Just found this on google and has today's date on so I guess its real new..kernel users might wanna check this out
A new patch has been released for linux kernel to fix two security vulnerabilities
This vulnerability is not found in the 2.6 series kernel, which is separate from the 2.4 series. Version 2.4.24 is the latest updated release that includes the security fixes.
Full story here
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