Re: [BUG] skge 0000:02:05: read data parity error

[Oliver Pinter (Pintér Olivér)]

On 1/14/08, Adrian Bunk <bunk@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 10:31:03PM +0100, Oliver Pinter (Pintér Olivér)
> wrote:
> > I think, it is a potential security breakpoint, when applications with
> > root permission its read, then a machine is freezed, or only i thin
> > it's?
>
> When you are root there are infinite ways to kill your machine, so
> there's nothing security related about this issue.

Yes, i know, but when some application or daemons read some file with
running root privileges, then ...


thanks, then it is only a "feature" and not bug.
>
> > Thanks,
> > Oliver
>
> cu
> Adrian
>
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Thanks,
Oliver
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