Linux NULL pointer dereference due to incorrect proto_ops initializations (CVE-2009-2692) vulnerability

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Linux NULL pointer dereference due to incorrect proto_ops initializations (CVE-2009-2692) vulnerability
Edward alerted us to a new Linux vulnerability coming from how Linux deals with unavailable operations for some protocols. All Linux 2.4 / 2.6 versions since May of 2001 are believed to be vulnerable. More details are available here Christopher Carboni - Handler On Duty	Chris 140 Posts Aug 14th 2009
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