Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2006 14:27:45 +0200 From: Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net> To: Robert Watson <rwatson@freebsd.org> Cc: cvs-src@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org, secteam@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/compat/linux linux_misc.c Message-ID: <20060625142745.my6cnc4yog0kcggc@netchild.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <20060625002255.F8526@fledge.watson.org> References: <200606231849.k5NIncuF041890@repoman.freebsd.org> <20060623214521.7b1441a6@Magellan.Leidinger.net> <20060625002255.F8526@fledge.watson.org>
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Quoting Robert Watson <rwatson@freebsd.org> (from Sun, 25 Jun 2006 =20 00:32:54 +0100 (BST)): > This isn't just not a huge security flaw, it's not a security flaw at > all. It is a reliability bug due to a mis-implemented API that results > in a clean failure in the presence of a well-characterized case. It > doesn't appear to be exploitable to gain privilege, deny service > rmeotely, etc. If this is a critical stability fix, it should be > treated as an errata patch candidate. In the future, please don't use > the "Security" tag for this type of change. However, do feel free to > e-mail re@ to talk about whether this is an errata patch candidate, > keeping secteam@ in the loop, as they currently own the 6.1 branch. I didn't know what to use instead to mark up an important fix to the =20 people which own the branch. Do you think it is worth to add ... maybe =20 "Errata candidate:" to the commit template to draw attention to =20 something very early? Bye, Alexander. --=20 MMM-MM!! So THIS is BIO-NEBULATION! http://www.Leidinger.net Alexander @ Leidinger.net: PGP ID =3D B0063FE7 http://www.FreeBSD.org netchild @ FreeBSD.org : PGP ID =3D 72077137
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