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Old 02-13-2008, 06:10 PM   #1
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LXer: Kernel Update to Fix Local Root Exploit


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The Slackware team has released some kernel patches to fix the local root exploit you have probably read about recently. It seems that the updated kernel was available yesterday, but a lot of people, including us, did not receive the security advisory email due to some recent work on the mail server.

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