Re: Cyrix "coma bug" fix was deleted from pre-2.3.10-4

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Tue, 6 Jul 1999 19:00:26 +0100 (BST)

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> On Tue, Jul 06, 1999 at 09:57:11AM +0100, BOSZORMENYI Zoltan wrote:
> [Cyrix coma bug removed in 2.3.10-pre4]
>
> > May I ask why?
>
> Search me, with 2.3.10-pre4 applied, the exploit works again (as expected,
> really); therefore you won't be able to run secure multi-user systems with
> 2.3.10+.

Because the fix in 2.3.10 is plain wrong, and because it can be done by
set6x86 quite nicely anyway. That leaves the Cyrix486DLC bug to squash ;)

Alan

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