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| author | bmah <bmah@FreeBSD.org> | 2004-02-06 21:36:48 +0000 |
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| committer | bmah <bmah@FreeBSD.org> | 2004-02-06 21:36:48 +0000 |
| commit | 55923d02028e15a90b63351ec63715c3a5350090 (patch) | |
| tree | d84a17b814af2439bf3d2a1c1ff046ca10346213 /release | |
| parent | 1d9e83eca3e2683a10fd74d30c2031b4b5cc827a (diff) | |
| download | FreeBSD-src-55923d02028e15a90b63351ec63715c3a5350090.zip FreeBSD-src-55923d02028e15a90b63351ec63715c3a5350090.tar.gz | |
New release note: SA-04:02.
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| -rw-r--r-- | release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml | 11 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml | 11 |
2 files changed, 22 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml index b7d3c5c..f786980 100644 --- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml +++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/article.sgml @@ -129,6 +129,17 @@ group. For more information, see security advisory <ulink url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-04:01.mksnap_ffs.asc">FreeBSD-SA-04:01</ulink>.</para> + <para>A bug with the System V Shared Memory interface + (specifically the &man.shmat.2; system call) has been fixed. + This bug can cause a shared memory segment to reference + unallocated kernel memory. In turn, this can permit a local + attacker to gain unauthorized access to parts of kernel memory, + possibly resulting in disclosure of sensitive information, + bypass of access control mechanisms, or privilege escalation. + More details can be found in security advisory <ulink + url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-04:02.shmat.asc">FreeBSD-SA-04:02</ulink>. + &merged;</para> + </sect2> <sect2 id="kernel"> diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml index b7d3c5c..f786980 100644 --- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml +++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/relnotes/common/new.sgml @@ -129,6 +129,17 @@ group. For more information, see security advisory <ulink url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-04:01.mksnap_ffs.asc">FreeBSD-SA-04:01</ulink>.</para> + <para>A bug with the System V Shared Memory interface + (specifically the &man.shmat.2; system call) has been fixed. + This bug can cause a shared memory segment to reference + unallocated kernel memory. In turn, this can permit a local + attacker to gain unauthorized access to parts of kernel memory, + possibly resulting in disclosure of sensitive information, + bypass of access control mechanisms, or privilege escalation. + More details can be found in security advisory <ulink + url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-04:02.shmat.asc">FreeBSD-SA-04:02</ulink>. + &merged;</para> + </sect2> <sect2 id="kernel"> |
