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[[Linux-announce] ] [Change] Temporarily disabling ptrace on llc*.psi.ch

From: "Kaminski Kai (PSI)" <Kai.Kaminski AT psi.ch>
To: "linux-announce AT lists.psi.ch" <linux-announce AT lists.psi.ch>
Subject: [[Linux-announce] ] [Change] Temporarily disabling ptrace on llc*.psi.ch
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2016 11:36:57 +0000
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Summary
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Due to a recently discovered security problem, the ptrace kernel
interface had to be disabled temporarily on the login cluster
llc*.psi.ch.

This means that debuggers and similar tools, e.g. gdb and strace, will
not work on the login cluster for the time being.

Schedule
--------

The change has been implemented already. It will be rolled back once a
kernel patch for Scientifc Linux is available and the login cluster has
been rebooted. This is likely to take at least a few days.

[[Linux-announce] ] [Change] Temporarily disabling ptrace on llc*.psi.ch, Kaminski Kai (PSI), 10/25/2016