Author: JT Smith
LWN.net has the advisory: Several problems in ping are fixed:
1) Root privileges are dropped after acquiring a raw socket.
2) An 8 byte overflow of a static buffer “outpack” is prevented.
3) An overflow of a static buffer “buf” is prevented.
1) Root privileges are dropped after acquiring a raw socket.
2) An 8 byte overflow of a static buffer “outpack” is prevented.
3) An overflow of a static buffer “buf” is prevented.
Category:
- Linux
