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From: Andreas Dilger <adilger@turbolinux.com>
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Subject: Re: [CHECKER] 52 probable security holes in 2.4.6 and 2.4.6-ac2
In-Reply-To: <3B530E9A.2080500@valinux.com> "from Jeff Hartmann at Jul 16, 2001
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To: Jeff Hartmann <jhartmann@valinux.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 12:26:51 -0600 (MDT)
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Jeff Hartmann write:
> Kenneth Michael Ashcraft wrote:
> > [BUG] but mainly can make the kernel allocate unbounded amount of
> >       memory and crash.
> This is not a bug.  This is a root only ioctl called only during Xserver 
> initialization/recycle.  It can't be called anywhere else.

So you're saying that root is perfectly secure, and that the Xserver never
has any bugs in it? ;-)

Cheers, Andreas
-- 
Andreas Dilger  \ "If a man ate a pound of pasta and a pound of antipasto,
                 \  would they cancel out, leaving him still hungry?"
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