Bug 152180 - CAN-2005-0750 bluetooth security flaw (ipf)
Summary: CAN-2005-0750 bluetooth security flaw (ipf)
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
Classification: Red Hat
Component: kernel
Version: 2.1
Hardware: ia64
OS: Linux
medium
high
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Jim Paradis
QA Contact: Brian Brock
URL:
Whiteboard: impact=important,reported=20050324,pu...
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2005-03-25 17:56 UTC by Mark J. Cox
Modified: 2007-11-30 22:06 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2005-04-28 15:10:09 UTC
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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2005:284 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Important: kernel security update 2005-04-28 04:00:00 UTC

Description Mark J. Cox 2005-03-25 17:56:20 UTC 
(Affects RHEL2.1, but 2.4 needs a slightly altered patch)

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #152177 +++

A flaw was discovered by Ilja van Sprundel in the bluetooth driver affecting 2.4
and 2.6.  On system where bluetooth modules are loaded, a local user could use
this flaw to gain root privileges.
Comment 1 Jim Paradis 2005-04-19 18:34:15 UTC 
A fix for this problem has been committed to the RHEL2.1 patch pool in kernel
version 2.4.18-e.56
Comment 2 John Flanagan 2005-04-28 15:10:10 UTC 
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on the solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-284.html
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