Re: PATCH: cdrecord: avoiding scsi device numbering for ide devices

[Alan Cox]

On Gwe, 2004-08-20 at 08:46, Frank Steiner wrote:
> The security thing and the problems with 2.6.8.1 keeping users from burning
> (I have my set patched in now to allow users burning again, nor sure if
> it is safe...) is a general issue as far as I understand, and nothing
> SuSE specific.

Its a generic "kernel < 2.6.8.1" thing. Its one reason Fedora pushed a
2.6.8- kernel. If you've re-enabled unlimited access to your box you've
let your users destroy your machine. Whether that matters probably
depends on your users.
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