Re: [CAN-2005-0204]: AMD64, allows local users to write to privileged IO ports via OUTS instruction

From: Dave Jones
Date: Mon Feb 28 2005 - 17:53:09 EST


On Mon, Feb 28, 2005 at 02:20:11PM -0800, Chris Wright wrote:
> * micah milano (micaho@xxxxxxxxx) wrote:
> > CAN-2005-0204 reads:
>
> [snip]
>
> > This apparantly only affects AMD64 and EM64T.
>
> It also does not effect mainstream kernels. IIRC, it turns out to be
> a problem introduced with 4G/4G patch which is not in mainline.

Correct.

Dave

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