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    Linux vulnerability found - effecting Debian and RedHat

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    • DustinB3403
      DustinB3403 last edited by

      The article can be found here. Patch your systems.

      You'll need to reboot to complete the installation process

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      • scottalanmiller
        scottalanmiller last edited by

        Only affects older systems. Nothing up to date is at risk.

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        • jmoore
          jmoore @scottalanmiller last edited by

          @scottalanmiller Yeah but these are the stories the news media runs with. It doesn't matter if it virtually no one is affected:/ Dumb media.

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          • RojoLoco
            RojoLoco @scottalanmiller last edited by

            @scottalanmiller said in Linux vulnerability found - effecting Debian and RedHat:

            Only affects older systems. Nothing up to date is at risk.

            And since every Linux system on Earth is totally up to date, we can safely ignore this.

            DustinB3403 coliver scottalanmiller 3 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 4
            • DustinB3403
              DustinB3403 @RojoLoco last edited by

              @rojoloco said in Linux vulnerability found - effecting Debian and RedHat:

              @scottalanmiller said in Linux vulnerability found - effecting Debian and RedHat:

              Only affects older systems. Nothing up to date is at risk.

              And since every Linux system on Earth is totally up to date, we can safely ignore this.

              I was actually looking at some systems here with a sideways eye. . .

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              • coliver
                coliver @RojoLoco last edited by

                @rojoloco said in Linux vulnerability found - effecting Debian and RedHat:

                @scottalanmiller said in Linux vulnerability found - effecting Debian and RedHat:

                Only affects older systems. Nothing up to date is at risk.

                And since every Linux system on Earth is totally up to date, we can safely ignore this.

                It's not even the most recent point releases of Redhat or Debian. That's what is surprising to me.

                Although yes I've got to look and see if some of our systems are doing what they should here.

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                • scottalanmiller
                  scottalanmiller @RojoLoco last edited by

                  @rojoloco said in Linux vulnerability found - effecting Debian and RedHat:

                  @scottalanmiller said in Linux vulnerability found - effecting Debian and RedHat:

                  Only affects older systems. Nothing up to date is at risk.

                  And since every Linux system on Earth is totally up to date, we can safely ignore this.

                  It's more that people with unpatched systems already know that they have loads of vulnerabilities. There is no surprise there.

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                  • stacksofplates
                    stacksofplates last edited by stacksofplates

                    If you can't patch/reboot immediately you can put this in /etc/sysctl.conf

                    vm.legacy_va_layout = 1

                    Then run:

                    /sbin/sysctl -p
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                    • jmoore
                      jmoore @stacksofplates last edited by

                      @stacksofplates Oh that is interesting, I didn't know that.

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                      • stacksofplates
                        stacksofplates @jmoore last edited by

                        @jmoore said in Linux vulnerability found - effecting Debian and RedHat:

                        @stacksofplates Oh that is interesting, I didn't know that.

                        Ya it forces it to use the legacy mmap layout which isn't vulnerable. Once you are able to reboot then you should be able to remove it.

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