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List:       linux-ha-dev
Subject:    Re: [Linux-ha-dev] Latest Red Hat kernel breaks heartbeat process labeling
From:       Chris Wright <chris () wirex ! com>
Date:       2003-03-31 22:58:25
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* Steve Snodgrass (ssnodgra@pheran.com) wrote:
> I noticed something odd today while doing some heartbeat 1.0.2 testing.  It
> appears that the latest Red Hat 7.3 kernel, 2.4.18-27, breaks the process
> labels for the heartbeat send/receive processes.  Kernel versions 2.4.18-26 and
> earlier are OK.  The only thing this kernel was supposed to fix was a ptrace
> vulnerability, so that seems strange.  Can anyone duplicate this?

This is known, it is a side-effect of the ptrace patch.  AFAIK, there
is no plan to "fix" this anytime soon.

thanks,
-chris
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