kernel-2.4.18-18.8.0.i686.rpm
Red Hat: New kernel fixes local denial of service issue
by Patrick Lenz, in Security - Sunday, November 17th 2002 03:33 EST
The Linux kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system. A vulnerability in the Linux kernel has been discovered in which a non-root user can cause the machine to freeze. This kernel addresses the vulnerability. This bug is specific to the x86 architecture kernels only, and does not affect ia64 or other architectures. Fixed packages are available from updates.redhat.com.
ftp://videl.ics.hawaii.edu/mirrors/redhat/linux/updates/8.0/en/os/i686/kernel-2.4.18-18.8.0.i686.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.3/en/os/i686/kernel-2.4.18-18.7.x.i686.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/i686/kernel-2.4.18-18.7.x.i686.rpm
