process Death Signal Local Security Bypass Weakness

References:

ChangeLog-2.6.22.4 (Linux)
COSEINC Linux Advisory #1: Linux Kernel Parent Process Death Signal Vulnerabilit (Wojciech Purczynski)
[DSA 1503-2] New Linux kernel 2.4.27 packages fix several issues (Debian)
ASA-2008-010 - kernel security and bug fix update (RHSA-2007-1049) (Avaya)
kernel security update (RHSA-2007-0939) (Avaya)
RHSA-2007:0939-10 kernel security update (Red Hat)
RHSA-2007:0940-7 - kernel security update (Red Hat)
RHSA-2007:1049-8 Important: kernel security and bug fix update (Red Hat)
Security Update for Linux Kernel: Zypp-Patch-Number: 4185 (Novell)

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