SYSTEMS AFFECTED -------------------- *** ALL systems in the NDPF (LCGPROD, EDGAPPTB, EDGDEVTB) *** ACTION(S) ------------- Upgraded to kernel version 2.4.20-24.7 (smp), and rebooted all nodes, CEs, SEs and core infrastructure in all facilities and test beds. All jobs on the facilities have been lost. Sorry. PROBLEMS RESOLVED --------------------- Locally exploitable privilege escalation in the brk() function, as described in CAN-2003-0961. Fixed in kernel 2.4.23 (sources) and backported to RedHat 7.3 kernel version 2.4.20-24.7.