Chris Wright released the sixth stable version of the 2.6.11 kernel. He adds "This includes some security fixes, esp. one which closes a local root exploit in bluetooth." Here goes the changelog.

From: Chris Wright
To: linux-kernel AT vger.kernel.org
Subject: Linux 2.6.11.6
Date: Sat, 03/26/2005 - 09:24



With some pending security fixes it's time to for a -stable update.  So,
here's 2.6.11.6, in the normal kernel.org places.  This includes some
security fixes, esp. one which closes a local root exploit in bluetooth.

The diffstat and short summary of the fixes are below.

I'll also be replying to this message with a copy of the patch between
2.6.11.5 and 2.6.11.6, as it is small enough to do so.


thanks,
-chris
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 Makefile                     |    2 +-
 fs/binfmt_elf.c              |   30 +++++++++++++++++-------------
 fs/ext2/dir.c                |    1 +
 fs/isofs/inode.c             |    5 +++++
 fs/isofs/rock.c              |   25 ++++++++++++++++++-------
 net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c |    6 +++---
 6 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)

Summary of changes from v2.6.11.5 to v2.6.11.6
==============================================

Chris Wright:
  o isofs: more defensive checks against corrupt isofs images
  o Linux 2.6.11.6

Herbert Xu:
  o Potential DOS in load_elf_library

Linus Torvalds:
  o isofs: Handle corupted rock-ridge info slightly better
  o isofs: more "corrupted iso image" error cases

Marcel Holtmann:
  o Fix signedness problem at socket creation

Mathieu Lafon:
  o Suspected information leak (mem pages) in ext2

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