owl-users - Re: Linux 2.4.26-ow1, 2.0.40-ow1; new Owl ISO; Owl 1.1-stable

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Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 14:22:11 +0200 (CEST)
From: Tomasz Grabowski <cadence@...llo.aci.com.pl>
To: owl-users@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: Linux 2.4.26-ow1, 2.0.40-ow1; new Owl ISO; Owl 1.1-stable

>
> There're two updated versions of the kernel patch, Linux 2.4.26-ow1
> and 2.0.40-ow1.  Both are mere updates to the new kernel releases.
>
> There're no known major security fixes added with Linux 2.4.26.

Yesterday, I found this advisory:
http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0015-msfilter.txt

It states that there is a serious security hole in 2.4.25 kernel.
So, is 2.4.25-ow1 kernel immune to this vulnerabilty?