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Subject: Re: Modprobe local root exploit
To: Torsten.Duwe@caldera.de
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 05:22:33 +0000 (GMT)
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>     >> + if ((*p & 0xdf) >= 'a' && (*p & 0xdf) <= 'z') continue;
> 
>     Francis> Just in case... Some modules have uppercase letters too :)
> 
> That's what the &0xdf is intended for...

That looks wrong for UTF8 which is technically what the kernel uses 8)
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