Re: [security] Big problem on 2.0.x? (fwd)

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Wed, 15 Dec 1999 20:13:57 +0000 (GMT)


> Yep. This one really should be addressed. I think Solar Designer has a
> fix for this one, though.

And for the CLONE_PID btw.

> > >o Very occasional NFS crashes with "evil packet..."
> > Hmm "evil packet" is a bit too much generic in order to fix this ;)).
>
> I can only agree. But the mail with the bug-report wasn't very exact.
> I can send a copy to you if you like...

I used to have 30 or 40 identical evil packet reports too.

> But there are lot of people (mainly companies) that either won't update
> until they have finished evaluating v2.2.xx (somewhere around when we
> release v2.4.5 and v2.2.25 or so...), and others that have custom-made
> drivers that haven't been forward ported to v2.2.xx yet.

Yep. Minimise changes though.

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