Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263059AbVCDM7L (ORCPT ); Fri, 4 Mar 2005 07:59:11 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262917AbVCDM5J (ORCPT ); Fri, 4 Mar 2005 07:57:09 -0500 Received: from [81.2.110.250] ([81.2.110.250]:45019 "EHLO lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263050AbVCDMxY (ORCPT ); Fri, 4 Mar 2005 07:53:24 -0500 Subject: Re: RFD: Kernel release numbering From: Alan Cox To: Andrew Morton Cc: greg@kroah.com, jgarzik@pobox.com, torvalds@osdl.org, davem@davemloft.net, Linux Kernel Mailing List In-Reply-To: <20050304032820.7e3cb06c.akpm@osdl.org> References: <42268749.4010504@pobox.com> <20050302200214.3e4f0015.davem@davemloft.net> <42268F93.6060504@pobox.com> <4226969E.5020101@pobox.com> <20050302205826.523b9144.davem@davemloft.net> <4226C235.1070609@pobox.com> <20050303080459.GA29235@kroah.com> <4226CA7E.4090905@pobox.com> <422751C1.7030607@pobox.com> <20050303181122.GB12103@kroah.com> <20050303151752.00527ae7.akpm@osdl.org> <1109894511.21781.73.camel@localhost.localdomain> <20050303182820.46bd07a5.akpm@osdl.org> <1109933804.26799.11.camel@localhost.localdomain> <20050304032820.7e3cb06c.akpm@osdl.org> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <1109940685.26799.18.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6 (1.4.6-2) Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2005 12:51:29 +0000 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 593 Lines: 13 On Gwe, 2005-03-04 at 11:28, Andrew Morton wrote: > I think you're assuming that 2.6.x.y will have larger scope than is intended. The examples I gave for remap_vm_area and exec are both from real world "gosh look I am root isn't that fun" type security holes. If that is outside the scope of 2.6.x.y then you need to go back to the drawing board. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/