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TITLE:
Linux Kernel SCTP Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA21576

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/21576/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Linux Kernel 2.4.x
http://secunia.com/product/763/

DESCRIPTION:
McAfee Avert Labs has reported a vulnerability in the Linux Kernel,
which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated
privileges.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the SCTP module within
the "sctp_make_abort_user()" function and can be exploited to execute
arbitrary code with escalated privileges.

The vulnerability has been reported in versions 2.4.23 through
2.4.32. Other versions may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 2.4.33.2.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Wei Wang, McAfee Avert Labs.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.33.2

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