Linux hole found

Ev!L-aLphA · Oct 31, 2004, 01:47 AM

VENERATED SOFTWARE firm Novell is warning its SuSE users that there is a serious security hole in Version 2.6 of the Linux kernel, which could allow attackers to shut down systems. The 2.6 kernel was completed at the end of last year and has a number of "enterprise friendly" features. Unfortunately it also packs a flaw in the way it handles iptables firewall logging. This is a particular problem for SuSE users as a lot of them have iptables-based firewalls, such as SuSE Firewall II.

Basically, a cracker could hit the system with a malformed packet and shut down systems. This is not a good thing and Novell has ranked the bug nine out of 10 in severity.

Source: The Inquirer

Oct 31, 2004, 01:47 AM	#1
Ev!L-aLphA \| n f e c t e D Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: California Posts: 4,111 Rep Power: 0	Linux hole found VENERATED SOFTWARE firm Novell is warning its SuSE users that there is a serious security hole in Version 2.6 of the Linux kernel, which could allow attackers to shut down systems. The 2.6 kernel was completed at the end of last year and has a number of "enterprise friendly" features. Unfortunately it also packs a flaw in the way it handles iptables firewall logging. This is a particular problem for SuSE users as a lot of them have iptables-based firewalls, such as SuSE Firewall II. Basically, a cracker could hit the system with a malformed packet and shut down systems. This is not a good thing and Novell has ranked the bug nine out of 10 in severity. Source: The Inquirer __________________ R.I.P 8/8/04 4/21/08