Saturday, August 22, 2009

Linux Kernel proto_ops initializations

A vulnerability has been reported in the Linux Kernel that Linux NULL pointer dereference due to incorrect proto_ops initializations.

On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5, add these entries to the end of the
/etc/modprobe.conf file by vi command:

install pppox /bin/true
install bluetooth /bin/true
install sctp /bin/true

Note that You should make the changes in the /etc/modprobe.conf
file and reboot the machine.

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